Challenge


Remington Hosts Challenge Trials on Saturday's Race Card
Rockin J Running Horses and Jack Manning's Rockin Disco races to the top qualifying mark in the Bank of America Oklahoma Challenge Championship(G2) at Remington Park.

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Remington Hosts Challenge Trials on Saturday's Race Card

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 23, 2015—Remington Park hosted six Challenge trials on Saturday's card, two races each for the $100,000 Bank of America Oklahoma Challenge Championship(G2), $40,000 Merial Oklahoma Distaff Challenge and the $50,000 Zoetis Remington Park Distance Challenge.

Bank of America Oklahoma Championship

The grade 2, Bank of America Oklahoma Championship, worth $100,000 is the top event of the day. Rockin Disco had the top trial time with a 440-yard clocking of :21.449 seconds in the second of two trials. Owned by Rockin J Running Horses and Jack Manning of Gateville, Texas and trained by Tammy Johnson, Rockin Disco was ridden by Ricardo Aguirre.

The trial win was the second straight victory of the season for Rockin Disco, a 5-year-old Oklahoma-bred gelding by Rock Solid Jess from the Check Him Out mare Check This Disco. The trial win is his ninth career victory.

For the complete list of Bank of America Oklahoma Championship qualifiers, times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers and jockeys CLICK HERE.

Merial Remington Park Distaff Challenge

There were two trials held for the Grade 3, $40,000 Merial Remington Park Distaff Challenge with Dash Through Fire posting the fastest 400-yard time in :19.683. Owned and bred in California by Johnny Trotter of Hereford, Texas, Dash Through Fire is trained by Trey Wood and was ridden by Cody Jensen.

Dash Thru Fire, under AQHA Racing Champion jockey Cody Jensen, sets the top qualifying time for the Merial Remington Park Distaff Challenge.
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Dash Through Fire is a 4-year-old mare by Walk Thru Fire from the Mr Jess Perry mare Dash Back Perry. The win is her third from just six career starts.

For the 10 qualifiers for the Merial Remington Park Distaff, their times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers and jockeys CLICK HERE.

Zoetis Remington Park Distance Challenge

The opening set of trials on the Saturday card were around the turn at 870 yards. The Grade 3,$50,000 Zoetis Remington Park Distance Challenge had CJs Rocksolid as the top trial runner, posting :44.99 seconds around the turn.

Ricardo Aguirre rides Cjs Rocksolid to fastest qualifying time to the Zoetis Remington Park Distance Challenge.
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Rockin J Running Horses and Jack Manning of Gateville, Texas had their second top qualifier of the night with CJs Rocksolid, trained by Tammy Johnson and ridden by Ricardo Aguirre. The 5-year-old Rock Solid Jess gelding won his fifth career race from 32 attempts while also winning for the first time at Remington Park. He is bred in Texas by Rockin J Running Horses and is by Rock Solid Jess from The Signature mare Sultry Miss.

For the Zoetis Remington Park Distance Challenge field of eight, their times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers and jockeys CLICK HERE.

Multiple stakes sire Rock Solid Jess sired the fastest qualifiers to the Bank of America Oklahoma Challenge Championship and the Zoetis Remington Park Distance Challenge on Saturday night.

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Sunday afternoon features the annual Extreme Racing Day for Charity, with Camels, Ostriches, Zebras, Dinky Donkeys, Pigs and The Express Ranch Clydesdales featured throughout the afternoon of horse racing. The first Extreme Race exhibition has a pair of Clydesdales in a match race at 1pm. The pari-mutuel horse racing starts at the normal Sunday time of 1:30pm. All times are Central.

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 $1,000,000 Heritage Place Futurity on Saturday, May 30.

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Tracked by over 78,000 fans on Facebook and 6,100 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.