OQHRA

For Immediate Release - Thursday, March 24, 2016

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Grade 3, $420,000 Oklahoma Futurity is the main event this Saturday night during the first major multi-stakes race program of the Remington Park American Quarter Horse Season. The well-connected Feature Moonflash is the morning-line favorite at 3-1 odds.

Owned by James Sills of Cedar Hill, Texas and trained by Eddie Willis, Feature Moonflash won his 300-yard trial in rallying fashion to score by a nose on March 12. The third-fastest qualifier in the field of 10, Feature Moonflash will be ridden by Jimmy Brooks.

The top qualifier on the night of 15 trials for the Oklahoma Futurity was KG Johnny B Good. Owned by Reba and Ken George of Caney, Kan., KG Johnny B Good posted a time of :15.491 seconds under jockey Cody Smith, who is up for the final. Trainer Loyd Moreland will saddle the gelding who is 4-1 in the morning-line odds according to Remington Park odds-maker Jerry Shottenkirk.

The program and post-position rundown for the 75th Oklahoma Futurity, the oldest futurity in Quarter Horse racing, with trainer, jockey and morning-line odds:

1. Im A Pollitician: Rodney Reed, Larry Payne, 12-1

2. Freal: Tana Caldwell, David Brown, 15-1

3. Coronas First Diva: Duke Shults, James Flores, 5-1

4. Good Captain Pepper: Eddie Willis, Jose Vega, 6-1

5. Feature Moonflash: Eddie Willis, Jimmy Brooks, 3-1 (morning-line favorite)

6. Southern Tac It: Rodney Reed, Cody Jensen, 8-1

7. KG Johnny B Good: Loyd Moreland, Cody Smith, 4-1

8. Kontemporary: Stacey Capps, Berkley Packer, 20-1

9. Sweet Annie GL: Rick Robinson, Agustin Silva, 12-1

10. Gronkowski: Brian Muse, Raul Ramirez, 10-1

The Oklahoma Futurity is the 11th of a dozen races on Saturday night with an approximate post time of 10:20pm. The first race of the night is 6pm. All times are Central.

The supporting stakes races prior to the Oklahoma Futurity include:

Race 7: Grade 1, $122,900 Oklahoma Paint/Appaloosa Futurity, 8:36pm

Race 9: Grade 1, $44,200 Speedhorse Graham Paint/Appaloosa Derby, 9.28pm

Race 10: Grade 3, $280,000 Oklahoma Derby, 9:54pm

Race 11: $50,000 Oklahoma Juvenile, 10:46pm

The Oklahoma Futurity program is the first of the season worth more than one-million dollars in purse money. The overall purse total for the 12-race card is $1,032,200.

The 2016 American Quarter Horse Season at Remington Park continues Thursday thru Saturday, March 24-26, with the Oklahoma Futurity program headlining the week on Saturday night. There will be no live racing on Easter Sunday. The first race nightly is 6pm-Central.

Open daily for casino gaming and simulcast racing, Remington Park features the Bricktown Brewery on the casino floor. Admission, general parking and valet parking are always free at Remington Park, home of the historic $420,000 Oklahoma Futurity. The 75th running of the oldest futurity in Quarter Horse racing takes place on Saturday, March 26, 2016.

Tracked by over 94,000 fans on Facebook and 7,000 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided over $147 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the opening of the casino in 2005. Oklahoma City’s only Racetrack & Casino and is 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.