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For Immediate Release - Wednesday, May 18, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY – Painted Turnpike, currently the top runner in Paint Horse racing, will go to the starting gate again on Friday night at Remington Park. The Grade 1, $30,000 Mister Lewie Memorial at 400 yards has a field of nine with Painted Turnpike as the heavy 4-5 morning-line favorite.

Owned and bred in Oklahoma by Nolan Pevehouse of Webbers Falls, Okla., Painted Turnpike is trained by Matt Whitekiller and will be ridden by regular jockey Cody Smith. The talented 3-year-old makes his second straight attempt against older rivals after dispatching his foes in the Paul Harber Memorial on April 15. In that, his first race against older runners, Painted Turnpike won by 1-1/4 lengths with plenty in reserve at the finish.

A colt by PYC Paint Your Wagon (qh) from the SF Royal Quick Flash mare High Class Turnpike, Painted Turnpike has won five consecutive races and 10 of 11 overall in his career. He now boasts earnings of $261,607.

The complete field by post position and program number with trainer, jockey and morning-line odds for the Mister Lewie:

1. If Ur Buyn Im Flyn: Luz Chavira, Mario Delgado, 15-1
2. Major Mac: Brian Muse, James Flores, 10-1
3. Southern Snow: Durk Peery, Ivan Carnero, 20-1
4. Explosive Deer Bug: Albert Wright, Jorge Torres, 20-1
5. MHM Hotwire: Matt Whitekiller, Jose Montoya, 10-1
6. Texas Silk: Dee Keener, Jimmy Brooks, 5-1
7. Dashin JJ: Ray Enlow, Mario Chavez, 6-1
8. Painted Turnpike: Matt Whitekiller, Cody Smith, 4-5 (morning-line favorite)
9. Cant Be Caught: Dee Keener, Randy Wilson, 12-1

The Mister Lewie Memorial is for Paints and Appaloosas. The race is named in honor of Lewis Wartchow who dominated Paint and Appaloosa racing for decades in Oklahoma and beyond, prior to his death in 2003.

The first race on Thursday and Friday, May 19 & 20 is at 6pm. Saturday, May 21 will feature the simulcast of the Preakness Stakes from Pimlico in Baltimore. Remington Park will race at 4:05pm on Saturday with the Preakness shown at 5:45pm. Sunday racing is at 1:30pm. All times are Central.

Open daily at 10:30am 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 Grade 1, $1,083,420 Heritage Place Futurity on Saturday, June 4.

Tracked by over 98,000 fans on Facebook and 7,100 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided over $148 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.