The 2026 Remington Park American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season opens Thursday, March 5, with a 10-race card in Oklahoma City.

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By Dale Day

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–FEBRUARY 25, 2026– The Opening Night racing program for the 2026 Remington Park American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season was drawn today. A card of 10 races will greet fans and players as the new year of racing begins in Oklahoma City on Thursday, March 5.

A total of 93 horses entered the 10-race card for an average field size of 9.3 per race. The first night of the season features six trials for the Grade 1 Oklahoma Paint & Appaloosa Futurity. The trial heats, for 2-year-old Paints and Appaloosas, will be contested at 300 yards with the fastest 10 moving on to the March 21 final, worth an estimated $200,000.

Dee Keener, seeking his fourth consecutive leading trainer title at Remington Park, entered 20 of the 58 going into the Oklahoma Paint & Appaloosa Futurity trials. Trainer Matt Whitekiller entered 16 into the trials. The trials include 57 Paints and just one Appaloosa.

Keener has won the Oklahoma Paint & Appaloosa Futurity six times in his career. He will attempt to win the race for a second consecutive season. He saddled Turbulent to the win in the 2025 edition.

Paints who posted the fastest 250-yard training race time for their breed in the pre-season are scattered throughout the trials on Opening Night. DW Showin D Off, tops for Paints on Feb. 12, will be in the second trial, race five on the night. The fourth trial, race seven for the night, will have MW Bcause Im Alive who was the top Paint on Feb. 19.

The sixth and final trial, race nine on the night, features a pair of top training race Paints. Big Rotney who was the fastest Paint on Feb. 11 and Js Cowgirl Chicken, top on Feb. 18 will battle with eight other rivals.

Total purses for the 10 races on Opening Night reached $129,000. The richest race on the card is the 10^th and finale, an allowance race for Oklahoma-breds at 300 yards, seeking their second career win.

Oklahoma Futurity trials, for 2-year-old Quarter Horses, will headline the race cards for Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7. Trials for the Oklahoma Derby, for 3-year-old Quarter Horses, will lead the way for the Sunday, March 8 card. Also on March 8, the $75,000 Mighty Deck Three Stakes for Oklahoma-breds.

Remington Park racing will begin nightly at 6pm with Sunday racing starting at 4pm. All times are Central.

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Remington Park has provided more than $407 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the opening of the casino in 2005. Located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District. The 2026 Remington Park American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season begins March 5 and continues through May 30. Remington Park presents year-round simulcast racing and casino gaming. Guests must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or to enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.

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