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 Dustin
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MIGHTY B VALIANT IMPRESSES AS TOP QUALIFIER DURING
FIRST NIGHT OF REMINGTON PARK FUTURITY TRIALS
OKLAHOMA CITY - The first dozen trials for 2-year-olds was conducted
Saturday night to send five qualifiers to the Remington Park Futurity.
Mighty B Valiant scorched the track in his career debut, winning easily
while setting the standard for the evening.
Owned by the You and Me Partners of Lawton, Okla. and trained by Raymond
Vargas, Mighty B Valiant handled 330 yards in :16.699 seconds over the
fast track with G.R. Carter up. The precocious colt appears to have
plenty of upside as he burst away from his eight rivals at the halfway
point of the fourth trial, winning by 2-3/4 lengths over the runner-up
Johns Party Chick.
As the heavy 1-5 wagering favorite, Mighty B Valiant paid $2.60 to win,
$3.40 to place and $2.20 to show.
Bred in Oklahoma by Homer Hill of Lawton, Okla., Mighty B Valiant is by
Valiant Hero from the On A High mare Mighty B Doll. His resounding
career debut was worth $8,784 for his first-place run with much larger
earning potential now awaiting him.
The Remington Park Futurity, contested for the first time only for
eligible Oklahoma-breds, will be the richest state-bred futurity in the
nation. The April 16 final for the top qualifiers will be worth
$780,000. Joining Mighty B Valiant from Saturday’s trials will be: Fast
Prize Jordan, :16.86; Cash for Wagon Boss, :16.914; Folly Del Rey,
:16.933 and BPs Jumpin Frisco, :16.945.
Trainer Eddie Willis saddled BPs Jumpin Frisco ($7.80 to win) to victory
in the second trial and qualification. That was one of six wins on the
program for Willis. He also sent BP Holland Cartel ($5.80) to victory in
race one, Easydoesitcindy ($2.60) in race six, Watah Success ($19.40) in
the ninth. Tel A Story ($9.20) in the 10th and BP Valiant Man ($10.60)
in the 12th.
The six wins for Willis gives him 27 for the season and moves him to a
12-win lead over Luis Villafranco in the trainer standings.
Jockey Jimmy Brooks rode five of the Willis winners, scoring with BP
Holland Cartel, BPs Jumpin Frisco, Easydoesitcindy, Tel A Story and Bp
Valliant Man.
Brooks now has 27 wins for the season, just one behind G.R. Carter who
leads the standings with 28.
A dozen more Remington Park Futurity trials will be contested on Sunday
afternoon with the five fastest from those events joining the Saturday
qualifiers in the lucrative April 16 final.
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Horse |
Sex |
Sire-Dam, Dam Sire |
Time |
Owner |
Breeder |
Trainer |
Jockey |
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Mighty B
Valiant |
c. |
Valiant Hero
- Mighty B Doll by On A High |
:16.699 |
You and Me
Partners |
Homer A Hill
(OK) |
Raymond H
Vargas |
G R Carter,
Jr |
|
Fast Prize
Jordan |
c. |
Pyc Paint
Your Wagon - Fast Prize Doll
by Mr Jess Perry |
:16.860 |
Weetona
Stanley and W.E. Smith |
Weetona
Stanley (OK) |
Jeffrey Heath
Reed |
G R Carter,
Jr |
|
Cash For
Wagon Boss |
g. |
Pyc Paint
Your Wagon - Taras Streaker
by Rakin In The Cash |
:16.914 |
David and
Jamie Nix |
M C & Cendy
Stucks (OK) |
Brian E Muse |
William E
Ives |
|
Folly Del Rey |
f. |
Pyc Paint
Your Wagon - Disco Del Rey
by Disco Jerry (TB) |
:16.933 |
Sandy and
Randy Coleman |
Fred A
Stanley (OK) |
Trey Wood |
Ricky Ramirez |
|
Bps Jumpin
Frisco |
c. |
Jumpn -
Frisco Fling by Dash For
Cash |
:16.945 |
Bill Price |
Bill Price
(OK) |
Eddie D
Willis |
Jimmy D
Brooks |
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Also Sunday, the long-distance runners will be featured after the trials
with the Grade 3, $35,000 Pauls Valley Handicap at 870 yards as the
nightcap race.
The action gets underway Sunday 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.
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