OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MARCH 9, 2014—The Grade 2, $52,700 Eastex Stakes was the first open-company stakes of the Remington Park season and went to Somethin Like This who posted a bobbing-nose victory at the finish of 350 yards over Llano Cartel. Owned by the Edmond, Okla. partnership of Ed Melzer and James Sills, Somethin Like This is trained by Eddie Willis and was ridden by Jimmy Brooks. The 4-year-old gelding hooked up with Llano Cartel almost from the start and battled for the entire ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MARCH 9, 2014—Timing is everything and for JB James, his winning final time of :12.881 seconds in the $77,000 Mighty Deck Three Stakes was nearly a fast enough timing to break the track record of 12.849 for 250 yards. The race distance was also key in the timing, as the fleet, gelded son of Ivory James capitalized on the race’s ...

SUNLAND PARK, NM—MARCH 9, 2014—Here Kittykittykitty took command earlier and held off Sandys Jesse by a head to win the $85,240 Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap Sunday afternoon at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. Stel Gone Corona finished a neck off the leaders in third. Under jockey Larry Gamez, Here Kittykittykitty raced to his fourth ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MARCH 9, 2014—Making his first start of the season, last year's All American Juvenile winner One Valiant Hero won the last of six trials to post the top qualifying time for the Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park. The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to the Oklahoma City racetrack on Saturday, March 22 and vie for the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MARCH 8, 2014—The second night of the 2014 American Quarter Horse & Mixed-breed Season at Remington Park featured 15 trials for the $370,000 Oklahoma Futurity(G3), to set a field of 10. After all trials were conducted, a shake was also needed to decide the last position for the race after a pair of runners shared the exact ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—MARCH 8, 2014—Time For Jesse Lee recorded his first stakes victory on California soil and second stakes win of his career following a sparkling effort in the $16,000 Uncas Handicap on Saturday at the Orange County track. Ridden by Cesar De Alba for trainer Monty Arrossa, Time For Jesse Lee led from start to finish to post a ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA—MARCH 8, 2014—Eighteen 2-year-old Quarter Horses posted morning workouts during the first day of gate drills for young sprinters on Saturday at Los Alamitos Race Course. The three fastest times of the morning went to horses trained by Ryan Hanson. The bullet work was posted by Robin Dunn, Larry Chapple and RTM Stable LLC.’s ...

SUNLAND PARK, NM—MARCH 7, 2014—Brix, a lightly races son of World Champion Wave Carver, posted the top qualifying time from five trial races run Friday afternoon for the $160,577 West Texas Derby(G3). The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino on Saturday March 29 and vie for the $75,471 winner's purse. Under jockey Sergio Becerra, Jr., Brix dueled throughout with Sunland Park Winter Futurity(G3) winner Bye Bye ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MARCH 7, 2014—Opening Night of the 2014 American Quarter Horse & Mixed-breed Season featured trials for the Grade 1, $134,000 Oklahoma Paint/Appaloosa Futurity. Big Red Kadillac posted the fastest 300-yard time of the seven trials, crossing the finish in :15.619 seconds over a fast track. Owned by Wade Helton of Pampa, ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MARCH 6, 2014—Trainer Kasey Willis saddled Jack Peters' A Quack For Jack to the fastest time from 84 two-year-olds who participated in 15 schooling races at Remington Park Thursday. The Oklahoma City track will open their 2014 Quarter Horse and Mixed Breed Meet tomorrow (March 7). The races were run over a sloppy racecourse with a headwind kicking up about half way through the afternoon. A Quack For Jack won the 8th race easily into a 7 mph headwind covering the ...