POSSIBLE REMATCH FOR MULTIPLE STAKES WINNERS IN GRADE 2 EASTEX STAKES AT REMINGTON PARK
OKLAHOMA CITY — March 18, 2022 – The Grade 2, $50,000 Eastex Stakes on Saturday, March 25, could be a rematch of multiple stakes winners Charlies Fury and JK Wildcat Red.
If Apollitical Payoff is entered in the Eastex Stakes, it would mean the top three finishers from the $68,000 Mighty Deck Three Stakes on March 10 would be reunited at a different distance. Apollitical Payoff won the Mighty Deck Three by a head over JK Wildcat Red, and Charlies Fury was another neck back in third at 250 yards. The Eastex will be run at 350 yards.
A total of 21 horses were nominated for the Eastex. The 350 yards distance would be more suitable to Charlies Fury as he has won three-of-five at the measure and has two seconds. The 7-year-old gelded son of Furyofthewind, out of the Take Off Jess mare Jess Charlena, is a seven-times stakes winner and one of those was at 350 yards. He won the $68,000 Mr Jet Moore Stakes last year at Remington Park by a neck in :17.478, an extremely strong effort. He has also won the $50,000 Bob Moore Stakes at Remington Park on April 17, 2021 by a head, going 300 yards.
This classy gelding is owned by Tom and Kathy McNally of Guthrie, Okla., trained by Michelle Hurdle and is regularly ridden by jockey Agustin Silva. His lifetime record is 33 starts, 13 wins, eight seconds and six thirds for earnings of $460,244. Charlie was bred in Oklahoma by his owners.
JK Wildcat Red, an 8-year-old gelding by One Dashing Eagle, out of the Embrujo FG mare Shaky Girl, has won three stakes in his career at three different tracks. He won the $68,000 Boyd Morris Memorial Stakes at Remington Park on May 21 last year at 400 yards by a head over Charlies Fury, who dead-heated for second with Juice is Loose. He also won stakes events at Prairie Meadows in Iowa and Fair Meadows in Tulsa, Okla. He is owned by Regina Laymon, trained by Victor Ibarra and had regular rider Cristian Esqueda in the saddle when he just missed to Apollitical Payoff in the Mighty Deck Three.
This gelding was bred in Oklahoma by JK Running Horses. His lifetime record is 44 starts, 10 wins, nine seconds and five thirds for $238,456 earned.
When Apollitical Payoff won the Mighty Deck Three Stakes on March 10, it was the second stakes win of his career. This 4-year-old gelding by Apollitical Jess, out of the Tres Seis mare Seis the Royal Cash, also won the $221,000 Black Gold 400 Laddie as a 2-year-old on Nov. 13, 2021.
He is owned by Brenda Reiswig, trained by Jason Olmstead and they use Edwin Escobedo as his regular rider. He was bred in Oklahoma by the owner. His lifetime record is 19 starts, five wins, five seconds and two thirds for a bankroll of $189,827.
Others that are considered possibilities for the Eastex, according to Remington Park stakes coordinator Don Thompson, are Deutsch, a Prairie Meadows stakes winner, who ran fourth in last year’s Remington Park Derby to Dreamsville. He is a 4-year-old gelded son of One Fabulous Eagle, out of the Fredricksburg mare Hollie Jollie. He won the first three races of his career before breaking through into black type with the stakes win in Iowa in the Valley Junction Juvenile on Sept. 24, 2021.
If owner-trainer Patrick Swan doesn’t enter Deutsch, he could come back with stakes winner Wieburg for the Eastex. This 5-year-old gelding by Ivory James, out of the Fredricksburg mare Hollie Jollie, won the $40,000 Lobo Derby in Albuquerque on Oct. 23, 2021. In his last race last fall at Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, Okla., Wieburg ran second to Juice is Loose, beaten only three-quarters of a length, a horse that has run nose-to-nose with Charlies Fury. He was ridden by Daniel Torres.
The 2023 Remington Park American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season continues Saturday and Sunday, March 18 & 19. The first race Saturday is 6pm with Sunday racing at 4pm.
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Tracked by more than 172,000 fans on Facebook and 10,700 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $316 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the opening of the casino in 2005. Located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District, Remington Park features the 2023 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa season through June 3. Remington Park presents simulcast racing daily and non-stop casino gaming. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
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The Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association (OQHRA) has confirmed the detection of Olodaterol through pre-entry hair testing protocols required for participation at Oklahoma racetracks. Olodaterol is a long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist, a class of bronchodilators that includes strictly prohibited substances such as clenbuterol, albuterol, and carmoterol.
