TRAINER CASEY BLACK CONTINUES HIS AMAZING WINNING PERCENTAGE, SCORING BOYD MORRIS MEMORIAL WITH DF LORD GARVAN
OKLAHOMA CITY – May 25, 2020 – Look in the dictionary under the word “winner” and you might just find a picture of trainer Casey Black.
He continued his amazing win percentage Monday night, winning with the only horse he entered – DF Lord Garvan in the Restricted Grade 3, $50,000 Boyd Morris Memorial Stakes at Remington Park. For the entirety of the season, Black has started only 23 horses and won with 10 of those starters, equaling a 43% win rate.
“It’s all Darling Farms,” said Black, when asked to attribute his success this year, the main owner for whom he trains. “Oh, I guess I help a little.”
It was DF Lord Garvan’s first stakes win, but he was swift enough in the 400-yard race that he broke the stakes record, hitting the wire in 19.250 seconds over a sloppy track for a 102 speed index. The previous record was set in 2016 by Special Jess, who hit the wire in 19.492 seconds. Despite not winning a stakes race until tonight, Black said he was still confident in his horse.
“I didn’t know about the mud,” said Black, “but I felt really good about the horse and his chances.”
DF Lord Garvan finished a head in front of the betting favorite at 2-1 odds in Charlies Fury who was second, who was another half-length ahead of third-place finisher Eye N Capo (6-1). DF Lord Garvan, a 4-year-old gelded son of Apollitical Jess, out of the Tres Seis mare Three Green Leaves, broke fifth under jockey Mario Delgado, but kept flying toward the front and got there in the last jump.
“Success comes and goes,” said Black. “I’m 61 or 62 years old, I forget, and have been training since I was 19 or 20 years old with not much time away. The jockeys make me look good, too.”
DF Lord Garvan earned $27,600 for the Darling Farms victory and improved to 15 starts, five wins, one second and two thirds for a total bankroll of $75,784. He was bred in Oklahoma by Kelly/Yearsley Equine. DF Lord Garvan went off at 6-1 odds and returned $15.40, $6.80 and $4.40 to win, place and show.
It was the third win in a row for DF Lord Garvan, having won under first- and second-level allowance conditions the past two attempts before trying stakes company. It was the first win in this stakes race for any of these connections.
The Boyd Morris Memorial is for Oklahoma-breds, 3-years-old and older, and is named after the famed Quarter Horse jockey who won the 1964 All American Futurity on Decketta. The Blanchard, Okla. jockey went on to be a prominent trainer of both Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds once his successful riding career ended. He was a mainstay from the beginning at Remington Park prior to his passing.
Remington Park concludes the 2020 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season this week with racing Thursday through Saturday, May 28-30. The first race is at 6pm on Thursday and Friday before a special final night start of 5pm on Saturday, May 30. All times are Central.
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Tracked by more than 163,000 fans on Facebook and more than 10,400 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $242 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 presents the 2020 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season through May 30. Visit remingtonpark.com for free racing selections for every program.
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Congratulations Troy!!! Thank you for all you have done for all of us. A special thanks for a special longtime friendship that I truly treasure.😊
Troy is the absolute BEST!! Congratulations my friend!
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
Congratulations! Track would be lost with out you, you are awesome.
Congrats Troy!!!
You are the man, Troy
Congratulations
Congrats!!!
Never ran anything in OKLA., but CONGRATULATIONS TROY!!! Ppl like you are gold on ANY TRACK.
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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TRAINER CASEY BLACK CONTINUES HIS AMAZING WINNING PERCENTAGE, SCORING BOYD MORRIS MEMORIAL WITH DF LORD GARVAN
OKLAHOMA CITY – May 25, 2020 – Look in the dictionary under the word “winner” and you might just find a picture of trainer Casey Black.
He continued his amazing win percentage Monday night, winning with the only horse he entered – DF Lord Garvan in the Restricted Grade 3, $50,000 Boyd Morris Memorial Stakes at Remington Park. For the entirety of the season, Black has started only 23 horses and won with 10 of those starters, equaling a 43% win rate.
“It’s all Darling Farms,” said Black, when asked to attribute his success this year, the main owner for whom he trains. “Oh, I guess I help a little.”
It was DF Lord Garvan’s first stakes win, but he was swift enough in the 400-yard race that he broke the stakes record, hitting the wire in 19.250 seconds over a sloppy track for a 102 speed index. The previous record was set in 2016 by Special Jess, who hit the wire in 19.492 seconds. Despite not winning a stakes race until tonight, Black said he was still confident in his horse.
“I didn’t know about the mud,” said Black, “but I felt really good about the horse and his chances.”
DF Lord Garvan finished a head in front of the betting favorite at 2-1 odds in Charlies Fury who was second, who was another half-length ahead of third-place finisher Eye N Capo (6-1). DF Lord Garvan, a 4-year-old gelded son of Apollitical Jess, out of the Tres Seis mare Three Green Leaves, broke fifth under jockey Mario Delgado, but kept flying toward the front and got there in the last jump.
“Success comes and goes,” said Black. “I’m 61 or 62 years old, I forget, and have been training since I was 19 or 20 years old with not much time away. The jockeys make me look good, too.”
DF Lord Garvan earned $27,600 for the Darling Farms victory and improved to 15 starts, five wins, one second and two thirds for a total bankroll of $75,784. He was bred in Oklahoma by Kelly/Yearsley Equine. DF Lord Garvan went off at 6-1 odds and returned $15.40, $6.80 and $4.40 to win, place and show.
It was the third win in a row for DF Lord Garvan, having won under first- and second-level allowance conditions the past two attempts before trying stakes company. It was the first win in this stakes race for any of these connections.
The Boyd Morris Memorial is for Oklahoma-breds, 3-years-old and older, and is named after the famed Quarter Horse jockey who won the 1964 All American Futurity on Decketta. The Blanchard, Okla. jockey went on to be a prominent trainer of both Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds once his successful riding career ended. He was a mainstay from the beginning at Remington Park prior to his passing.
Remington Park concludes the 2020 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season this week with racing Thursday through Saturday, May 28-30. The first race is at 6pm on Thursday and Friday before a special final night start of 5pm on Saturday, May 30. All times are Central.
••••••
Tracked by more than 163,000 fans on Facebook and more than 10,400 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $242 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 presents the 2020 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season through May 30. Visit remingtonpark.com for free racing selections for every program.
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Congratulations Troy!!! Thank you for all you have done for all of us. A special thanks for a special longtime friendship that I truly treasure.😊
Troy is the absolute BEST!! Congratulations my friend!
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
Congratulations! Track would be lost with out you, you are awesome.
Congrats Troy!!!
You are the man, Troy
Congratulations
Congrats!!!
Never ran anything in OKLA., but CONGRATULATIONS TROY!!! Ppl like you are gold on ANY TRACK.
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𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
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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