Point Blank Range, under jockey Roman Cruz, holds off stablemate Jc Speeding (#9) in the $335,800 Heritage Place Derby on Saturday at Remington Park.

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By H. David Smith, StallioneSearch

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MAY 30, 2026—Point Blank Range dug in late and held off a determined rally from stablemate Jc Speeding to win the Grade 2 Heritage Place Derby on Saturday night at Remington Park, covering 400 yards in 19.480 seconds while earning a 98 speed index in the $335,800 event for 3-year-old Quarter Horses.

Owned by 918 Bloodstock and trained by Dee Keener, Point Blank Range earned $141,036 for the victory. Roman Cruz rode the sorrel gelding by third-crop sire Tell Cartel out of Fannie Blankers, by Bodacious Dash. The Oklahoma-bred was bred by J. Garvan Kelly and J. Lloyd Yother.

The lightly raced Point Blank Range broke sharply, seized the early lead, and had enough left to fend off his closing barnmate at the wire.

The winning connections of Point Blank Range accept the Heritage Place Derby stakes trophy on Saturday at Remington Park. © Emily Paulk / StallioneSearch

Point Blank Range was purchased for $40,000 at the 2024 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale and has won three of five starts and earned nearly $160,000.

Jc Speeding, a sorrel colt by third-crop sire Chilitos out of High Speed Kitty, by High Rate of Return, rallied after a slow start to finish second by a neck. Owned by Planefun LLC, trained by Keener and ridden by champion James Flores, the Oklahoma-bred earned $57,086.

Richard Joneson bred the runner-up, who sold for $13,000 at the 2024 Heritage Place Yearling Sale. The double-registered colt has earned $252,337 against Quarter Horses and $119,341 racing in APHA races.

Argyles finished another 1¼ lengths back in third for owner Rancho Garambuyo. The brown colt by five-time world champion sire FDD Dynasty out of Three Fancy Socks, by Pyc Paint Your Wagon, is trained by Marco Chavez-Gutierrez and was ridden by Jonathan Dominguez.

Bred in Oklahoma by Cavenaugh Quarter Horses LLC, Argyles earned $40,296. He was purchased for $57,000 at the 2024 Heritage Place Yearling Sale and has earned $92,681.

Cyber Blues finished fourth, followed by Ab Seis Coronas in fifth, Ajs Wingman in sixth, Racket Ridge in seventh, Maverykk in eighth, and Fire N Speed in ninth. Luziana Man was scratched from the final.

The victory gave Point Blank Range the most significant win of his career and added another major Remington Park stakes trophy to the successful Keener stable, which saddled both the winner and runner-up in the prestigious Heritage Place Derby.

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