OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MARCH 29, 2014—First Prize Shaunda was a popular 8-5 winning favorite with her narrow score in the $57,200 Grade 3 Decketta Stakes. The 4-year-old filly by Pyc Paint Your Wagon from the Mr Jess Perry mare First Prize Leesa covered the 350 yards in a winning time of :17.328 Seconds.

She was bred in Oklahoma by Weetona Stanley & W.E Smith and also owned by Weetona Stanley of Madill, Okla. Stacey Capps trains First Prize Shaunda.

AQHA Champion Jockey Cody Jensen was up for the thrilling ride. “She ran a really good race. She was just strumming along, doing her thing nice and easy. She got down here by the light (at the finish) and kind of propped and ducked in away from the light. I noticed she did it in her prep race for this too. I was kind of getting ready for it. I was afraid it cost us but we held on.”

First Prize Shaunda won the Decketta by a nose over Abra Cadabraa while Send Me A Candy Tree was another three-quarters of a length back in third. The wagering favorite paid $5.40 to win, $3.40 to place and $2.80 to show. Abra Cadabraa paid $5 to place and $4 to show. Send Me A Candy Tree returned $3 to show.

First Prize Shaunda earned $35,130 and now has a lifetime record of six wins from 10 attempts, with two wins at Remington Park. She has either won her races or finished off the board. Overall, First Prize Shaunda had made $125,095.

A 5-year-old Feature Mr Jess mare, Abra Cadabraa is a Utah hombebred racing for A and F Racing, LLC John Argoitia and M.S. Fotou. Harvey Baeza saddled the multiple graded stakes-placed runner out of the Dash To Chivato mare Shes A Magic Juan. Berkley Packer had the riding assignment and earned $9,910 to bump the gray miss' earnings mark over $116,000.

Multiple graded stakes winner Send Me A Candy Tree picked up $6,440 for owner/breeder Carl Pevehouse and trainer Clinton Crawford. The Oak Tree Special mare was ridden by jockey G.R. Carter, Jr. Out of the Leaving Memories mare Send Me The Candy, the brown 5-year-old has earned $391,340.

Shanachee, Rddustys Fury, Catchin Fire, Sooner Country Babe, Black Rosalita, Cy Miss Didja and Zip Code completed the field.

The Decketta Stakes is named after the 1964 All American Futurity winner who was bred, owned and trained by W.W. Wilson of Blanchard, Okla. Decketta had a long and prestigious career as a broodmare after her racing days were complete.

Paul Harber Memorial Stakes

Power Possum was an 8-1 upset winner of the $27,000 Paul Harber Memorial Stakes for Paints and Appaloosas, winning the 350-yard race in a time of :17.500 seconds.

The 5-year-old Paint mare by Little Jungle Jet from the Streak Of Cash (qh) mare Streakin Possum (qh) won her first race of 2014 and the $16,200 earnings for the win boosted her lifetime money to $62,875.

Owned by Manuel Martinez of Oklahoma City and trained by Oscar Nunez, Power Possum was ridden by Ivan Carnero who was pleased with her sharp performance. “She never breaks really good but she’s a 440 (yards) horse. She went in a little bit but when she straightened out she started running. She’s just a fast horse.” .

Power Possum paid $18 to win, $7.60 to place and $3.80 to show.

Judys Miss Banks ran second as part of the 7-5 wagering favorite entry with T H San Man, paying $3.80 to place and $2.20 to show. Flashthechicks ran third and paid $3 to show. Major Tom was the 5-2 morning-line favorite but the super-Appaloosa was scratched prior to first race post time.

T H San Man, Laus Deo, Honky Tonk Podie, Flash Of Silk and Hesa Sweet First Down completed the field.

The Paul Harber Memorial is named in honor of a founding father of the American Paint Horse Association and resident of Seminole, Okla. who passed in 2009.

Remington Park’s American Quarter Horse & Mixed-breed Season continues Sunday afternoon with the first of 10 races underway 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 $700,000 Remington Park Futurity on Saturday, April 19, 2014.

Tracked by over 51,000 fans on Facebook and 5,000 Twitter followers, Remington Park is Oklahoma City’s only Racetrack & Casino and is located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District. For more information, reservations and group bookings please call 405-424-1000, 866-456-9880 or visit remingtonpark.com.