For Immediate Release - Wednesday, March 2, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY – Remington Park training races continued today as horses prepare for the Opening of the 2016 American Quarter Horse Season. Mary Paintyourwagon owned the top 250-yard time today, handling a fast track in :13.50 seconds.
The very first running of the Oklahoma Futurity, the nations' oldest futurity was back in 1947 making 2016 the 69th running of this historic race.
OKLAHOMA CITY – February 23, 2016 - Rain and cooler weather, more indicative of February, returned to Remington Park for the Tuesday training races. Capi Mi put up the fastest 250-yard time during the quick session of seven events.
A pair of Heritage Place September Yearling Sale graduates set the top two times from 69 two-year-olds who participated in 10 schooling races over 250 yards at Remington Park Monday.Kiss My Heineken moved up to take the lead shortly after the start in Race 3 then finished under a hand-ride to win by three-quarters. The Carters Cartel colt got the fastest 250 yard 2-year-old time on Monday with a :13.58 clocking with a 14 mph tailwind.
OKLAHOMA CITY – The second day of training races contested at Remington Park were run into a strong southerly headwind, ranging from 28 to 34mph. Darker Tint cut through the strongest of those winds in race six to post the best 250-yard time of the session at :13.77 over a fast track.
