OQHRA ANNOUNCES PAYOUTS OF COVID-RELATED PURSE CUTBACKS
Speedhorse brings you an update on the encouraging state of racing in Oklahoma by Diane Rice
When the economy went south (far, far south) in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials at Remington Park, the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission (OHRC) and the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association (OQHRA) got together to troubleshoot the future of racing in the Sooner State.
“Our concerns were founded on the premise that casinos provide a lot of our funding, and with the casinos being shut down for health safety — well, that was something that our industry has not seen,” says Kole Kennemer, OQHRA’s executive director. “We worked closely to figure out how we were going to get through this with no revenue.
“Fortunately, Quarter Horses have a significant underpayment as a rainy day fund that we keep on hand year after year, and that helped us get through this,” he added. That along with simulcast revenues and funding from reopening casinos have allowed the OQHRA to announce that it will be retroactively paying out purse cutbacks enacted earlier this year.
Read on to learn from Kole how the industry stands, how it has weathered the storm, and what the future holds. (Download PDF HERE)
If you have any questions regarding the races, payments or Oklahoma racing in general, please do not hesitate to call our office. If you see an error in horse name, ownership, etc. please let us know right away so we can get it corrected before the next payment.
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OQHRA ANNOUNCES PAYOUTS OF COVID-RELATED PURSE CUTBACKS
Speedhorse brings you an update on the encouraging state of racing in Oklahoma
by Diane Rice
When the economy went south (far, far south) in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials at Remington Park, the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission (OHRC) and the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association (OQHRA) got together to troubleshoot the future of racing in the Sooner State.
“Our concerns were founded on the premise that casinos provide a lot of our funding, and with the casinos being shut down for health safety — well, that was something that our industry has not seen,” says Kole Kennemer, OQHRA’s executive director. “We worked closely to figure out how we were going to get through this with no revenue.
“Fortunately, Quarter Horses have a significant underpayment as a rainy day fund that we keep on hand year after year, and that helped us get through this,” he added. That along with simulcast revenues and funding from reopening casinos have allowed the OQHRA to announce that it will be retroactively paying out purse cutbacks enacted earlier this year.
Read on to learn from Kole how the industry stands, how it has weathered the storm, and what the future holds. (Download PDF HERE)
2022 Stakes Information
October 31 , 2021 — 2022 Race Nominations Packet
Contact OQHRA office by phone or email. Phone Number (405) 216-0440 | Email OQHRA
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Thankful for another good year of Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing! Happy Thanksgiving! ... ’Expand’See Less
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The Black Gold Stallion list is adding two more distinguished studs to it's roll:
FDD Going Grand standing at WestWin Farms
Mighty Corona standing at DLR Ranch & Stallion Station ... ’Expand’See Less
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Congratulations Tiara Lansing!!! She is our overall winner for Searching For Sasquatch Scavenger Hunt - the Search begins Sept. 11, 2021! She will be receiving a prize package! Below are some of her pictures from the Will Rogers Downs meet! ... ’Expand’See Less
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Yay! Congratulations Tiara! 🙌🏽
This is so awesome 👏🏼 😎 YAY Tiara Lansing ❤️
2021 OQHRA Scholarship Program
The Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association annually provides scholarships for college students to pursue a college education. OQHRA will award two $1,000 scholarships to deserving students.
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