UPTOWN BABE, 2019 HERITAGE PLACE FUTURITY WINNER, SEEKS ANOTHER BIG VICTORY IN OKLAHOMA DERBY ON SATURDAY
OKLAHOMA CITY – March 21, 2020 – Uptowne Babe won the biggest race of the American Quarter Horse season at Remington Park last year – the Grade 1, $1 million Heritage Place Futurity. Saturday night, she will attempt to win her first big race as a 3-year-old.
Uptowne Babe will be trying to make her comeback complete Saturday night in the seventh race on a 10-race card, attempting to take down the Grade 3, $232,586 Oklahoma Derby at 350 yards. The comeback part includes almost 11 months off since her biggest win when she finished ahead of the 2019 AQHA 2-year-old Champion, Uncle D, in the Heritage Place Futurity. Uptowne Babe was bred in Oklahoma by the owner, Sam W. Green of Monett, Mo.
After showing the kind of skill that can take a horse into the stratosphere of Quarter Horse racing, trainer Guillermo Valdivia decided to save Uptowne Babe for the All American Futurity trials in August at Ruidoso Downs, N.M. While she was being saddled for her trial that could lead to the $3 million finals, she threw a fit in the paddock, flipped and hit her head and her left hind leg. She did not race again until her Oklahoma Derby trials on March 8 when she won by a nose to qualify for the final. The winning trial effort was not close to the fastest time of the trials.
Uptowne Babe, ridden by her regular rider Rolando Raudales, covered the 350 yards in :18.101, good for a speed index of 89. She was made a lukewarm third favorite at 5-1 odds in the morning line, behind Ivory Turbo, who is 5-2. That 3-year-old gelding finished in :17.82 with a 96 for trainer Michelle Hurdle, under jockey Agustin Silva. He is owned and was bred by Tom and Kathleen McNally of Guthrie, Okla.
Uptowne Babe is a 3-year-old filly by Mr Jess Perry, out of the FDD Dynasty mare Ms Southern Dynasty. Ivory Turbo is a gelded son of Ivory James, out of the Rare Form mare Mt Turbo.
The complete field by post position and program order for the Oklahoma Derby, with trainer, jockey and morning-line odds:
1. Fantsy First Down: Manuel Rodriguez, James Flores, 12-1
2. FMM Rocking Cartel: John Foutch, Gonzalo Gutierrez, 15-1
3. Gonnawannakissthis: Jonathan Chavira, Daniel Torres, 12-1
8. Ritas Back On Track: Eddie Willis, Justine Klaiber, 8-1
9. Love Is Everything V: Eddie Willis, Jimmy Brooks, 4-1
10. Sir Runaway Eye: Josue Ponce, Mario Delgado, 10-1
First post Saturday is 6 p.m.-Central. The card on tap also includes the Grade 2, $383,725 Oklahoma Futurity, the oldest running futurity in American Quarter Horse racing history, is the eighth race on a program to be conducted without public spectators.
The complete field by post position and program order for the Oklahoma Futurity, with trainer, jockey and morning-line odds:
1. Royal Tales LBH: Manuel Rodriguez, Mario Delgado, 15-1
2. Ferrari B: Rex Brooks, Juan Pulido, 12-1
3. My Blue Heart: Josue Ponce, Jose Alvarez, 10-1
4. Aint She Tempting: Monty Arrossa, James Flores, 10-1
5. Cartels Dynasty: Monty Arrossa, (jockey to be named), 6-1
6. Jess Kiss Me: Guillermo Valdivia, Rolando Raudales, 5-1
7. Coronados Lady: Jonathan Chavira, Daniel Torres, 12-1
8. Seven Tales: Mary Meza, Agustin Silva, 5-2 (morning-line favorite)
9. Relentlessly: Jose Huerta, Rafael Hernandez, 7-2
10. High Rate Dee Dee: Guillermo Valdivia, Armando Ramirez II, 15-1
The Oklahoma Futurity headlines a stakes-laden evening of racing, including:
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Tracked by more than 162,000 fans on Facebook and more than 10,100 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 Grade 2 Oklahoma Futurity on Saturday, March 21. The 2020 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season continues through May 30. For more information, reservations and group bookings please call 405-424-1000, 866-456-9880 or visit remingtonpark.com.
𝘖𝘒𝘓𝘈𝘏𝘖𝘔𝘈 𝘊𝘐𝘛𝘠, 𝘖𝘒 – 𝘍𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 9, 2026 – The first training races of the upcoming Remington Park American Quarter Horse, Patin and Appaloosa Season will take place this week. There are 63 horses scheduled to run on Wednesday at 11 a.m. and 65 horses entered Thursday with the same starting time.