Olodaterol is not an approved substance in racehorses, and its presence constitutes a violation of integrity standards. The positive findings were made as a condition of entry through OQHRA-managed hair testing, not by the regulatory body, and as such, horses testing positive were ruled ineligible for entry.
While reports of Olodaterol have surfaced in other states through hair samples, OQHRA is not currently aware of any confirmed positives in blood or urine samples. This reinforces the value of hair testing in identifying substances that may otherwise go undetected.
“This is a clear example of why hair testing matters,” said Krissy Bamberg, Executive Director of OQHRA. “Whether used pre-entry to prevent horses from competing, or post-race for official adjudication, hair testing provides a longer detection window and a clearer picture of the medications and substances a horse has been exposed to.”
OQHRA will continue to support and expand the use of hair testing as part of its integrity and welfare program. In addition, the association will continue to advocate for the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission to adopt hair testing as a standard matrix within the state’s official biological testing program. This includes both post-race testing and out-of-competition testing.
“We strongly encourage the Commission to expand its use of hair testing,” said Bamberg. “It's a reliable, science-based tool that gives regulators the ability to detect long-term exposure to prohibited substances and strengthens our ability to ensure fairness and safety in the sport.”
OQHRA and our partner racetracks remain committed to identifying and deterring the use of new and emerging substances and protecting the integrity of racing in Oklahoma. ... ’Expand’See Less
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POSSIBLE REMATCH FOR MULTIPLE STAKES WINNERS IN GRADE 2 EASTEX STAKES AT REMINGTON PARK
OKLAHOMA CITY — March 18, 2022 – The Grade 2, $50,000 Eastex Stakes on Saturday, March 25, could be a rematch of multiple stakes winners Charlies Fury and JK Wildcat Red.
If Apollitical Payoff is entered in the Eastex Stakes, it would mean the top three finishers from the $68,000 Mighty Deck Three Stakes on March 10 would be reunited at a different distance. Apollitical Payoff won the Mighty Deck Three by a head over JK Wildcat Red, and Charlies Fury was another neck back in third at 250 yards. The Eastex will be run at 350 yards.
A total of 21 horses were nominated for the Eastex. The 350 yards distance would be more suitable to Charlies Fury as he has won three-of-five at the measure and has two seconds. The 7-year-old gelded son of Furyofthewind, out of the Take Off Jess mare Jess Charlena, is a seven-times stakes winner and one of those was at 350 yards. He won the $68,000 Mr Jet Moore Stakes last year at Remington Park by a neck in :17.478, an extremely strong effort. He has also won the $50,000 Bob Moore Stakes at Remington Park on April 17, 2021 by a head, going 300 yards.
This classy gelding is owned by Tom and Kathy McNally of Guthrie, Okla., trained by Michelle Hurdle and is regularly ridden by jockey Agustin Silva. His lifetime record is 33 starts, 13 wins, eight seconds and six thirds for earnings of $460,244. Charlie was bred in Oklahoma by his owners.
JK Wildcat Red, an 8-year-old gelding by One Dashing Eagle, out of the Embrujo FG mare Shaky Girl, has won three stakes in his career at three different tracks. He won the $68,000 Boyd Morris Memorial Stakes at Remington Park on May 21 last year at 400 yards by a head over Charlies Fury, who dead-heated for second with Juice is Loose. He also won stakes events at Prairie Meadows in Iowa and Fair Meadows in Tulsa, Okla. He is owned by Regina Laymon, trained by Victor Ibarra and had regular rider Cristian Esqueda in the saddle when he just missed to Apollitical Payoff in the Mighty Deck Three.
This gelding was bred in Oklahoma by JK Running Horses. His lifetime record is 44 starts, 10 wins, nine seconds and five thirds for $238,456 earned.
When Apollitical Payoff won the Mighty Deck Three Stakes on March 10, it was the second stakes win of his career. This 4-year-old gelding by Apollitical Jess, out of the Tres Seis mare Seis the Royal Cash, also won the $221,000 Black Gold 400 Laddie as a 2-year-old on Nov. 13, 2021.
