WASCALLYWITTLEWABBIT ALL CLASS IN WINNING REMINGTON PARK DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP STAKES
OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok – May 30, 2022 – It’s Wascallywittlewabbit’s 870-yard world and every other hook horse is just living in it.
The 2021 American Quarter Horse Association Distance Champion continued his dominance on the turn Saturday with a repeat win in the Grade 1, $54,470 Remington Park Distance Championship in easy fashion, drawing off by two lengths at 870 yards. It was the 7-year-old gelding’s seventh win in his last eight efforts around the hook, six of those in stakes company. It also was his 11th win in his last 14 tries at the measure.
Trained by Michael Joiner, this gelded son of Heza Motor Scooter, out of the Rabbits Rainbow mare Rabbits N Diamonds, has quickly become the premier turn horse in the country. His successful run actually began in 2020 after a miserable 2019 finish, running fifth and seventh to finish the year. When he made his spring debut at Remington Park on May 17, 2020 in allowance company for horses that had never won three races, he was a completely different animal. He won that day with Benito Baca in the irons for the first time and by a convincing 6-1/4 lengths. He then won another 870 under allowance conditions by a half-length.
Baca continued on this money train winning at Ruidoso Downs, N.M. and Remington Park predominantly in these streaks, but also taking the Challenge Distance Championship at the Downs at Albuquerque in New Mexico on Oct. 23 last year before taking some time off and then showing up at Remington Park again this spring.
One thing was different in Oklahoma City this time. With Baca retired as a jockey after winning on him nine times, Joiner would have to find another rider. Josh Romero has always been one of the best jocks at 870 yards at Remington Park and he took over the duties. Romero won on him by 3-1/2 lengths in the $50,000 Pauls Valley Stakes on March 31 and then came back Saturday for the Championship and cruised to the two-length win in :44.998 over the fast surface. The time earned a 98 speed index.
“It was an amazing ride on him like always,” said Romero. “I just tried to stay with the horse on the lead (Jessa Bit of Candy, who faded to sixth) as long as I could because I didn’t want him to go out too fast too soon. When I asked him to run in the lane it was incredible.”
Wascallywittlewabbit went off as the heavy wagering favorite at 1-2 odds and paid $3 to win, $2.20 to place and $2.10 to show. Shockinglyfamous was the runner-up behind Wascallywittlewabbit for the second stakes race in a row, also seeing the winner from behind in the Pauls Valley. Holy Storm as third, 2-1/4 lengths from the front.
The remaining order of finish was Bubba Bad (4th), Cold Brewster (5th), Jessa Bit of Candy (6th) and Bojangles Comin (7th).
Wascallywittlewabbit earned $32,142 from the purse and improved his lifetime mark to 24 starts, 13 wins and two seconds for a bankroll of $344,188. He is owned by Rogers Farms (Jarett Rogers) of Clint, Texas and was bred by Mike Weatherly in New Mexico.
In his career, Wascallywittlewabbit has now won 12-of-18 starts at 870 yards and is five of six at Remington Park.
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Tracked by more than 170,000 fans on Facebook and 10,600 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $290 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 simulcast horse racing daily and the casino is always open! Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
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🏅OQRHA Hall of Fame Inductee - JD Anderson🏅
JD Anderson has spent more than sixty years in the horse business, and at eighty-nine years old he is still training. He grew up in Oklahoma, where his father ran horses on bush tracks across the state, and he learned the work from the ground up. His family raced multiple breeds, and that carried on to his own career as he trained Quarter Horses, Paints and Appaloosas with equal skill.
JD became known for his steady approach and the pride he took in prepping a horse the right way. He established long-standing relationships with owners and built a record that earned respect across the region. In 1992 he was the leading Quarter Horse trainer at Blue Ribbon Downs, and he raced at every major Oklahoma track during his long career, as well as several tracks throughout surrounding states.
Beyond his work on the racetrack, JD played an important part in helping bring pari-mutuel racing to Oklahoma. He was active in the early formation of the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association and worked alongside other horsemen to support the growth of the industry.
His induction reflects a career built on consistency, experience and genuine dedication to Oklahoma racing. Few have stayed the course as long as JD, and his place in the Hall of Fame is well earned. ... ’Expand’See Less
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WASCALLYWITTLEWABBIT ALL CLASS IN WINNING REMINGTON PARK DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP STAKES
OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok – May 30, 2022 – It’s Wascallywittlewabbit’s 870-yard world and every other hook horse is just living in it.
