LOUISIANA SENATOR CRUSHES TRACK RECORD, GLIDES IN LEO STAKES

OKLAHOMA CITY – March 26, 2011 - Louisiana Senator is dominating the Remington Park older horse series of stakes races this season. He won the Eastex Handicap on March 6 by a length and made things look even easier in taking Saturday’s Grade 1, $100,000 Leo Stakes while obliterating the 400-yard track record.

Purchased just two months ago at the Heritage Place Sale in Oklahoma City for $48,000 by the Louisiana Senator Syndicate of Llano, Texas, the 5-year-old horse is trained by Heath Reed and was handled once again by G.R. Carter. Louisiana Senator cruised home in the Leo Stakes and still sliced over three-tenths of a second of the track record, crossing the finish in :19.101 over a fast track. The former mark of :19.34 was set by Diamond For Jess in the 2010 Remington Park Derby.

Competing in stakes company again in less than three weeks from his Eastex win was not a concern for Reed after he tracked the horse earlier this week. “G.R. was coming back on him on Wednesday morning and just yelled ‘Yeah!’ I thought then that he must be ready.”

Away from the starting gate in quick order, Louisiana Senator increased his advantage on the lead throughout the Leo Stakes, opening up by over two lengths at one point before Carter simply became a passenger and let the horse come home without urging.

“He’s really on top of his game,” Carter noted. “He is just really focused right now. He warms up like a champion and just goes to the gate and stands there and makes the jockey’s job real easy. He’s really a professional and really put on a good performance.

Streakin Down, runner-up to the winner in the Eastex, was once again relegated to second. Separate Bet, winner of the 2009 Leo Stakes, showed a flash of his past brilliance in running third, a half-length behind Streakin Down.

The wagering favorite at 2-1 odds, Louisiana Senator paid $6.20 to win, $3.40 to place and $3.40 to show. Streakin Down returned $3.40 to place and $2.80 to show. Separate Bet paid $4.20 to show.

Bred in California by Vinewood Farms, Louisiana Senator is by Jess Louisiana Blue from the Corona Cartel mare Corona Perfection. The Leo Stakes was his sixth win from 16 career starts with four of the scores taking place at Remington Park. Earning $60,000, Louisiana Senator has pushed his overall bankroll to $327,908.

The Leo Stakes is run in honor of Leo, a foundation sire in American Quarter Horse Racing who stood the bulk of his career through four decades in Oklahoma.


Grade 3, $35,900 Decketta Stakes
Fredaville won her second consecutive race of the Remington Park season, adding the Decketta Stakes to her perfect local resume on Saturday night. She won the 350-yard race for older fillies and mares by a half-length in :17.245.

An Oklahoma-bred, Fredaville is owned and was bred by Robert Gentry of Lubbock, Texas and is trained by Clint Crawford. She was ridden by J.D. Mitchener. She managed to hold off a late move by Chics Delight in posting her fourth victory from her last five attempts, all since January 11 of this year.
Fredaville left the starting gate at 3-1 odds and paid $8 to win, $3.20 to place and $3 to show. Chics Delight paid $7.20 to place and $3.60 to show. Wheres Mamas Money was another half-length behind the top pair for third and paid $3 to show.

A 5-year-old mare by Mr Jess Perry from the Dash For Cash mare Fearless Freda, Fredaville won her seventh race from 24 attempts and is undefeated in two career starts at Remington Park, both this season. She won $21,000 for the Decketta to move her lifetime earnings to $138,201.

The Decketta Stakes in named in honor of the 1964 All American Futurity winner who was bred, owned and trained by W.W. Wilson of Blanchard, Okla. Decketta was an outstanding broodmare over three decades after her racing career.


$22,800 Paul Harbor Memorial Handicap
Oklahoma-bred Paints and Appaloosa were on the Saturday undercard in the Paul Harbor Memorial Handicap, won by Flashy Dos.

Owned by Jeff Dean and B.J. Hall of Coweta, Okla. and trained by Dean, Flashy Dos was ridden to victory by Jesus Salazar. The 4-year-old Paint gelding won by a head over San Mateo Chick, covering 350 yards in :17.512.

The heavy 4-5 wagering favorite, Flashy Dos paid $3.60 to win, $4.60 to place and $3.60 to show. San Mateo Chick paid $3.60 to place and $2.80 to show. The Flashy Jewel was another length behind the top pair in third and paid $11 to show.

The win in the Paul Harbor Memorial was the third straight for Flashy Dos, dating to October of last year, and his sixth overall from 14 career starts. A son of Dos Poruno from the SF Royal Quick Flash mare Kaywantsafastone, Flashy Dos was bred in Oklahoma by Kay Churchwell. He won his second career Remington Park race in picking up $13,480 to move his lifetime earnings to $80,303.

The Remington Park racing weekend continues Sunday afternoon with an 11-race program underway at 1:30pm.

Open daily at 10am for casino gaming and simulcast racing, Remington Park also features Henry Hudson’s on the first floor, which opens for lunch at 11am. Admission, general parking and valet parking are always free at Remington Park.

Remington Park is Oklahoma City’s only Racetrack & Casino, 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.