WILLIS FAMILY RED HOT, WINNING NINE OF 11 TRAINING RACES THURSDAY AT REMINGTON PARK
OKLAHOMA CITY – February 27, 2020 – It was an all-Willis family day in Thursday’s training races at Remington Park. Between 2019 Remington Park leading trainer Eddie Willis and his sons, Eddie Lee and Kasey, they won seven of the first eight training races at Remington Park, and nine total.
Thursday’s training races were conducted into headwinds ranging from 10-17mph. Sunny skies with temperatures reaching the low 60s made for a pleasant session for all, and the track was fast.
Eddie, a 10-time seasonal leading trainer at Remington Park won the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, 10th and 11th races, finishing with seven winners overall. Kasey Willis won the third race with the Paint, Triple Sab O Tage, and Eddie Lee won the seventh race with BV Rocky Top, who finished just a short nose in front of his dad’s charge, Contender.
Eddie is the reigning Remington Park champion trainer and apparently his barn has remained smoking hot into 2020. He saddled the fastest time of the day in the eighth race with A Political Passion, a 2-year-old colt by Apollitical Jess, out of the Corona Cartel mare Passion for Corona. A Political Passion finished in :13.507 for an 80 speed index, while moving into a 13mph southerly headwind. The colt is owned by James Sills of Cedar Hill, Texas. Sills was the leading owner at Remington Park in 2019.
Eddie’s winners on Thursday included I Like Me Best in the first, (:13.704 seconds, 72 speed index, owned by Sills); Jessa Bit of Candy in the fourth, (:13.703, 72 for owner Ed Melzer); Facing the Fire in the fifth, (:14.049, 56, Eddie also owns); El Jefe the Boss in the sixth, (:13.931, 63 for owner Mike Vaughn); Apollitical Gold in race 10, (:13.914, 64 for owner Grant R. Cox Revocable Trust) and Kiss Me Suzy in the 11th and final race, (:13.868, 66, for owners Connie Young and John Herrick).
In Kasey’s win, Triple Sab O Tage (Paint) covered the 250 yards in :13.928 for a 63 speed index for owner Alexia Willis, yet another Willis family member.
El Jefe the Boss is a 2-year-old colt by Apollitical Jess, out of the Strawfly Special mare Sting Scorpion Sting, making him a full brother to Admiral Sting, who has won 7-of-20 lifetime races, including two stakes races at Remington Park last year – the Grade 2 Mr Jet Moore Stakes and the Grade 3 Mighty Deck Three Stakes. Admiral Sting was voted the 2019 American Quarter Horse Association Champion Aged Stallion.
In other training races Thursday, the winners, Quarter Horses unless otherwise noted, not trained by a member of the Willis family, were:
Race 2: Coyotee Dale, (:13.928, 63 speed index) trainer Shane Seaton, owned by Dusty Rose Ranch
Race 9: CRM Merle Girl, (:14.147, 55) trainer Stacy Charette-Hill, owned by Joanna Johnson
The 2019 Remington Park Quarter Horse season begins Friday, March 6, and continues for 50 dates, through Saturday, May 30.
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Tracked by more than 161,000 fans on Facebook and more than 10,100 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $241 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 will host the 2020 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season from March 6 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 – 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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WILLIS FAMILY RED HOT, WINNING NINE OF 11 TRAINING RACES THURSDAY AT REMINGTON PARK
OKLAHOMA CITY – February 27, 2020 – It was an all-Willis family day in Thursday’s training races at Remington Park. Between 2019 Remington Park leading trainer Eddie Willis and his sons, Eddie Lee and Kasey, they won seven of the first eight training races at Remington Park, and nine total.
Thursday’s training races were conducted into headwinds ranging from 10-17mph. Sunny skies with temperatures reaching the low 60s made for a pleasant session for all, and the track was fast.
Eddie, a 10-time seasonal leading trainer at Remington Park won the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, 10th and 11th races, finishing with seven winners overall. Kasey Willis won the third race with the Paint, Triple Sab O Tage, and Eddie Lee won the seventh race with BV Rocky Top, who finished just a short nose in front of his dad’s charge, Contender.
Eddie is the reigning Remington Park champion trainer and apparently his barn has remained smoking hot into 2020. He saddled the fastest time of the day in the eighth race with A Political Passion, a 2-year-old colt by Apollitical Jess, out of the Corona Cartel mare Passion for Corona. A Political Passion finished in :13.507 for an 80 speed index, while moving into a 13mph southerly headwind. The colt is owned by James Sills of Cedar Hill, Texas. Sills was the leading owner at Remington Park in 2019.
Eddie’s winners on Thursday included I Like Me Best in the first, (:13.704 seconds, 72 speed index, owned by Sills); Jessa Bit of Candy in the fourth, (:13.703, 72 for owner Ed Melzer); Facing the Fire in the fifth, (:14.049, 56, Eddie also owns); El Jefe the Boss in the sixth, (:13.931, 63 for owner Mike Vaughn); Apollitical Gold in race 10, (:13.914, 64 for owner Grant R. Cox Revocable Trust) and Kiss Me Suzy in the 11th and final race, (:13.868, 66, for owners Connie Young and John Herrick).
In Kasey’s win, Triple Sab O Tage (Paint) covered the 250 yards in :13.928 for a 63 speed index for owner Alexia Willis, yet another Willis family member.
El Jefe the Boss is a 2-year-old colt by Apollitical Jess, out of the Strawfly Special mare Sting Scorpion Sting, making him a full brother to Admiral Sting, who has won 7-of-20 lifetime races, including two stakes races at Remington Park last year – the Grade 2 Mr Jet Moore Stakes and the Grade 3 Mighty Deck Three Stakes. Admiral Sting was voted the 2019 American Quarter Horse Association Champion Aged Stallion.
In other training races Thursday, the winners, Quarter Horses unless otherwise noted, not trained by a member of the Willis family, were:
Race 2: Coyotee Dale, (:13.928, 63 speed index) trainer Shane Seaton, owned by Dusty Rose Ranch
Race 9: CRM Merle Girl, (:14.147, 55) trainer Stacy Charette-Hill, owned by Joanna Johnson
The 2019 Remington Park Quarter Horse season begins Friday, March 6, and continues for 50 dates, through Saturday, May 30.
••••••
Tracked by more than 161,000 fans on Facebook and more than 10,100 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $241 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 will host the 2020 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season from March 6 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 – 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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