Heaves Uncle, under jockey Bruan Candanosa, won the $58,000 Grade 2 Bob Moore Memorial Stakes at Remington Park Saturday.

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By H. David Smith / StallioneSearch.com

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 19, 2025—Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Futurity(RG1) winner Heavens Uncle raced to his second win in as many starts this season when he defeated AB Boogie as he post-time favorite in the $58,000 Grade 2 Bob Moore Memorial Stakes at Remington Park Saturday.

Ridden by jockey Bryan Candanosa, Heavens Uncle completed the 300 yards in 15.049 seconds over a sloppy (sealed) racetrack, equaling a 106 speed index. It was the fifth career in nine starts for the son of leading second-crop sire Uncle D.

Guillermo Valdivia trains the Oklahoma-bred gelding for owner-breeder Sherry Gilmore. Bred from the Streak And Dash mare Heavens Assured, the chestnut 3-year-old faced older horses for the first time in his career. The $33,600 Bob Moore winners' purse boosted his earnings to $496,619.

Runner-up Ab Boogie earned $9,600 under jockey Jesus Ayala for owner-breeder Ruben Mojica,  Manuel Campos trains the Iowa-bred son of champion sire Apollitical Blood from the Lil Kool Wagon mare Boogie Wagon. The five-time winner has banked $163,413 in 11 starts.

Making his first start since winning the EVD Derby last December, Apollitical Ike was a head back to earn $5,280 for third. Trainer Victor Oviedo tapped jockey Francisco Calderon to ride the Apollitical Blood 4-year-old out of Eye This Candy by Pyc Paint Your Wagon. Mike and Leslie Turner bred the $111,547 earner in Texas.

Believe In Perry, The Swamp, Rustys Cowgirl, Eye Eye Dynasty, Striking Breeze, and Liberty For Jess completed the field. Cowboys Gun Z was scratched.

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Remington Park has provided more than $377 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the casino's opening in 2005. Located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District, Remington Park presents year-round simulcast racing and casino gaming. The 2025 American Quarter Horse Season will begin on March 6. Must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.

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