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Rock You, The Charm Of Corona, Cant Be Caught Prevail in Remington Undercard Stake
Rock You, under jockey Jimmy D. Brooks, catches Win Rabbits Fly at the wire in Saturday's Grade 2 Bob Moore Stakes at Remington Park.

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Rock You, The Charm Of Corona, Cant Be Caught Prevail in Remington Undercard Stake

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 18, 2015— Rock You won the Bob Moore Memorial for a second straight year and became the first horse to win the event more than once in its history at Remington Park, since 1999.

Owned by Reliance Ranches of Edmond, Okla. and trained by Eddie Willis, Rock You scored by a head in his first start of 2015. Jockey Jimmy Brooks has the call as the 4-year-old gelding outdueled Win Rabbits Fly for the bulk of the 300 yards to win in :15.085 seconds. A Black Zipper was third, three-quarters of a length behind the winner.

Mark Moore presents Micah McKinney the Bob Moore Stakes trophy Saturday night at Remington Park.
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Away at 2-1 odds in the wagering, Rock You paid $6.80 to win, $4 to place and $3.80 to show. Win Rabbits Fly, the beaten even-money betting favorite, paid $2.80 to place and $2.20 to show. A Black Zipper paid $4.40 to show.

The second win in the Bob Moore Memorial was the seventh triumph from 15 overall starts for Rock You. Bred in California by Dr. Steve Burns, Rock You is by Foose from the Strawfly Special mare Babe On The Fly. The score is worth another $34,692 for Rock You who has now made $641,543 overall.

Coming off a win in the Mr Jet Moore Stakes on April 2, Win Rabbits Fly earned $11,564 for this second place effort. Daniel Torres was aboard the Fly Jess Fly 6-year-old owned-and-and trained by Miguel Bonuelos. Bred in Oklahoma, by Jackie Morgan, from the Spectacular Native mare Break The Market, Win Rabbits Fly has earned $217,930.

Trainer Joe Neff saddled The Black Zipper for owner Julio Contreras. Cody Smith rode the Count Corona gelding out of Stayin On Task, by Special Task. He earned $5,480 for the effort. John and Sylvia Crain is the breeder.

Llano Teller, One Valiant Hero, Wonderboy and The Ultimate Eagle completed the field. A Toss Up, Priceless Feature and Bp Southern Dynasty were scratched.

The Bob Moore Memorial is named in honor of the late Norman, Okla. breeder and owner who was prominent in helping bring pari-mutuel racing to Oklahoma. He was the proprietor of Bob Moore Farms which is still one of the sport’s most successful racing and breeding operations.

Reliance Ranches Homebred Wins $70,000 Laico Bird Stakes

The Charm of Corona built off of his fourth-place finish in the Grade 3 Oklahoma Futurity to win the $70,000 Laico Bird Stakes for 2-year-old Oklahoma-breds. It was also the first-ever win for the son of Corona Cartel out of the First Down Dash mare Charm Dance, who raced the 330 yards in :16.832 over a fast track.

The Charm Of Corona, under jockey Jimmy D. Brooks, winning the Laico Bird Stakes at Remignton Park Saturday night. © Dustin Orona Photography
Owned and bred by Reliance Ranches of Edmond, Okla., the colt is trained by Eddie Willis and was ridden by Jimmy Brooks.

The Charm of Corona paid $6.40 to win, $3.80 to place and $3.00 to show as the winning favorite. Streakin PR was a half-length back to pay $4.60 to place and $3.80 to show. Lets Get On Board finished third and paid $3.40 to show.

Streakin Pr races for owner Thomas Scheckel and trainer Kasey Willis. Cesar Gomez was aboard the Corona Cartel gelding out of Bonnie Streakin by Streakin La Jolla. Bred by Pine Ridge Farm, LLC, the $22,000 Heritage Place September Yearling Sale graduate earned $13,928 for the effort.

Jonathan Chavira saddled Lets Get On Board for owners Georgina Chavira and Rito Sosa. Thomas Bradbury bred the Pyc Paint Your Wagon gelding from the This Snow Is Royal mare Let Me Upgrade. Ridden by James Flores, Lets Get On Board picked up $7,660 for the effort. Also a September Heritage Place Yearling graduate, Lets Get On Board sold for $16,500.

Completing the field were The Serge Protector, Desperate Daisy, A Dashing Reason, Acers Flyer, Arollla The Dice and Winn Jet Capode.

Willis and Brooks won four races on Saturday night. In addition to their two stakes wins, they visited the winner’s circle with Rarin ($4.20 to win) in race four and Aventador ($8.40) in race seven. The quadruple put Willis back on top of the trainer standings with 14 wins for the season, three ahead of Brian Muse who has 11.

The four wins for Brooks gives him 12 for the season and elevates him into a tie for fifth in the jockey standings. G.R. Carter leads the riding colony with 29 wins.

Cant Be Caught Scores Grade 1 Mister Lewie Memorial Win

Cant Be Caught has not been caught in his last seven races, and his win in the $32,500 Mister Lewie Memorial for Paints and Appaloosas was perhaps his most visually impressive win yet.

Cant Be Caught defeats Major Tom in the Mr. Lewie Stakes at Remington Park Saturday. © Dustin Orona Photography
After a poor start that left him a length behind his rivals, the 6-5 co-favorite rushed up into contention and surged by Major Tom to win by a half-length, in a time of :19.661 for 400 yards over a fast track. Major Tom, the 2014 Remington Park Horse of the Meeting fought back gamely when challenged, but finished as a determined runner-up.

Cant Be Caught is owned and bred in Oklahoma by John Diedeker of Parsons, Kan. The talented 3-year-old answered the challenge of his poor start while impressing his owner in the process. “This horse is a racehorse,” Diedeker said. “I’m telling you after that start, I guarantee you, Major Tom had the start to beat us tonight.”

Trained by Jeff Dean, Cant Be Caught was ridden to a second consecutive stakes win this season by Cody Jensen. They also won the Speedhorse Graham Derby in March.

The winning connections of Cant Be Caught accept the Mr Lewie Memorial Stakes trophy at Remington Park. © Dustin Orona Photography
Cant Be Caught is an Appaloosa gelding sired by With Intent, out of the Rare Form (QH) mare, Unique Form (QH). The win for Cant Be Caught came in his first ever race versus older horses. He earned $19,338 for the win and now has lifetime earnings of $127,691 with 10 wins in 12 starts.

Cant Be Caught paid $4.60 to win, $3.60 to place and $2.80 to show. Major Tom, who was also sent off at 6-5 odds, paid $3.60 to place and $2.60 to show. Big Ennis rallied from the back to finish 3rd at 14-1 and pay $4.60 to show. The top three finishers were the only Appaloosas in the field of eight.

Sunday afternoon racing begins at 1:30pm and features the $100,000 Remington Park Juvenile for 2-year-old Oklahoma-breds who competed in trials for the Remington Park Futurity.

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