WASCALLYWITTLEWABBIT WENT HUNTING, BAGGED VICTORY IN GRADE 1 REMINGTON PARK DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – June 1, 2021 – Wascallywittlewabbit was hunting for game Saturday night and bagged his limit, beating seven other horses in the Grade 1, $65,120 Remington Park Distance Championship.
It was the second stakes victory in a row at Remington Park this meet for the 6-year-old gelded son of Heza Motor Scooter, out of the Rabbits Rainbow mare Rabbits N Diamonds. Just like in an old-fashioned Elmer Fudd cartoon, the rabbit, or in this case the Wascallywittlewabbit proved the best. He is well on his way to being voted distance champion this meet for horses racing at 870 yards.
Wascallwittlewabbit won the Grade 2 Pauls Valley Stakes on April 1 at Remington, beating former Distance Champion Ms Esther. He had lost to that mare in his first start of the meet on March 18 in a conditioned optional claiming race around the hook with a claiming tag of $20,000. Ms Esther won that event while Wascallywittlewabbit finished fourth, beaten five lengths. That table completely turned around in the next two hook stakes as Ms Esther ran third in the Pauls Valley and third, again, in the Distance Championship.
Jockey Benito Baca, who won his share of hook races this meet, was aboard for Wascallywittlewabbit (4-1 odds) as his regular rider and was supreme in winning by 1-1/4 lengths over runner-up Holy Storm (9-2), who was 1-3/4 lengths ahead of Ms Esther (2-1). The post-time favorite, Viva Le Don, at 2-1, checked in fourth, another 1-1/2 lengths behind Ms Esther.
The remaining order of finish in the Remington Park Distance Championship was Madewell (5th), Why Buy The Cow (6th), Illtakeyouforaride (7th) and Let There Be Sound (8th).
Trainer Michael Joiner conditions Wascallywittlewabbit for Rogers Farms of Clint, Texas. The gelding earned $38,238 for the trip to the winner’s circle and improved his record to 18 starts, eight wins and one second for a bankroll of $167,453. He has now won six of his last eight tries, including two stakes races at Remington and Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico. The victories in the mountains were the Zia 870 Championship and the Bill Reed Stakes.
The most impressive part of Wascallywittlewabbit’s win Saturday was the swift time of :44.873 on the fast track for a speed index of 99. He hasn’t shown that kind of speed since winning the Bill Reed on Sept. 5 last fall. His winning time in the Pauls Valley was :45.49. In his opening fourth-place finish at Remington this spring when he ran fourth, his running time was :46.09. With this kind of improvement, he may soon break the sound barrier.
Wascallywittlewabbit returned $10.40, $5.40 and $3.40 across the board to his backers. This gelding was bred in New Mexico by Mike Weatherly.
Baca won the second Remington Park Distance Championship of his career as he also triumphed in 2017 aboard Jess A Hilbily Bone. This was the first win in the race for the owner and trainer.
The final racing program of the 2021 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season at Remington Park takes place on Sunday, May 30. The first race is at 1:30pm-Central.
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Tracked by more than 167,000 fans on Facebook and 10,400 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $261 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 live and simulcast horse racing, and the casino is always open! Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – April 18, 2025 – Entice Me Ona Monday, the top qualifier from the first of two nights of trials, has been tabbed as the morning-line favorite for Saturday night’s $868,455 Remington Park Futurity.
Entice Me Ona Monday is the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the restricted Grade 1 event, for eligible Oklahoma-bred 2-year-olds. Owned by Tejas Troubadours of Rhome, Texas and trained by Jason Olmstead, Entice Me Ona Monday put up the best time at 330 yards on Friday, April 4 to head a group of five from that first night of trials for the Remington Park Futurity. Jockey Ramiro Garcia was up for the trial and has chosen to stay on the gelding by Cyber Monday from the Make It Anywhere mare Enticilizeur.
Garcia also qualified three other Olmstead runners for the Remington Park Futurity in Illegal Cowgirl 123, Good Blue Candy and AJs Secret Cash but elected to stay with Entice Me Ona Monday.
The Oklahoma Futurity winner in March, Flying Joy 1, is the second morning-line favorite at 9-2 odds. She finished second on trials night to Entice Me Ona Monday, beaten a half-length. The placing was the first defeat for Flying Joy 1 from three starts this season. She posted victory in the Oklahoma Futurity on March 22 for owner David Rogers of Graham, Texas and trainer Trey Wood. Jockey Ricky Ramirez keeps his usual mount for the Remington Park Futurity.
