TRAINER SAMMY VALDIVIA SENDS OUT TELLER IMA EAGLE, FASTEST WINNER ON FIRST DAY OF REMINGTON PARK TRAINING RACES
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – February 9, 2022 –Trainer Sammy Valdivia sent out the fastest winner of the day from 11 training races at Remington Park on Wednesday, a 2-year-old Quarter Horse named Teller Ima Eagle, from the One Famous Eagle bloodlines.
This was the first day for unraced horses in schooling races for the upcoming American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa race meet that begins March 3.
With jockey Cody Wainscott in the saddle for owner Guerra Racing, Teller Ima Eagle, a 2-year-old colt by This Is An Eagle, out of the Teller Cartel mare Teller Baja, stopped the timer for 250 yards in :13.550 seconds. The effort over the fast track was fastest time of the day, earning a speed index of 81. He did that with a tail wind of 12 mph, under sunny skies with the temperature at 67 degrees.,
Although his sire is somewhat unheralded at this point, there is no doubt that this winner from Valdivia’s barn has some of the genes passed along by grandsire, champion One Famous Eagle, who won $1,387,453 in his racing career. He has sired 61 stakes winners, five champions and three All American Futurity winners. His progeny have earned in excess of $27 million in their careers.
Teller Ima Eagle finished a full length in front of his competitors in the 10th of 11 training races. His sire, This Is An Eagle, was never a Grade 1 winner, but he did win trials for the All American Futurity and the Rainbow Futurity, both Grade 1 races. He was the winner of the Grade 2 Sam Houston Futurity at Sam Houston Race Park and was undefeated in his 2-year-old year through August. Through a career of 12 starts, he ran first or second in eight of those tries, finishing with earnings of $316,350. This Is An Eagle stands at Granada Farms near Wheelock, Texas, for an advertised stud fee of $1,000.
Wasting Light, a 2-year-old colt from the barn of 12-time training title winner Eddie Willis, had the second-fastest time of the day of :13.690 and a 76 speed index. Wasting Light competed in the first training race of the session.
Willis has won the last three training titles during Remington Park’s spring season, and 12 overall here. It appears he has at least one swift runner from his 2-year-old stock in Wasting Light. The juvenile Quarter Horse colt’s talent might have been predicted, however, looking at his pedigree. He is by The Marfa Lights, out of the Foose mare Foose Who and is owned by Zynda Racing.
In 2016, The Marfa Lights qualified for the finals of the Grade 1, $3 million All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs, winning his trial impressively by more than two lengths. He came back in the All American Futurity final and was the runner-up to Imperial Eagle, losing only by a neck. Like his sire, Wasting Light, is showing strong promise as a 2-year-old, winning his training race under jockey Justine Klaiber by three-quarters of a length.
A total of 79 horses went to post on Wednesday in the 11 prep races on a day that began at 57 degrees with little to no wind and temperatures that rose into the high 60s with mostly a tailwind from 9-12 mph. All finishing times were hand-timed.
The other Quarter Horse winners on the day and their times and speed indexes were:
Kati On Fire (:13.770, 73); Wagon N Treasure (:13.780, 72); RGS Gold Wagon (:13.860, 69); Mr James Ivory (:13.870, 69); FG Running Cartel (:13.890, 68), and Capis Renegade (:13.920, 67). There were two races that were designated Paints and Appaloosas and those two winners were Wired Hot Bentley (:13.880, 68) and Signs of Live Wire (:14.090, 60).
Racing at Remington Park this meet is scheduled to run a schedule of Thursday-Saturday at 6 p.m. nightly and Sunday at 4 p.m. Special start times include Kentucky Derby Day (May 7) and Preakness Stakes Day (May 21) when Remington Park action begins at Noon. The Champions’ Night program on May 28 will begin at 5pm. All times are Central.
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Tracked by more than 167,000 fans on Facebook and 10,600 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $285 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 begins the 2022 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa racing season on March 3. Simulcast horse racing featured daily, the casino is always open! Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
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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!!!
