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This Candys Awesome Wins Decketta Stakes, Judys Miss Bank Surprises in Paul Harber Memorial
This Candys Awesome, under AQHA Racing Champion jockey G.R. Carter, Jr., holds off Nellie Delaney in the Grade 3 Deceketta Stakes at Remington Park Saturday.

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This Candys Awesome Wins Decketta Stakes, Judys Miss Bank Surprises in Paul Harber Memorial

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MARCH 28, 2015—This Candys Awesome recorded her fourth Remington Park win and her seventh overall from 13 lifetime starts in the Grade 3, $58,000 Decketta Stakes at 350 yards.

Sent off as the 3-1 second choice in the wagering, This Candys Awesome, a 4-year-old daughter of PYC Paint Your Wagon from the Mr Jess Perry mare Jess Send Candy, raced quickly to the front and then was just able to cling to a victory by a head margin in a time of :17.492.

Trained by Clinton Crawford, This Candys Awesome earned $34,530 for owner, The Estate of Carl Pevehouse of Ratliff City, Okla.The late Carl Pevehouse also bred the mare who has now accumulated $264,731.

The winning connections of This Candys Awesome accept the Decketta Stakes trophy at Remington Park.
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This Candys Awesome was ridden by jockey G.R. Carter who stated after the race that he may have allowed the race to be closer at the finish than he would have liked. “I got into her left-handed away from there and she really just kind of squirted to the front. I was going to just let her run and she finished on her own. I may have gotten a little too confident at the end.”

This Candys Awesome paid $8.40 to win, $4.40 to place and $2.80 to show. Nellie Delaney flew home late on the outside of the track to pay $7.80 to place and $4.20 to show. Kuhl Wave, the 8-5 race favorite, finished third and paid $2.40 to show.

Grade 1 winner Nellie Delaney finished strong under jockey Joe Badilla, Jr. The FDD Dynasty mare earned $11,510 for the effort to bring her earnings total to $208,228. Dean Fry conditions the 5-year-old for owner/breeder J. Garvin Kelly and Nancy Yearsley. She is out of the Tres Seis mare Fleeting Touch.

Also a 5-year-old, Kuhl Wave races for owner/trainer Jose Aguilera. The Oklahoma-bred daughter of Wave Carver was ridden by jockey Daniel Torres and picked up $6,330 for her effort. Tom Bradbury and Marvin Whillhite bred the graded stakes winner of $227,198 from the Shazoom mare Shazooms Doll.

Completing the field were Painted Laico Bird, Glory Rider, Rock Princess, Catchin Fire, Midnight Cartel, Fire Burning and Specials Jamie.

The Decketta Stakes is named in honor of the 1964 All American Futurity winner who was bred, owned and trained by W.W. Wilson of Blanchard, Okla., who brought the talented filly home after her racing career where she became a prominent broodmare for the next two decades.

Paul Harber Memorial Stakes

Judys Miss Banks utilized a perfect start, grabbing an early lead and holding the momentum to the finish to win the Paul Harber Memorial for Oklahoma-bred Paints & Appaloosas. In the process, the 5-year-old mare knocked off not just one, but two Remington Park champions from a year ago.

Judys Miss Banks, under jockey Larry Payne, defeating champion Major Tom in the Paul Harber Memorial Stakes
at Remington Park Saturday. © Dustin Orona Photography
Major Tom, the Horse of the Meeting and Champion Appaloosa last year at Remington Park was the heavy 1-2 wagering favorite, expected to make his 2015 debut a romp like most of his past races. Also in the race, Texas Silk, the Champion Paint from a year ago who had already made two starts this season and was still seeking his first win. Judys Miss Banks had other ideas for both.

Owned by Sammy & Nadine Hester of Tulsa, Okla. and trained by Clint Crawford, Judys Miss Banks was away quickly in the 350-yard Paul Harber Memorial and never looked back. Guided by Larry Payne, the Paint mare found the finish line a half-length better than Major Tom who attempted to rally but ran out of real estate. Major Mac was along for third. Judys Miss Banks crossed the 350-yard finish in :17.686 over the fast track.

Judys Miss Banks was 8-1 in the betting and paid $18.40 to win, $5.20 to place and $2.40 to show. Major Tom returned $3.20 to place and $2.10 to show. Major Mac paid $2.20 to show.

The winning connections of Judys Miss Banks accept the Paul Harber Memorial Stakes trophy at Remington Park.
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The win was the sixth from 22 career starts for Judys Miss Banks, a Paint by Gold Medal Jess (qh) from the Olympia Joe mare Judys Chicklet. She was bred in Oklahoma by Jerry Banks. The first-place check of $13,500 moves the career earnings for Judys Miss Banks to $149,519.

Major Tom, a son of the Quarter Horse stallion Red Storm Cat, has earned more than $221,000 for owner Mary Hainline. Eddie D. Willis trains the Oklahoma-bred from the Mr Eye Opener mare Eyesa Knockout. Gary Vaughn is the breeder and Jimmy D. Brooks was riding.

Third place finisher Major Mac races for owner/trainer Brian Muse. Henry and Linda Bowlan bred the Judys Lineage gelding in Oklahoma from Six Fols mare Peggys Bouquet. Daniel Torres had the riding call.

The Paul Harber Stakes is named in honor of one of the founding members of the American Paint Horse Association.

Remington Park hosts a 10-race program on Sunday afternoon with the first event at 1:30pm.

Open daily at 10:30am for casino gaming and simulcast racing, Remington Park features the Bricktown Brewery on the casino floor. Admission, general parking and valet parking are always free at Remington Park, home of the million-dollar Remington Park Futurity program on Saturday, April 18.

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