Nine races were drawn for each day and three-time defending champion trainer Dee Keener didn’t let the stall doors on his stable stay shut long, emptying the barn for these two days. Keener has entered 14 horses each day for a total of 28, prepping for the first starts of their careers. The next most of any trainer is Clint Crawford with 13 entered for the two days. The only other conditioners who will send out double-figures in horse totals for Wednesday and Thursday are Leo Alcala (12), Matt Whitekiller (10) and Jed Vane (10). Sixteen other trainers have entered for the schooling races with less than 10 running from each of those barns.
Keener’s barn is jumping and ready to go, searching for that fourth training title in a row at Remington Park for the Inola, Okla., native.
“I have some really good 2-year-olds that have been working well on the farm,” Keener, 59, said.
His three titles in a row is well short of the record set by Rodney Reed when the late top trainer here won the trophy for nine consecutive years from 1995-2003.
Keener set a meet record when he won his third training title in a row last year with 54 winners. He needed two victories on Champions Night, Saturday, May 31, 2025, to pass Eddie Willis, who had the record at 53. Keener solved the problem in a hurry on that night, winning the first race of the evening with Vesper Martini in the Grade 1, $20,000 Speedhorse Graham Paint and Appaloosa Stakes and then established a new record by winning the second race with JC Speeding, a double-registered Quarter Horse/Paint. Keener finished 26 wins ahead of runner-up Matt Whitekiller in the trainers’ race.
Many of Remington Park’s top jockeys are named to ride in the training races this week, including Juan Pulido, Francisco Calderon, James Flores, Roman Cruz, Mario Delgado and Cody Smith. Pulido won last year’s jockeys’ race for the riding title with 67 wins, well ahead of runner-up Calderon at 43 victories. In comparison to Pulido’s first riding title here in 2021, he had only 46 trips to the winner’s circle that year. Pulido’s 67 wins last year were the most since G.R. Carter’s 68 in 2014.
Training, or schooling, races are used by many trainers to gain approval by Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission stewards for 2-year-olds to make their first pari-mutuel attempt. All training races at Remington Park are contested at 250 yards.
The Remington Park stable are continues to grow in equine population with 601 horses on the grounds as of Monday morning.
The 2026 Spring Season begins March 5 and continues through May 30.
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Remington Park has provided more than $407 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. The 2026 Remington Park American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season begins March 5. Remington Park presents year-round simulcast racing and casino gaming. Guests must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or to enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information. ... ’Expand’See Less
𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 & 𝗧𝗥𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 ✔️ Funds must be in the owner’s account at the time of entry for schooling races ✔️ Horse registration papers must be on file in the office at the time of entry ✔️ Schooling race fee: $125.00 per horse
💰 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀: • Personal check • Cashier’s check • Cash • Bank wire transfer 🚫 Credit cards are NOT accepted
📬 If you are mailing funds, please allow adequate time for postal delivery. Funds must be posted to the specific owner account that owns the schooling horse at the time of entry.
🤝 Partnerships: If the horse is owned by a partnership, please be sure the bookkeeper knows which partnership account the funds should be deposited into.
For questions or to coordinate deposits, please contact: Gedda Quinonez, Horsemen’s Bookkeeper One Remington Place, Oklahoma City, OK 73111 📞 405-419-4424 (Direct) 📧horsemensbookkeeper@remingtonpark.com ... ’Expand’See Less
✔️ Funds must be in the owner’s account at the time of entry for schooling races ✔️ Horse registration papers must be on file in the office at the time of entry ✔️ Schooling race fee: $125.00 per horse
💰 Accepted payment methods: • Personal check • Cashier’s check • Cash • Bank wire transfer 🚫 Credit cards are NOT accepted
📬 If you are mailing funds, please allow adequate time for postal delivery. Funds must be posted to the specific owner account that owns the schooling horse at the time of entry.
🤝 Partnerships: If the horse is owned by a partnership, please be sure the bookkeeper knows which partnership account the funds should be deposited into.
For questions or to coordinate deposits, please contact: Gedda Quinonez Horsemen’s Bookkeeper One Remington Place Oklahoma City, OK 73111 📞 405-419-4424 (Direct) Horsemensbookkeeper@remingtonpark.com ... ’Expand’See Less
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UPTOWN BABE, 2019 HERITAGE PLACE FUTURITY WINNER, SEEKS ANOTHER BIG VICTORY IN OKLAHOMA DERBY ON SATURDAY
OKLAHOMA CITY – March 21, 2020 – Uptowne Babe won the biggest race of the American Quarter Horse season at Remington Park last year – the Grade 1, $1 million Heritage Place Futurity. Saturday night, she will attempt to win her first big race as a 3-year-old.