He is owned by Brenda Reiswig, trained by Jason Olmstead and they use Edwin Escobedo as his regular rider. He was bred in Oklahoma by the owner. His lifetime record is 19 starts, five wins, five seconds and two thirds for a bankroll of $189,827.
Others that are considered possibilities for the Eastex, according to Remington Park stakes coordinator Don Thompson, are Deutsch, a Prairie Meadows stakes winner, who ran fourth in last year’s Remington Park Derby to Dreamsville. He is a 4-year-old gelded son of One Fabulous Eagle, out of the Fredricksburg mare Hollie Jollie. He won the first three races of his career before breaking through into black type with the stakes win in Iowa in the Valley Junction Juvenile on Sept. 24, 2021.
If owner-trainer Patrick Swan doesn’t enter Deutsch, he could come back with stakes winner Wieburg for the Eastex. This 5-year-old gelding by Ivory James, out of the Fredricksburg mare Hollie Jollie, won the $40,000 Lobo Derby in Albuquerque on Oct. 23, 2021. In his last race last fall at Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, Okla., Wieburg ran second to Juice is Loose, beaten only three-quarters of a length, a horse that has run nose-to-nose with Charlies Fury. He was ridden by Daniel Torres.
The 2023 Remington Park American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season continues Saturday and Sunday, March 18 & 19. The first race Saturday is 6pm with Sunday racing at 4pm.
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Tracked by more than 172,000 fans on Facebook and 10,700 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $316 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the opening of the casino in 2005. Located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District, Remington Park features the 2023 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa season through June 3. Remington Park presents simulcast racing daily and non-stop casino gaming. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
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Congratulations Troy !!
Congrats
He deserves it.
Troy’s Awesome, congratulations and thank you for always taking such care of us🏇🏻🏇🏻
Way to go Troy !!!!!
Looking good troy. I miss those days.
He is one of the best people you will ever meet in the race horse business
Congratulations Troy! One of the nicest people I ever had the privilege to work with.
Congratulations Troy. You always do a great job
My man Troy i can remember FMT in the beginning and Troy would always be the 1st one you saw either pulling in of a morning to work or at night to race, Troy always had the chaos organized in the haul in barn. Jim and Nina got the best one possible with Troy, one amazing man! The Stephens family! Jim,Barb and Kevin
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The Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association (OQHRA) has confirmed the detection of Olodaterol through pre-entry hair testing protocols required for participation at Oklahoma racetracks. Olodaterol is a long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist, a class of bronchodilators that includes strictly prohibited substances such as clenbuterol, albuterol, and carmoterol.
Olodaterol is not an approved substance in racehorses, and its presence constitutes a violation of integrity standards. The positive findings were made as a condition of entry through OQHRA-managed hair testing, not by the regulatory body, and as such, horses testing positive were ruled ineligible for entry.
While reports of Olodaterol have surfaced in other states through hair samples, OQHRA is not currently aware of any confirmed positives in blood or urine samples. This reinforces the value of hair testing in identifying substances that may otherwise go undetected.
“This is a clear example of why hair testing matters,” said Krissy Bamberg, Executive Director of OQHRA. “Whether used pre-entry to prevent horses from competing, or post-race for official adjudication, hair testing provides a longer detection window and a clearer picture of the medications and substances a horse has been exposed to.”
OQHRA will continue to support and expand the use of hair testing as part of its integrity and welfare program. In addition, the association will continue to advocate for the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission to adopt hair testing as a standard matrix within the state’s official biological testing program. This includes both post-race testing and out-of-competition testing.
“We strongly encourage the Commission to expand its use of hair testing,” said Bamberg. “It's a reliable, science-based tool that gives regulators the ability to detect long-term exposure to prohibited substances and strengthens our ability to ensure fairness and safety in the sport.”
OQHRA and our partner racetracks remain committed to identifying and deterring the use of new and emerging substances and protecting the integrity of racing in Oklahoma. ... ’Expand’See Less
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Why don’t you just require hair testing in test barn of top 2 finishers. Wouldn’t that be a more accurate chance to catch abuse?
You don’t find it in blood and urine because hair testing is highly variable and substances can last for years after it’s been administered.
Felipe Martinez this what you Ben saying all along
The Louisiana Racing Commission STILL does not recognize the hair testing we owners have been paying for the last few years!
Guess you missed the news from LA??
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