Thoroughbred Racing Association of Oklahoma (TRAO)

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BANG BANG FURY GETS JUMP ON FIELD TO WIN FEATURED FRIDAY ALLOWANCE IN THE SLOP AT REMINGTON PARK

OKLAHOMA CITY – Jockey David Cabrera made the first move with Bang Bang Fury in the featured allowance race Friday at Remington Park and made it pay off for Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer Donnie Von Hemel.

The feature was a conditional allowance, moved from the turf to the sloppy main track at one mile. Thunderstorms and steady rain for more than 24 hours in Oklahoma City forced the racing off the turf to the main track Friday night.

Bang Bang Fury, a Virginia-bred 4-year-old filly by Violence, out of the More Than Ready mare Ready Reply, answered the call from Cabrera immediately from the start and soon had a five-length lead racing down the backstretch. It was her second win in her last three starts.

Bang Bang Fury showed her talent here, breaking her maiden on Sept. 18, coming off a five-month layoff. She then ran third in a first-level allowance race to Beau Soleil on Oct. 11. It didn’t take long for her to get her next career win at this level, in only her second try, drawing off an easy winner in the ninth race of the night. She is owned by Norma Lee Stockseth and Todd Dunn of Corpus Christi, Texas.

Bang Bang Fury, at 9-5 odds, beat runner-up Boltoro (21-1) by 6-1/2 lengths. Boltoro was another length ahead of third-place finisher and heavy wagering favorite Swiftwind (3-5). The winner stopped the timer in 1:38.59 and made every pole a winning one with interior fractions of :23.75 for the first quarter-mile, :46.98 for the half-mile, 1:12.10 for three-quarters of a mile and 1:24.90 for seven furlongs. She paid $5.60 to win, $3.40 to place and $2.10 to show.

Bang Bang Fury won $23,268 for her victory Friday and improved her record to 13 starts, two wins, one second and eight thirds for a bankroll of $139,593. She was bred by Chance Farm.

Von Hemel is second on the all-time wins list at Remington Park with 1,090 wins, behind only Steve Asmussen and his 1,338.

Offolter Racks Up Another Training Triple
Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer Joe Offolter won three stakes races on Oklahoma Classics Night last Friday, Oct. 17. He apparently is not satisfied with that as he stayed Friday-night hot with three more victories this evening.

Offolter made his treks to the winner’s circle Friday in the second, third and eighth races with Elusive Power ($13.40), Our Moon Pie ($4.20) and Night Passage ($4.80), respectively. Three different jockeys were given these mounts by Offolter. Walter De La Cruz won on Elusive Power, Jose Alvarez on Moon Pie and Richard Eramia on Night Passage.

The Friday hat trick gives Offolter 15 wins for the season and moved him into third place in the trainer standings. Steve Asmussen is first with 36 wins while Robertino Diodoro is second with 24.

T Bones Trick Continues Success At Age 9, Winning 17th Career Race
As a 9-year-old, horses tend to start fading in talent and speed. That is not the case for T Bones Trick, who won for the 17th time in his career on Friday. A starter allowance event in the seventh race at Remington park was his 66th lifetime start and he showed he is not done yet.

The gelded son of Midnight Lute, from the Dixie Union mare Hopeful Union, got up by a neck as a 15-1 longshot with Floyd Wethey, Jr. in the irons. The race was at one mile for 3-year-olds-and-up that had started for a $10,000-claiming price or less from 2023-2025. T Bones Trick was bred in Kentucky by Tenlane Farm.

The $11,868 won Friday by T Bones Trick improved his record to 66 starts, 17 wins, 13 seconds and 13 thirds for a lifetime bankroll of $319,970. It was his first victory on an off track, but he has now run first or second three times out of six over an off surface.

T Bones Trick is owned and trained by Dick Cappellucci of El Paso, Texas.

Remington Park racing continues Saturday, Oct. 25 at 6pm-Central.

Remington Park has provided more than $390 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 year-round simulcast racing and casino gaming. The 2025 Springboard Mile, a 2026 Kentucky Derby qualifying points race, takes place Saturday, Dec. 20, the final night of the Thoroughbred Season. 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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