Uptowne Babe will be trying to make her comeback complete Saturday night in the seventh race on a 10-race card, attempting to take down the Grade 3, $232,586 Oklahoma Derby at 350 yards. The comeback part includes almost 11 months off since her biggest win when she finished ahead of the 2019 AQHA 2-year-old Champion, Uncle D, in the Heritage Place Futurity. Uptowne Babe was bred in Oklahoma by the owner, Sam W. Green of Monett, Mo.
After showing the kind of skill that can take a horse into the stratosphere of Quarter Horse racing, trainer Guillermo Valdivia decided to save Uptowne Babe for the All American Futurity trials in August at Ruidoso Downs, N.M. While she was being saddled for her trial that could lead to the $3 million finals, she threw a fit in the paddock, flipped and hit her head and her left hind leg. She did not race again until her Oklahoma Derby trials on March 8 when she won by a nose to qualify for the final. The winning trial effort was not close to the fastest time of the trials.
Uptowne Babe, ridden by her regular rider Rolando Raudales, covered the 350 yards in :18.101, good for a speed index of 89. She was made a lukewarm third favorite at 5-1 odds in the morning line, behind Ivory Turbo, who is 5-2. That 3-year-old gelding finished in :17.82 with a 96 for trainer Michelle Hurdle, under jockey Agustin Silva. He is owned and was bred by Tom and Kathleen McNally of Guthrie, Okla.
Uptowne Babe is a 3-year-old filly by Mr Jess Perry, out of the FDD Dynasty mare Ms Southern Dynasty. Ivory Turbo is a gelded son of Ivory James, out of the Rare Form mare Mt Turbo.
The complete field by post position and program order for the Oklahoma Derby, with trainer, jockey and morning-line odds:
1. Fantsy First Down: Manuel Rodriguez, James Flores, 12-1
2. FMM Rocking Cartel: John Foutch, Gonzalo Gutierrez, 15-1
3. Gonnawannakissthis: Jonathan Chavira, Daniel Torres, 12-1
4. Astranomical: Stacy Charette-Hill, Jorge Torres, 15-1
5. Aint Working: Monty Arrossa, Raul Valenzuela, 8-1
6. Uptowne Babe: Guillermo Valdivia, Rolando Raudales, 5-1
7. Ivory Turbo: Michelle Hurdle, Agustin Silva, 5-2 (morning-line favorite)
8. Ritas Back On Track: Eddie Willis, Justine Klaiber, 8-1
9. Love Is Everything V: Eddie Willis, Jimmy Brooks, 4-1
10. Sir Runaway Eye: Josue Ponce, Mario Delgado, 10-1
First post Saturday is 6 p.m.-Central. The card on tap also includes the Grade 2, $383,725 Oklahoma Futurity, the oldest running futurity in American Quarter Horse racing history, is the eighth race on a program to be conducted without public spectators.
The complete field by post position and program order for the Oklahoma Futurity, with trainer, jockey and morning-line odds:
1. Royal Tales LBH: Manuel Rodriguez, Mario Delgado, 15-1
2. Ferrari B: Rex Brooks, Juan Pulido, 12-1
3. My Blue Heart: Josue Ponce, Jose Alvarez, 10-1
4. Aint She Tempting: Monty Arrossa, James Flores, 10-1
5. Cartels Dynasty: Monty Arrossa, (jockey to be named), 6-1
6. Jess Kiss Me: Guillermo Valdivia, Rolando Raudales, 5-1
7. Coronados Lady: Jonathan Chavira, Daniel Torres, 12-1
8. Seven Tales: Mary Meza, Agustin Silva, 5-2 (morning-line favorite)
9. Relentlessly: Jose Huerta, Rafael Hernandez, 7-2
10. High Rate Dee Dee: Guillermo Valdivia, Armando Ramirez II, 15-1
The Oklahoma Futurity headlines a stakes-laden evening of racing, including:
Race 4: Grade 1, $61,100 Speedhorse Graham Paint/Appaloosa Derby, 350 yards
Race 5: Grade 1, $180,100 Oklahoma Paint/Appaloosa Futurity, 300 yards
Race 6: $50,000 Oklahoma Juvenile, 300 yards
Race 9: Grade 2, $50,000 Eastex Stakes, 350 yards
Race 10: Grade 2, $50,000 Decketta Stakes, 350 yards
••••••
Tracked by more than 162,000 fans on Facebook and more than 10,100 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 Grade 2 Oklahoma Futurity on Saturday, March 21. The 2020 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season continues through May 30. For more information, reservations and group bookings please call 405-424-1000, 866-456-9880 or visit remingtonpark.com.