Jamies Sin Tacha, the top qualifier from the second evening of trials on Saturday, April 5, is the third morning-line favorite at 5-1 odds. Jamies Sin Tacha is owned by Miguel Vargas of Grand Prairie, Texas and trained by James J. Gonzales III. He will be ridden again by Christian Cardenas.
The field of 10, by post-position and program order, for the Remington Park Futurity with trainer, jockey and morning-line odds:
• Illegal Cowgirl 123: Jason Olmstead, Armando Alvidrez, 6-1 • Jamies Sin Tacha: James J. Gonzales III, Christian Cardenas, 5-1 • MM Rampage: Trey Wood, Angel O. Ramirez, 10-1 • Entice Me Ona Monday: Jason Olmstead, Ramiro Garcia, 2-1 • Maverykk: Michael Joiner, Francisco Calderon, 20-1 • Eyem D Prince: Salimm Hernandez, Agustin Silva, 20-1 • Good Blue Candy: Jason Olmstead, Eugenio Navarrete, 20-1 • AJs Secret Cash: Jason Olmstead, Francisco Ramirez, Jr., 8-1 • Ima Bigg Flash: John Stinebaugh, Ali Rivera, 8-1 • Flying Joy 1: Trey Wood, Ricky Ramirez, 9-2
The Remington Park Futurity, at 330 yards, is the 10th of 12 races on Saturday night and is scheduled to leave the gate at 10:03pm. The racing program for the evening also boasts eight other stakes events, including: $100,000 Dee Raper Sooner State Stakes; the $160,670 Remington Park Oaks and the $185,420 Remington Park Derby, among the others. The total purses for the 12-race program stand at more than $1.6 million.
The first race on Saturday is at 6pm. All times are Central.
Remington Park racing resumes tonight through Saturday, April 17-19. Saturday, April 19 is Remington Park Futurity Night. First race nightly is 6pm-Central. There is no Remington Park racing on Easter.
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WASCALLYWITTLEWABBIT WENT HUNTING, BAGGED VICTORY IN GRADE 1 REMINGTON PARK DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – June 1, 2021 – Wascallywittlewabbit was hunting for game Saturday night and bagged his limit, beating seven other horses in the Grade 1, $65,120 Remington Park Distance Championship.
It was the second stakes victory in a row at Remington Park this meet for the 6-year-old gelded son of Heza Motor Scooter, out of the Rabbits Rainbow mare Rabbits N Diamonds. Just like in an old-fashioned Elmer Fudd cartoon, the rabbit, or in this case the Wascallywittlewabbit proved the best. He is well on his way to being voted distance champion this meet for horses racing at 870 yards.
Wascallwittlewabbit won the Grade 2 Pauls Valley Stakes on April 1 at Remington, beating former Distance Champion Ms Esther. He had lost to that mare in his first start of the meet on March 18 in a conditioned optional claiming race around the hook with a claiming tag of $20,000. Ms Esther won that event while Wascallywittlewabbit finished fourth, beaten five lengths. That table completely turned around in the next two hook stakes as Ms Esther ran third in the Pauls Valley and third, again, in the Distance Championship.
Jockey Benito Baca, who won his share of hook races this meet, was aboard for Wascallywittlewabbit (4-1 odds) as his regular rider and was supreme in winning by 1-1/4 lengths over runner-up Holy Storm (9-2), who was 1-3/4 lengths ahead of Ms Esther (2-1). The post-time favorite, Viva Le Don, at 2-1, checked in fourth, another 1-1/2 lengths behind Ms Esther.
The remaining order of finish in the Remington Park Distance Championship was Madewell (5th), Why Buy The Cow (6th), Illtakeyouforaride (7th) and Let There Be Sound (8th).
Trainer Michael Joiner conditions Wascallywittlewabbit for Rogers Farms of Clint, Texas. The gelding earned $38,238 for the trip to the winner’s circle and improved his record to 18 starts, eight wins and one second for a bankroll of $167,453. He has now won six of his last eight tries, including two stakes races at Remington and Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico. The victories in the mountains were the Zia 870 Championship and the Bill Reed Stakes.