The 2021 American Quarter Horse Association Distance Champion continued his dominance on the turn Saturday with a repeat win in the Grade 1, $54,470 Remington Park Distance Championship in easy fashion, drawing off by two lengths at 870 yards. It was the 7-year-old gelding’s seventh win in his last eight efforts around the hook, six of those in stakes company. It also was his 11th win in his last 14 tries at the measure.
Trained by Michael Joiner, this gelded son of Heza Motor Scooter, out of the Rabbits Rainbow mare Rabbits N Diamonds, has quickly become the premier turn horse in the country. His successful run actually began in 2020 after a miserable 2019 finish, running fifth and seventh to finish the year. When he made his spring debut at Remington Park on May 17, 2020 in allowance company for horses that had never won three races, he was a completely different animal. He won that day with Benito Baca in the irons for the first time and by a convincing 6-1/4 lengths. He then won another 870 under allowance conditions by a half-length.
Baca continued on this money train winning at Ruidoso Downs, N.M. and Remington Park predominantly in these streaks, but also taking the Challenge Distance Championship at the Downs at Albuquerque in New Mexico on Oct. 23 last year before taking some time off and then showing up at Remington Park again this spring.
One thing was different in Oklahoma City this time. With Baca retired as a jockey after winning on him nine times, Joiner would have to find another rider. Josh Romero has always been one of the best jocks at 870 yards at Remington Park and he took over the duties. Romero won on him by 3-1/2 lengths in the $50,000 Pauls Valley Stakes on March 31 and then came back Saturday for the Championship and cruised to the two-length win in :44.998 over the fast surface. The time earned a 98 speed index.
“It was an amazing ride on him like always,” said Romero. “I just tried to stay with the horse on the lead (Jessa Bit of Candy, who faded to sixth) as long as I could because I didn’t want him to go out too fast too soon. When I asked him to run in the lane it was incredible.”
Wascallywittlewabbit went off as the heavy wagering favorite at 1-2 odds and paid $3 to win, $2.20 to place and $2.10 to show. Shockinglyfamous was the runner-up behind Wascallywittlewabbit for the second stakes race in a row, also seeing the winner from behind in the Pauls Valley. Holy Storm as third, 2-1/4 lengths from the front.
The remaining order of finish was Bubba Bad (4th), Cold Brewster (5th), Jessa Bit of Candy (6th) and Bojangles Comin (7th).
Wascallywittlewabbit earned $32,142 from the purse and improved his lifetime mark to 24 starts, 13 wins and two seconds for a bankroll of $344,188. He is owned by Rogers Farms (Jarett Rogers) of Clint, Texas and was bred by Mike Weatherly in New Mexico.
In his career, Wascallywittlewabbit has now won 12-of-18 starts at 870 yards and is five of six at Remington Park.
••••••
Tracked by more than 170,000 fans on Facebook and 10,600 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $290 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 simulcast horse racing daily and the casino is always open! Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
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🏅OQRHA Hall of Fame Inductee - JD Anderson🏅
JD Anderson has spent more than sixty years in the horse business, and at eighty-nine years old he is still training. He grew up in Oklahoma, where his father ran horses on bush tracks across the state, and he learned the work from the ground up. His family raced multiple breeds, and that carried on to his own career as he trained Quarter Horses, Paints and Appaloosas with equal skill.
JD became known for his steady approach and the pride he took in prepping a horse the right way. He established long-standing relationships with owners and built a record that earned respect across the region. In 1992 he was the leading Quarter Horse trainer at Blue Ribbon Downs, and he raced at every major Oklahoma track during his long career, as well as several tracks throughout surrounding states.
Beyond his work on the racetrack, JD played an important part in helping bring pari-mutuel racing to Oklahoma. He was active in the early formation of the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association and worked alongside other horsemen to support the growth of the industry.
His induction reflects a career built on consistency, experience and genuine dedication to Oklahoma racing. Few have stayed the course as long as JD, and his place in the Hall of Fame is well earned. ... ’Expand’See Less
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MARCH SCHEDULE
For the month of March, hair testing will be available:
🗓 Wednesdays & Thursdays
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
You must schedule your test no later than NOON the day before.
Unofficial Hair Tests Still Available
Trainers who have recently taken in a new horse may request one unofficial hair test per new horse.
• You must be able to show the horse is newly in your custody.
• The unofficial test is for informational purposes only.
• It does NOT go on the trainer’s or owner’s official record.
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