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BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MARCH 21, 2019—Five American Quarter Horse stakes, topped by the $396,650 Oklahoma Futurity (G2) and $255,750 Oklahoma Derby (G3), will be featured on Remington Park’s 12-race Saturday program.
Post time for the first race is set for 6 p.m. (CDT).
Ten 2-year-olds, all of whom made their career debuts in trials held on March 9, have been entered back in the 300-yard Oklahoma Futurity. Elizabeth Logan’s EC Revenge, the fastest qualifier is coming off of a head victory in the seventh of 12 trials, as the gelded son of Hes Relentless covered the distance in :15.500. EC Revenge is out of SS Pamilla, an unraced daughter of Corona Cartel and the graded stakes winning Mr Jess Perry mare First Prize Robin.
EC Revenge was a $25,000 buy at last year’s Heritage Place Yearling Sale. The gelding drew post 8 and will be ridden by James Flores for trainer Dee Keener.
TF Kates TLC, the second-fastest qualifier, is a bay daughter of The Louisiana Cartel trained by Roberto Trejo for owner Gilberto Gutierrez, and the filly was an $8,000 purchase at last year’s Heritage Place Yearling Sale. TF Kates TLC opened her career with a second-place finish to EC Revenge in her Oklahoma Futurity trial.
TF Kates TLC drew post 3 and will be ridden by Ramiro Garcia.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:
- Rrelentless (Jesus Olivas)
- Always Charging (Stormy Smith)
- TF Kates TLC (Ramiro Garcia)
- Separate Party (Juan Pulido)
- Pepper Ryan (Randy Edison)
- DF Zookie Cookie (Rodrigo Vallejo)
- Clean Brew (Manuel Gutierrez)
- EC Revenge (James Flores)
- Sizzling Fajita (Esgar Ramirez)
- Southern Fast Succes (Ricky Ramirez)
Also on Saturday, fastest qualifier Philomena heads a field of 10 sophomores entered back in the 350-yard, $255,750 Oklahoma Derby.
Trained by Luis Villafranco for owners Charles and Elizabeth Horton, Philomena made her 3-year-old season debut with a wire-to-wire, 1 3/4-length victory in the third of seven trials on March 9. The lightly raced daughter of champion Tres Seis has earned $7,395 from just two official starts.
Philomena drew post 9 and will be ridden by Manuel Gutierrez. Her nine opponents include Rappid, a bay Ivory James gelding owned and trained by Matthew Eck. Rappid has banked $109,712 from eight outs, and his two wins include a half-length score in last year’s 350-yard, $222,000 Speedhorse Futurity (G3) at Fair Meadows at Tulsa.
The eighth-fastest qualifier, Rappid drew post 3 and will be ridden by Alfredo Triana Jr.
The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments:
- Jakes Baby Wagon (Ricky Ramirez)
- Saratoga Return (Mario Delgado)
- Rappid (Alfredo Triana Jr.)
- Tarish (Daniel Torres)
- VF Jedi Returns (Juan Pulido)
- Jess Proved Youwrong (James Flores)
- Pops Tempting Wagon (Rodrigo Vallejo)
- Americas Dynasty (Agustin Silva)
- Philomena (Manuel Gutierrez)
- Dynasty First Class (Andrew Samaniego)
Three other stakes will be contested on Saturday. Jack Smith Farms’ Hes Limitless, a 4-year-old Oklahoma-bred son of Corona Cartel trained by John Stinebaugh, will be making his first start in more than four months in the 350-yard, $50,000 Eastex Stakes (G2). Hes Limitless ended his sophomore campaign with a third-place finish, a half of a length behind winner Hotstepper, in the 440-yard, $376,000 Texas Classic Derby (G1) at Lone Star Park, and the gelding was also a finalist in the 440-yard All American (G1) and Rainbow (G1) derbies at Ruidoso Downs.
A dozen of the best distaffers on the grounds are entered in Saturday’s 350-yard, $50,000 Decketta Stakes (G3). Trainer Stacy Charette-Hill will send out Curls Happy Wagon for owners Michael A. Pohl and Martin Stacy. A homebred 4-year-old daughter of Pyc Paint Your Wagon, the mare will be making her first start since November 10, when she ran second, a head behind Hotstepper, in the Texas Classic Derby.
Ed Melzer’s Valiant Memorie, a homebred One Valiant Hero filly trained by Eddie D. Willis, is one of the main contenders in Saturday’s 300-yard, $50,000 Oklahoma Juvenile Stakes. Valiant Memorie made her debut with a clear 1 1/4-length victory as the 8-5 favorite in the sixth Oklahoma Futurity trial on March 9.
All Remington Park races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.