Thoroughbred Racing Association of Oklahoma (TRAO)

10/06/2026

Re*****on Park Overnight
Wednesday, October 14 ↠ https://bit.ly/RP-101426
(Post Time 6:30pm)

10/06/2026

10/03/2026

RP UPDATE:

OFF the turf Saturday,10/3

10/03/2026

DAVID CABRERA WINS THREE FRIDAY AT RE*****ON PARK, INCLUDING FEATURE ABOARD VIOLENTLY GONE

For Immediate Release
Friday, October 2, 2026
by Richard Linihan


OKLAHOMA CITY – David Cabrera moved back into a tie for first place with Erik Asmussen in the Re*****on Park jockeys’ standings Friday night with his hat trick, including a trip to the winner’s circle aboard featured allowance victor Violently Gone.

Cabrera’s three-bagger gave him 30 victories for the season, same as Asmussen, who won two races on Friday. Both of Erik’s wins came for his father, trainer Steve Asmussen, giving the elder a dominating 34 wins in the trainers’ standings. The closest anyone is to him is second-place Scott Young with 11 wins.

Cabrera’s other two winners came in the fourth race with St. Albans Raid ($4.60 to win) and in the sixth with Cucamonga ($6.60). Two of Cabrera’s winners hailed from the barn of owner-trainer-breeder C.R. Trout of Edmond, Okla. Trout, along with assistant Kassie Gladd, trains Violently Gone and Cucamonga. Robert Young is the conditioner for St. Albans Raid, who won for the second time this meet for owner Gentry Farms of Boerne, Texas. Trout owns Violently Gone while Cucamonga is owned by Cowboy Stables (Blake Sappington) of Clinton, Okla.

Violently Gone, a 3-year-old Oklahoma-bred gelding by Volatile, out of the Quality Road mare Call Me Kayla, moved onto the main track for a one-mile race after the allowance race was taken off the grass. All turf racing Friday was moved to the main track after early-morning rain.

It didn’t matter to Violently Gone. He was just happy to get a clean trip after steadying off heels in his only other try on the turf course at Re*****on Park last time out at about 7-1/2 furlongs. The best he could do in that troubled trip was a sixth-place finish, 4-1/4 lengths back. With no one in his way Friday, he went straight to the front and was never threatened. He won by 1-1/4 lengths, covering the mile in a time of 1:39.57 on the fast track. He paid $4.80 to win, $3.20 to place and $2.40 to show as the 7-5 post-time favorite.

The winner made every pole a winning one, setting interior fractions of :25.52 for the first quarter-mile, :50.34 for the half-mile, 1:14.92 for three-quarters of a mile and 1:27.14. It was only the fourth start for this gelding, who had had more trouble in his other three races than a long-tailed cat in a room of rocking chairs. In his career debut, he reared up and lost his jockey. The second time out, he hit the gate and still won, breaking his maiden on April 13 at Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, Okla. Then he got into a jam in that last turf try.

Expo City (5-1) was second to Violently Gone and another 1-1/4 lengths ahead of third-place finisher Eleven Bravo (5-2). There were four scratches in the race after it was taken off the turf – C. P. A. Jim, Dutton’s Song, Walkers Creek and Clearly Artemus.

Violently Gone was bred by Trout and Clint Gilchrist. He won $23,334 from the $39,000 purse and improved to four starts, two wins for a bankroll of $38,494.

At the end of the night, Cabrera and Asmussen had 30 wins apiece in the riders’ standings, followed by Ramon Vazquez in third with 20 victories.

Re*****on Park racing continues Saturday, Oct. 3 with nine races starting at 6:30pm-Central.

Re*****on Park has provided more than $426 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the opening of the casino in 2005. Located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District. The 2026 edition of the Oklahoma Classics, the top night of stakes racing for Oklahoma-breds, is set for Friday, Oct. 16 at Re*****on Park. Re*****on Park presents year-round simulcast racing and casino gaming. Guests must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or to enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.

Caption: Violently Gone (6) wins in front-running style in the featured allowance on Friday, October 2, 2026 at Re*****on Park. The victory gave jockey David Cabrera his third win of the night.
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10/02/2026

RP UPDATE:

OFF the turf Friday, October 2nd

10/02/2026

TEXAS SPEED QUEEN WINS FOR THIRD TIME IN LAST FOUR STARTS, TAKING FEATURED ALLOWANCE RACE UNDER JOCKEY IRAM DIEGO

For Immediate Release
Thursday, October 1, 2026
by Richard Linihan


OKLAHOMA CITY – Texas Speed Queen has won four races in her career and three of those have come in her last four starts, including Thursday night’s featured first-level allowance at Re*****on Park. The race was for 3-year-old fillies going six furlongs on the main track.

This 3-year-old Texas-bred is the very definition of a filly that has figured it out. It was jockey Iram Diego’s first time getting a leg up on Texas Speed Queen, but they fit like a glove. The winning filly cruised to a one-length win at 9-2 odds and paid $11.60 to win, $4.40 to place and $3.60 to show. She covered the six furlongs in 1:10.82 over the fast surface, closing from third to outlast the even-money favorite, Irresistible, down the stretch.

One indication that Texas Speed Queen might fare well Thursday night was that she was racing at a distance that she loves. In her six races going three-quarters of a mile, she has won three of them. Trainer J.R. Caldwell had her ready to roll Thursday and she couldn’t be in better form. The other factor for her is the filly’s versatility. She won gate to wire in one of her starts at six furlongs in Texas and Thursday, Texas Speed Queen didn’t have much choice but to win from off the pace. She was bumped at the break, but displayed her ability to rate off the front-runners to win.

