For Immediate Release – Oklahoma City, OK – September 03, 2024 – The next two stakes races on the schedule for Remington Park will take place in two divisions on Friday, Sept. 6 when the Oklahoma Stallion Handicaps are contested.
The races for 3-year-olds, both at seven furlongs, are restricted to the progeny of eligible stallions of the Oklahoma Stallion Registrar. All of the participants this year also happen to be Oklahoma-breds.
In the Oklahoma Stallion Fillies Handicap, Miss Code West is set to make her first start at Remington Park since finishing her 2-year-old campaign here undefeated. The perfect season last fall earned her Horse of the Meet honors. Owned by Jeffry and Julie Puryear of Denton, Texas and trained by Kevin Scholl, Miss Code West is the heavy morning-line favorite in the field of five at 1-2 odds.
The Oklahoma Stallion Colts and Geldings Handicap has Flat Hanby as the morning-line favorite at 4-5 odds. The gelding owned by JT Stables of Springdale, Ark. and trained by Boyd “Jobe” Caster, will attempt to stretch his winning streak to five consecutive against five other rivals. Flat Hanby scored stakes races in his last two efforts, the Canterbury Park Derby on June 22 in Minnesota and the restricted Iowa Stallion Breeders’ Stakes at Prairie Meadows on July 20. He was entered last week in the St. Louis Derby but scratched and never made the trip to FanDuel in Illinois.
The Oklahoma Stallion Fillies Handicap, by program and post-position order, with jockey, trainer and morning-line odds:
- Ready: Leandro Goncalves, Kari Craddock, 6-1
- Xyngin Spitfire: Rene Diaz, Boyd Caster, 3-1
- Miss Code West: Floyd Wethey, Jr., Kevin Scholl, 1-2 (morning-line favorite)
- Rainbow Angel: Iram Diego, Tristan Ashford, 8-1
- Devious Diva: Justin Shepherd, Boyd Caster, 12-1
The Oklahoma Stallion Colts and Geldings Handicap, by program and post-position order, with jockey, trainer and morning-line odds:
- Luckytabucky: Leandro Goncalves, Kari Craddock, 8-1
- Okie Smoke: Alfredo Triana, Jr., Juan Padilla, 4-1
- Chasin Jason: Harry Hernandez, Pat Swan, 5-1
- Flat Hanby: Floyd Wethey, Jr., Boyd Caster, 4-5 (morning-line favorite)
- Legacy Account: Obed Sanchez, Durk Peery, 6-1
- Judge McBee: Sofia Barandela, Alex Baldillez, 8-1
Jockey Belen Quinonez goes eight years between wins at Remington Park
When jockey Belen Quinonez won the fifth race Saturday, Aug. 24 at Remington Park, it was the first victory for him in the past eight years at this track. His last trip to the winner’s circle in Oklahoma City came on Dec. 11, 2016, when he was the upset winner of the $100,000 She’s All In Handicap with 57-1 longshot Miss Mo Kelly for trainer Paul Holthus.
Belen Quinonez, is the younger brother of Remington Park’s all-time second-winningest jockey Luis Quinonez.
On Saturday night, Belen checked in first aboard Order of Merit, an 8-1 longshot, at 5-1/2 furlongs on the main track by 3-1/4 lengths for trainer Mark Buehrer and owner Orin A. Chain Revocable Living Trust. It was also Belen’s 300thwin at Remington Park. It was a long time coming, but he finally bagged that one for the milestone.
Belen took a respite from riding from 2017 to this year. Belen was ninth in the standings the last year he raced at Remington Park in 2016 with 25 wins.
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Remington Park has provided more than $357 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, Remington Park presents simulcast racing daily and non-stop casino gaming. The 2024 Thoroughbred Season continues through Dec. 13. The Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby takes place on Sunday, Sept. 29. Must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