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𝘖𝘒𝘓𝘈𝘏𝘖𝘔𝘈 𝘊𝘐𝘛𝘠, 𝘖𝘒 – 𝘍𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 9, 2026 – The first training races of the upcoming Remington Park American Quarter Horse, Patin and Appaloosa Season will take place this week. There are 63 horses scheduled to run on Wednesday at 11 a.m. and 65 horses entered Thursday with the same starting time.
Nine races were drawn for each day and three-time defending champion trainer Dee Keener didn’t let the stall doors on his stable stay shut long, emptying the barn for these two days. Keener has entered 14 horses each day for a total of 28, prepping for the first starts of their careers. The next most of any trainer is Clint Crawford with 13 entered for the two days. The only other conditioners who will send out double-figures in horse totals for Wednesday and Thursday are Leo Alcala (12), Matt Whitekiller (10) and Jed Vane (10). Sixteen other trainers have entered for the schooling races with less than 10 running from each of those barns.
Keener’s barn is jumping and ready to go, searching for that fourth training title in a row at Remington Park for the Inola, Okla., native.
“I have some really good 2-year-olds that have been working well on the farm,” Keener, 59, said.
His three titles in a row is well short of the record set by Rodney Reed when the late top trainer here won the trophy for nine consecutive years from 1995-2003.
Keener set a meet record when he won his third training title in a row last year with 54 winners. He needed two victories on Champions Night, Saturday, May 31, 2025, to pass Eddie Willis, who had the record at 53. Keener solved the problem in a hurry on that night, winning the first race of the evening with Vesper Martini in the Grade 1, $20,000 Speedhorse Graham Paint and Appaloosa Stakes and then established a new record by winning the second race with JC Speeding, a double-registered Quarter Horse/Paint. Keener finished 26 wins ahead of runner-up Matt Whitekiller in the trainers’ race.
Many of Remington Park’s top jockeys are named to ride in the training races this week, including Juan Pulido, Francisco Calderon, James Flores, Roman Cruz, Mario Delgado and Cody Smith. Pulido won last year’s jockeys’ race for the riding title with 67 wins, well ahead of runner-up Calderon at 43 victories. In comparison to Pulido’s first riding title here in 2021, he had only 46 trips to the winner’s circle that year. Pulido’s 67 wins last year were the most since G.R. Carter’s 68 in 2014.
Training, or schooling, races are used by many trainers to gain approval by Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission stewards for 2-year-olds to make their first pari-mutuel attempt. All training races at Remington Park are contested at 250 yards.
The Remington Park stable are continues to grow in equine population with 601 horses on the grounds as of Monday morning.
The 2026 Spring Season begins March 5 and continues through May 30.
•••••
Remington Park has provided more than $407 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. The 2026 Remington Park American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season begins March 5. Remington Park presents year-round simulcast racing and casino gaming. Guests must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or to enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information. ... ’Expand’See Less
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✔️ Funds must be in the owner’s account at the time of entry for schooling races
✔️ Horse registration papers must be on file in the office at the time of entry
✔️ Schooling race fee: $125.00 per horse
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• Cashier’s check
• Cash
• Bank wire transfer
🚫 Credit cards are NOT accepted
📬 If you are mailing funds, please allow adequate time for postal delivery. Funds must be posted to the specific owner account that owns the schooling horse at the time of entry.
🤝 Partnerships:
If the horse is owned by a partnership, please be sure the bookkeeper knows which partnership account the funds should be deposited into.
For questions or to coordinate deposits, please contact:
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One Remington Place, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
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✔️ Funds must be in the owner’s account at the time of entry for schooling races
✔️ Horse registration papers must be on file in the office at the time of entry
✔️ Schooling race fee: $125.00 per horse
💰 Accepted payment methods:
• Personal check
• Cashier’s check
• Cash
• Bank wire transfer
🚫 Credit cards are NOT accepted
📬 If you are mailing funds, please allow adequate time for postal delivery. Funds must be posted to the specific owner account that owns the schooling horse at the time of entry.
🤝 Partnerships:
If the horse is owned by a partnership, please be sure the bookkeeper knows which partnership account the funds should be deposited into.
For questions or to coordinate deposits, please contact:
Gedda Quinonez
Horsemen’s Bookkeeper
One Remington Place
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
📞 405-419-4424 (Direct)
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