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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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TRAINER SAMMY VALDIVIA SENDS OUT TELLER IMA EAGLE, FASTEST WINNER ON FIRST DAY OF REMINGTON PARK TRAINING RACES
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – February 9, 2022 – Trainer Sammy Valdivia sent out the fastest winner of the day from 11 training races at Remington Park on Wednesday, a 2-year-old Quarter Horse named Teller Ima Eagle, from the One Famous Eagle bloodlines.
This was the first day for unraced horses in schooling races for the upcoming American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa race meet that begins March 3.
With jockey Cody Wainscott in the saddle for owner Guerra Racing, Teller Ima Eagle, a 2-year-old colt by This Is An Eagle, out of the Teller Cartel mare Teller Baja, stopped the timer for 250 yards in :13.550 seconds. The effort over the fast track was fastest time of the day, earning a speed index of 81. He did that with a tail wind of 12 mph, under sunny skies with the temperature at 67 degrees.,
Although his sire is somewhat unheralded at this point, there is no doubt that this winner from Valdivia’s barn has some of the genes passed along by grandsire, champion One Famous Eagle, who won $1,387,453 in his racing career. He has sired 61 stakes winners, five champions and three All American Futurity winners. His progeny have earned in excess of $27 million in their careers.
Teller Ima Eagle finished a full length in front of his competitors in the 10th of 11 training races. His sire, This Is An Eagle, was never a Grade 1 winner, but he did win trials for the All American Futurity and the Rainbow Futurity, both Grade 1 races. He was the winner of the Grade 2 Sam Houston Futurity at Sam Houston Race Park and was undefeated in his 2-year-old year through August. Through a career of 12 starts, he ran first or second in eight of those tries, finishing with earnings of $316,350. This Is An Eagle stands at Granada Farms near Wheelock, Texas, for an advertised stud fee of $1,000.
Wasting Light, a 2-year-old colt from the barn of 12-time training title winner Eddie Willis, had the second-fastest time of the day of :13.690 and a 76 speed index. Wasting Light competed in the first training race of the session.
Willis has won the last three training titles during Remington Park’s spring season, and 12 overall here. It appears he has at least one swift runner from his 2-year-old stock in Wasting Light. The juvenile Quarter Horse colt’s talent might have been predicted, however, looking at his pedigree. He is by The Marfa Lights, out of the Foose mare Foose Who and is owned by Zynda Racing.
In 2016, The Marfa Lights qualified for the finals of the Grade 1, $3 million All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs, winning his trial impressively by more than two lengths. He came back in the All American Futurity final and was the runner-up to Imperial Eagle, losing only by a neck. Like his sire, Wasting Light, is showing strong promise as a 2-year-old, winning his training race under jockey Justine Klaiber by three-quarters of a length.
A total of 79 horses went to post on Wednesday in the 11 prep races on a day that began at 57 degrees with little to no wind and temperatures that rose into the high 60s with mostly a tailwind from 9-12 mph. All finishing times were hand-timed.
The other Quarter Horse winners on the day and their times and speed indexes were:
Kati On Fire (:13.770, 73); Wagon N Treasure (:13.780, 72); RGS Gold Wagon (:13.860, 69); Mr James Ivory (:13.870, 69); FG Running Cartel (:13.890, 68), and Capis Renegade (:13.920, 67). There were two races that were designated Paints and Appaloosas and those two winners were Wired Hot Bentley (:13.880, 68) and Signs of Live Wire (:14.090, 60).
Racing at Remington Park this meet is scheduled to run a schedule of Thursday-Saturday at 6 p.m. nightly and Sunday at 4 p.m. Special start times include Kentucky Derby Day (May 7) and Preakness Stakes Day (May 21) when Remington Park action begins at Noon. The Champions’ Night program on May 28 will begin at 5pm. All times are Central.
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Tracked by more than 167,000 fans on Facebook and 10,600 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $285 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 begins the 2022 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa racing season on March 3. Simulcast horse racing featured daily, the casino is always open! Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
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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!!!
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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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