OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MAY 18, 2013—Imflashinthechicks will line up for his third futurity attempt of the Remington Park season after qualifying best for the Grade 1, Speedhorse/Graham Farms Paint & Appaloosa Futurity. The 2-year-old gelding cruised in his 350-yard trial, the second of five on Saturday night.

Owned and bred in Oklahoma by Shirley Wheeler of Boynton, Okla. and trained by Luis Villafranco, Imflashinthechicks was ridden by his regular pilot G.R. Carter.

The talented Paint son of SF Royal Quick Flash from the Game Patriot (qh) mare Game Chicken won the Oklahoma Paint Futurity here in March before finishing second, beaten a neck in the American Paint Classic in April.

A winner of three races from five attempts with one place and one show, Imflashinthechicks put up the best 350-yard time of :17.744 seconds over a fast track. After gaining the winner’s share of his trial, $3,330, Imflashinthechicks has total earnings of $63,908 heading into his last race of the season.

The $250,000-est Speedhorse/Graham Farms Paint & Appaloosa Futurity will be contested on Saturday, June 1. The other nine participants, joining Imflashinthechicks, with their trial times: Fly CB Fly, :17.890; Major Tom, :17.917; Royal Country Grip, :17.942; Situation, :18.033; Call Him Awesome, :18.039; Judys Clone, :18.047; Sweet For The Queen, :18.051; WW First Baby, :18.066 and Coal County Line, :18.074.

Major Tom is the lone Appaloosa qualifier to the Speedhorse/Graham Futurity. Mary Hainline owns the gelded son of first crop sire Red Storm Cat from the Mr Eye Opener mare Eyesa Knockout. Eddie D. Willis saddled the winner of the first trial. Gary Vaughan is the breeder.

Trainer Dee Keener is the lone trainer to send more than one runner to the final as he saddles both Judys Clone and Coal County Line.

For a complete list of finalists including times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers and jockeys to the Speedhorse/Graham Futurity CLICK HERE.

Jockey Russel Hadley posted three wins Saturday night with Imfasternmomoanddad ($3.40 to win) in the first race, Fly CB Fly ($6) in the sixth race and Dreamnwideopen ($5) in race 10. The hat trick gives Hadley 24 wins for the season, moving him into a tie for third-place in the standings with Paul Nieto and Berkley Packer.

G.R. Carter leads the rider colony with 51 victories. Jimmy Brooks is alone in second-place with 38.

The Speedhorse/Graham Futurity trials were conducted in the middle of what turned out to be an 11-race Remington Park program. The program was shortened by one race after heavy thunderstorms led Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Stewards and track management to cancel the 12th and final event of the night, just minutes prior to 10pm.

The payoffs for the final Pick 3, the Pick 4 and Late Daily Double featured an ‘All’ in the final leg of the wagers, due to race 12 cancelling. The Pick 3 that would have ended in race 12 was 8-2-All for $22. The $1 Pick 4 was 7-8-2-All for $37.30. The late Daily Double was 2-All for a payoff of $12.20.

Remington Park racing continues Sunday afternoon with a 10 events, underway at 1:30pm.

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