OQHRA

For Immediate Release - Wednesday, March 23, 2016

OKLAHOMA CITY – Jess Good Candy, the 2015 All American Futurity winner and American Quarter Horse Association Champion 2-year-old, breezed through his first official workout of the year this morning at Remington Park. The 3-year-old colt is preparing for a possible start in April’s $70,000 Mr. Master Bug Stakes.

 

Owned by PV Quarter Horse Farms of Ratliff City, Okla. and trained by Clint Crawford, regular jockey Ivan Carnero was aboard for the 220-yard breeze. Jess Good Candy handled the effort in :11.59 seconds over a fast track.

“We wanted to get him a little work before a gate work coming up in a couple weeks,” Crawford said of the colt’s schedule. “Ivan was trying to let him cruise but the colt wanted to go. He’s coming back strong. Our goal is the Mr. Master Bug on April 24, then he will go to Ruidoso Downs (N.M.) to race in their derby series this summer.”

Jess Good Candy is an Oklahoma-bred son of Good Reason SA from the Mr Jess Perry mare Jess Send Candy. Bred by the late Carl Pevehouse, Jess Good Candy is undefeated thru four career starts with total earnings of $1,519,240. He broke his maiden status at Remington Park in April 2015 before moving to Ruidoso Downs and his eventual victory in the All American Futurity.

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.