Thoroughbred Racing Association of Oklahoma (TRAO)

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OKIE DOKIE M WINS DON McNEILL STAKES at REMINGTON PARK

For Immediate Release
Friday, November 6, 2026
by Richard Linihan


OKLAHOMA CITY – Okie Dokie M picked a fine time to break his maiden, winning the $50,000 Don McNeill Stakes on Friday night at Remington Park for his first victory in three starts.

The Don McNeill is for 2-year-old Oklahoma-breds at one mile.

Jockey Lane Luzzi never let the heavy 1-2 favorite, Drain the Shot, get out of his sight in this race after running third behind him last time out with Okie Dokie M in the Oklahoma Classics Juvenile, finishing 3-1/4 lengths back on Oct. 16, going six furlongs. Stretching out to one mile for the first time and having two races under his belt worked wonders for Okie Dokie M, according to trainer Allen Dupuy.

“He was really green when we got him in from Kentucky,” Dupuy said. “He got some experience in that six-furlong stakes.”

Dupuy said with each new start and trip to the track Okie Dokie M was getting less green and becoming more professional.

“I really expected this tonight,” Dupuy said of winning with his trainee, who went off at 7-1 odds. “As far as his work ethic goes, I think he went from a C to an A tonight if you were grading him. The favorite is a good horse, but we were green and not quite 100 percent when he beat us that last time. I’m not saying he won’t beat us again, but I really thought we would step up tonight.”

It was about halfway down the stretch when Luzzi stepped on the gas and finally put Drain the Shot away, putting distance between himself and the runner-up to win by 2-1/4 lengths. By My Boss (6-1), in third place, was another 5-1/2 lengths back of Drain the Shot in the end, 7-3/4 lengths back of Okie Dokie M.

The rest of the order of finish behind the top three was Chase’s Mojo (46-1) fourth, Twice Last Year (7-1) fifth, Dan Golden (14-1) sixth, Tizcolonelforce (14-1) seventh, Gospel Russell (48-1) eighth, Breakin Passed (63-1) ninth, and Pennington (52-1) 10th.

Okie Dokie M, a 2-year-old Oklahoma-bred colt by Volatile, out of the Imperialism mare Jan’s Perfect Star, paid $17.40 to win, $5 to place and $3.20 to show. He combined with Silver Goblin winner, Royalamerican (34-1) to return a $505.80 late daily double.

The top two finishers went 1-2 around the track together in the two-turn mile, setting interior fractions of :24.23 for the first quarter-mile, :48.36 for the half-mile, 1:12.98 for three-quarters of a mile and seven furlongs in 1:26.08 before Okie Dokie M hit the finish line in 1:39.71 over the fast track.

Okie Dokie M earned $30,000 from the purse for owner-breeders Michael and Linda Mazoch of Sulphur Springs, Texas, and improved his record to three starts, one win, one second and one third for lifetime earnings of $45,894.

“That was a sneaky good third we ran with this horse when we lost to Drain the Shot,” said Luzzi. “Today we got the job done. You never know what’s going to happen when a horse goes a mile for the first time. You don’t know what to expect. You have to have the horse under you that’s good enough and we got the favorite tonight.”

Luzzi won the Don McNeill for the second time. He was on D Toz for the score in 2018. It was the first win for the Mazochs and Dupuy in the series.

The Don McNeill Stakes is named after the late owner and breeder who campaigned such greats at Clever Trevor, Mr Ross and Caleb’s Posse. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2012.

Remington Park racing continues Saturday, Nov. 7 with the first race at 6:30pm-Central.

Remington Park has provided more than $432 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’s marquee event for 2-year-old Thoroughbreds is the Springboard Mile. A qualifying points race for the 2027 Kentucky Derby, the Springboard will be contested on Saturday, Dec. 19. Remington Park presents year-round simulcast racing and casino gaming. Guests must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or to enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.

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Caption: Okie Dokie M (3), with Lane Luzzi up, wins the Don McNeill Stakes on Friday, November 6, 2026 at Remington Park.
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Thoroughbred Racing Association of Oklahoma (TRAO)

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HUGE 34-1 LONGSHOT, ROYALAMERICAN, PULLS OFF UPSET OVER 2-5 ODDS-ON FAVORITE, MISTER OMAHA, TO WIN SILVER GOBLIN HANDICAP

For Immediate Release
Friday, November 6, 2026
By Richard Linihan


OKLAHOMA CITY – The 34-1 longshot, Royalamerican, had run three bad races in a row, but he showed up with bells on Friday night at Remington Park to upset 2-5 odds-on favorite Mister Omaha in the $50,000 Silver Goblin Handicap.