Texas Speed Queen is owned by Bradley Thoroughbreds and Caldwell of Emory, Texas. She earned $23,268 for the trip to the winner’s circle and improved her record to 12 starts, four wins, one second and three thirds for a bankroll of $152,307. The filly was bred by Brown Springs Farm.

The winner cut into early fractions set by From the Top Rope of :22.66 for the opening quarter-mile, :46.08 for the half-mile, and :58.09 for five-eighths of a mile. Irresistible, in second, finished a neck ahead of From the Top Rope (12-1) who faded to third.

Wethey, Jr. Triples Thursday
Jockey Floyd Wethey, Jr., pulled off a triple Thursday night at Re*****on Park, winning three of the first four events on the nine-race card. He took both halves of the early daily double, winning aboard Guapo ($15.20) in the first and Den’s Dazzler ($6.60) in the second. There was no doubt about either one of those wins. Guapo drew off to win by 9-1/4 lengths and Den’s Dazzler won by 3-3/4 lengths.

Wethey’s three victories came for trainer Scott Young (Guapo, race one), Mark Buehrer (Den’s Dazzler, race two) and Dick Cappellucci (Axton, race four). The riding triple happened in the fourth when Wethey piloted home his third winner of the night by open daylight. He was aboard Axton, who left them straining to keep up in a 6-3/4 length win at 1-5 odds. The winning owners, respectively, for the three Wethey winners were Warren Dean Hughes of Carmen, Okla.; Mike Jones of Bristow, Okla., and Bob Mattney of Lubbock, Texas.

Wethey now has 17 wins for the season, good for fourth in the jockey standings behind Erik Asmussen (28 wins), David Cabrera (27 wins) and Ramon Vazquez (19 wins).

Re*****on Park racing continues Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2 & 3, with the first race each night at 6:30pm-Central.

Caption: Texas Speed Queen (7) wins the allowance feature on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Re*****on Park. Iram Diego was up for the victory.
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10/01/2026

Re*****on Park Overngiht
Friday, October 9 ↠ https://bit.ly/RP-100926
(Post Time 6:30PM)

10/01/2026

RP UPDATE:

RP we are OFF the turf Thursday, October 1st

09/30/2026

Will Rogers Downs Overnight
Thursday, October 8 ↠ https://bit.ly/RP-100826
(Post Time 6:30pm)

09/28/2026

BARGAIN BABY, HOLA JOEY, WINS VANCE SPRINT AT REMINGTN PARK

For Immediate Release
Sunday, September 27, 2026
By Richard Linihan


OKLAHOMA CITY – The winner of the $100,000 David M. Vance Sprint on Sunday, Sept. 27 at Re*****on Park, Hola Joey, may be the bargain basement purchase of the century.

The 4-year-old Florida-bred gelded son of Adios Charlie, out of the Malibu Moon mare Engaged, was bought by owner Joe D. Casey of Owasso, Okla., for $3,000 at the Ocala Breeders Sale in June 2024 for 2-year-olds. With the win in the Vance, Hola Joey pushed his earnings to $488,011. It was his 10th win in 18 starts lifetime for Casey and trainer Gene Jacquot. Jockey Alex Birzer returned to Re*****on Park for the first time since he rode here regularly in 2020 and gave Hola Joey arguably the ride of the Oklahoma Derby Day, splitting horses in deep stretch. It was a spot so narrow that some would not have blamed him for not attempting that feat. Birzer gave Hola Joey all the credit.

“Joey did all the work,” Birzer said, fighting back tears. “He is just coming to himself. Gene has done a wonderful job with this horse. I can’t tell you how gutty he was to go through there.”

With that Birzer became extremely emotional and couldn’t continue the post-race interview. Whether it was this big win, his gutty horse or his return to see familiar faces for the first time in six years, it was apparent something touched him very much.

Hola Joey, a hard-knocking runner that has campaigned in Iowa, Arkansas and Oklahoma, won for the second time in a row and the sixth time in his past 11 races. He was already a multiple stakes winner coming into the Vance. He earned $60,000 for the victory Sunday.

Hola Joey’s last black-type win came in the $50,000 Ed Skinner Stakes at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa, on June 14.

The 9-5 wagering favorite and track record holder at 6-1/2 furlongs, Heavenville, was dueling with Yo Banana Boy, a sharp shipper from the barn of Michael Maker, coming to the wire. Then, Hola Joey appeared from the middle of the track and went right between them, getting up to win by a head. Yo Banana Boy, with Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez up, stayed for second, finishing 1-3/4 lengths ahead of third-place finisher Heavenville. The rest of the order of finish was Perfect Magic (17-1) in fourth, Ridgewood Runner (9-2) fifth and Taylor’s Version (5-2) sixth.

Hola Joey ran a swift 1:09.65 on a fast track to win the race after sitting just off the pace of Heavenville at :22.02 for the first quarter-mile, :44.85 for the half-mile, and :57.05 for five-eighths of a mile.

The winner was sent off at 5-2 odds and paid $7.60 to win, $4.20 to place and $2.60 to show.

The David Vance Sprint is named after Re*****on Park’s founding president and general manager, who oversaw the conception, construction and operation of the facility until 1995. Vance was on hand to present the trophy to the connections in the winner’s circle.

Re*****on Park racing continues next month, Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 1-3 with the first race nightly at 6:30pm-Central.

Caption: Hola Joey (7) gets up to win the David Vance Sprint on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026 at Re*****on Park, defeating Yo Banana Boy (4). Alex Birzer was up for victory.
Credit: Coady Media