The most impressive part of Wascallywittlewabbit’s win Saturday was the swift time of :44.873 on the fast track for a speed index of 99. He hasn’t shown that kind of speed since winning the Bill Reed on Sept. 5 last fall. His winning time in the Pauls Valley was :45.49. In his opening fourth-place finish at Remington this spring when he ran fourth, his running time was :46.09. With this kind of improvement, he may soon break the sound barrier.
Wascallywittlewabbit returned $10.40, $5.40 and $3.40 across the board to his backers. This gelding was bred in New Mexico by Mike Weatherly.
Baca won the second Remington Park Distance Championship of his career as he also triumphed in 2017 aboard Jess A Hilbily Bone. This was the first win in the race for the owner and trainer.
The final racing program of the 2021 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season at Remington Park takes place on Sunday, May 30. The first race is at 1:30pm-Central.
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Tracked by more than 167,000 fans on Facebook and 10,400 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $261 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 live and simulcast horse racing, and the casino is always open! Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – April 18, 2025 – Entice Me Ona Monday, the top qualifier from the first of two nights of trials, has been tabbed as the morning-line favorite for Saturday night’s $868,455 Remington Park Futurity.
Entice Me Ona Monday is the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the restricted Grade 1 event, for eligible Oklahoma-bred 2-year-olds. Owned by Tejas Troubadours of Rhome, Texas and trained by Jason Olmstead, Entice Me Ona Monday put up the best time at 330 yards on Friday, April 4 to head a group of five from that first night of trials for the Remington Park Futurity. Jockey Ramiro Garcia was up for the trial and has chosen to stay on the gelding by Cyber Monday from the Make It Anywhere mare Enticilizeur.
Garcia also qualified three other Olmstead runners for the Remington Park Futurity in Illegal Cowgirl 123, Good Blue Candy and AJs Secret Cash but elected to stay with Entice Me Ona Monday.
The Oklahoma Futurity winner in March, Flying Joy 1, is the second morning-line favorite at 9-2 odds. She finished second on trials night to Entice Me Ona Monday, beaten a half-length. The placing was the first defeat for Flying Joy 1 from three starts this season. She posted victory in the Oklahoma Futurity on March 22 for owner David Rogers of Graham, Texas and trainer Trey Wood. Jockey Ricky Ramirez keeps his usual mount for the Remington Park Futurity.
Jamies Sin Tacha, the top qualifier from the second evening of trials on Saturday, April 5, is the third morning-line favorite at 5-1 odds. Jamies Sin Tacha is owned by Miguel Vargas of Grand Prairie, Texas and trained by James J. Gonzales III. He will be ridden again by Christian Cardenas.
The field of 10, by post-position and program order, for the Remington Park Futurity with trainer, jockey and morning-line odds:
• Illegal Cowgirl 123: Jason Olmstead, Armando Alvidrez,
6-1
• Jamies Sin Tacha: James J. Gonzales III, Christian Cardenas,
5-1
• MM Rampage: Trey Wood, Angel O. Ramirez,
10-1
• Entice Me Ona Monday: Jason Olmstead, Ramiro Garcia,
2-1
• Maverykk: Michael Joiner, Francisco Calderon,
20-1
• Eyem D Prince: Salimm Hernandez, Agustin Silva,
20-1
• Good Blue Candy: Jason Olmstead, Eugenio Navarrete,
20-1
• AJs Secret Cash: Jason Olmstead, Francisco Ramirez, Jr.,
8-1
• Ima Bigg Flash: John Stinebaugh, Ali Rivera,
8-1
• Flying Joy 1: Trey Wood, Ricky Ramirez,
9-2
The Remington Park Futurity, at 330 yards, is the 10th of 12 races on Saturday night and is scheduled to leave the gate at 10:03pm. The racing program for the evening also boasts eight other stakes events, including: $100,000 Dee Raper Sooner State Stakes; the $160,670 Remington Park Oaks and the $185,420 Remington Park Derby, among the others. The total purses for the 12-race program stand at more than $1.6 million.
The first race on Saturday is at 6pm. All times are Central.
Remington Park racing resumes tonight through Saturday, April 17-19. Saturday, April 19 is Remington Park Futurity Night. First race nightly is 6pm-Central. There is no Remington Park racing on Easter.
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