In fact, Mister Omaha didn’t light the board in any of the top three spots of this race after setting the pace into the stretch. It was the heavy favorite’s first time sprinting since winning the $48,500 Welder Stakes at Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, Okla., on March 18, 2025 as the 1-9 favorite. Since that race, Mister Omaha had run 12 races around two turns, until the Silver Goblin.

The Silver Goblin is for Oklahoma-breds, 3 and older, going 6-1/2 furlongs.

Friday night’s winner, Royalamerican, who made the Remington Park toteboard light up like a full-blown Christmas tree, had shown some promise as a 2-year-old last year, winning two stakes races – the Oklahoma Classics Juvenile and the Don McNeill Stakes, both against Oklahoma-breds. His owner-trainer-breeder C.R. Trout of Edmond, Okla., said there was a good reason Royalamerican had run poorly in his last three starts.

“He had EPM (equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, a serious neurological disease that affects a horse’s brain and spinal cord) real bad,” said Trout. “I can’t say enough about how (assistant trainer) Kassie (Gladd) stayed with him, brought him back to health and I don’t know what I would have done without her. (Royalamerican has gained 100 pounds to get back to where he is tonight.”

Royalamerican came into this stakes race with a sixth-place finish in the Bath House Row Stakes at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., on April 18, followed by two fifth-place finishes against allowance company here on Aug. 22 and Sept. 18. So, it was no coincidence that he would be ignored at 34-1 odds on the toteboard, even with second-leading rider David Cabrera up. There was only one thing that kept Cabrera from being over-confident coming into the Silver Goblin, knowing that Royalamerican might be sitting on a big race back to 100 percent health.

“I had a dream that I pulled the trigger too late and didn’t get there (to the finish line first),” Cabrera said. “But all the crew in the barn had him so ready. What else could you ask for?”

Royalamerican came from dead last in this field of nine to blow past them all in the stretch to win this 6-1/2 furlong stakes race. He hit the finish in 1:17.08 over the fast surface after Mister Omaha set the early pace of :22.08 for the first quarter-mile, :44.74 for the half-mile, and 1:10.41 for three-quarters of a mile, setting up Royalamerican’s late kick.
“I just felt like they were going too quick in front of me,” said Cabrera, who languished in last with Royalamerican. “I knew I had plenty of horse under me when we made our move.”

A 3-year-old Oklahoma-bred by Upstart, from the Creative Cause mare Scat for the Cause, Royalamerican put Trout to the winner’s circle for the second time in the Silver Goblin and paid a whopping $71.20 to win, $17.60 to place and $10.60 to show. Trout also won this stakes in 2021 with Fast Breakin Cash.

The longshot win keyed a 10-cent superfecta payout of $2,651.76 with Classy Empire (3-1) second, Nucleus (9-1) third and Missin Hollywood (111-1) in fourth. Mister Omaha checked in fifth, followed by Cajun Stoops (38-1) sixth, Breakable Code (13-1) seventh, I Am What I Am (63-1) eighth and Connors Outlaw (34-1) ninth.

Royalamerican earned $30,000 for the victory and improved to 11 starts, five wins, two seconds and one third for a bankroll of $207,529.

Cabrera scored his fourth win in the Silver Goblin, after winning three times before, all with Welder (2018-2020), Remington Park’s all-time winningest horse with 16 victories in Oklahoma City.

The race is named for the Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Famer, Silver Goblin. The Oklahoma-bred began his career at Remington Park in 1993 and concluded in 1999 for owner Al Horton and trainer Kenny Smith, winning multiple stakes events locally. Ridden by regular jockey Dale Cordova, Silver Goblin was a multiple graded stakes winner away from Remington and once ran second to the legendary Cigar in the 1995 Oaklawn Handicap. He topped a million dollars in earnings before retiring.

Remington Park racing continues Saturday, Nov. 7 with the first post at 6:30pm-Central.

Caption: Royalamerican (5) gets up to win the Silver Goblin Handicap on Friday, November 6, 2026 at Remington Park under jockey David Cabrera.
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