FALL CLASSIC WINS $1.1 MILLION HERITAGE PLACE FUTURITY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – June 1, 2026 – When the field for Oklahoma, and Remington Park’s, richest race was loaded into the starting gate, Fall Classic decided to rear up in the gate and look out from above the doors. Once the assistant starter and jockey Christian Cardenas had the 2-year-old back on his feet and facing down the track, he was all business for the$1,158,940 Heritage Place Futurity.
When the starting gate doors opened for the Grade 1 race for 2-year-olds who qualified in trials on May 7 & 8, Fall Classic launched into action and never looked back. Cardenas had the gelding immediately on the lead and he stayed on the front throughout the 350 yards, hitting the finish a head better than runner-up El Huracano V.
Fall Classic gave trainer James. J. Gonzales his second win in the Heritage Place Futurity. He won his first with Kempton in 2024. His was elated with the performance of Fall Classic who made all the hard work in training worth it, even if he was not the easiest young 2-year-old to work with starting out.
“Unreal night, any time you get the chance to participate in races like this it is an unreal feeling and to win them, it is way different,” said Gonzales III. “At the end of the day, this is why we do this, for feelings like this.
“He always showed glimpses of talent but he was a colt and didn’t really want to pay attention. So we did a little brain surgery to him (gelded him), he just really flipped the switch and he’s never looked back. He’s turned into a phenomenal horse and now he’s a Grade 1 winner.” >> Read More <<
2026 Heritage Place $1,158,940 [G1] Futurity Qualifiers
| Futurity | Horse | Sex | Time | Owner | Breeder | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | FALL CLASSIC (D2)Heritage Place Sale Graduate | g. | 17.517 | Christopher A. Villatoro | Jim Steelman or Bill Dale (MO) | James J. Gonzales III | Christian Cardenas |
 | DEMARUS (D2) Heritage Place Sale Graduate | g. | 17.596 | Seward, George L. & Manriquez, Fernado | Valley Farm (TX) | Fernando Ivan Manriquez | Edwin G. Escobedo |
 | CENTRAFUGE (D2) Heritage Place Sale Graduate* | g. | 17.605 | Tom Maher | Bobby D. Cox (TX | Jason L. Olmstead | Ramiro Haro-Garcia |
 | EL HURACANO V (D2) | g. | 17.608 | Valeriano Racing Stables, LLC | Valeriano Racing Stable, LLC (OK) | Jesus Nunez | Francisco Calderon |
 | ONE FANCY COWBOY (D2) | c. | 17.667 | Jerry Deville, Jr. | Pieology Parternship (OK) | Jose U. Lopez | Bryan Candanosa |
 | CURLS FAVORITE JET (D1) | c. | 17.708 | Martin Stacy | Martin Stacy (OK) | John Stinebaugh | Francisco Calderon |
 | IVORYS VERSION (D1) | c. | 17.737 | Tovars Little Farms, LLC | Amanda Rocha (UT) | Hernesto Ramirez | Mario Delgado |
 | BETT THE LIMIT (D1) | f. | 17.762 | Lance Powers | Flying R Racing, LLC (OK) | James J. Gonzales III | Christian Cardenas |
 | KiSS MY NINE ELEVEN (D1) | f. | 17.838 | 9 Eleven Stables | Turner Farms/Tommie Turner (TX) | ||
 | LIGHT HER UP (D1) Heritage Place Sale Graduate | f. | 17.8742 | Haley N. Hobbs | Tommy Tatum/Namgis Qh, LLC (OK) | Haley N. Hobbs | Fernando Fonseca-Sota |
2026 Heritage Place $100,000 Juvenile Invitational Qualifiers
| Juvenile | Horse | Sex | Time | Owner | Breeder | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | SHINY FAVORITE | f. | 17.669 | Celenes's Racing, LLC (CA) | Steve D. Burns, DVM | Chris Gandarilla | Roman Cruz |
 | KONKLUSIV | g. | 17.714 | Bobby D. Cox (TX) | Bobby D. Cox | Juan L. Vazquez | James A. Flores |
 | STRIKING FAVORITE | f. | 17.716 | Gordon, Robyn, Bohner, Verle & Klaassen, Doug (OK) | James Daniel Beck | Kasey Willis | Gonzalo Gutierrez |
 | MISS AMERICAN | f. | 17.723 | Maher, Tom & Olmstead, Amber (OK) | Tom Maher | Jason L. Olmstead | Ramiro Haro Garcia |
 | RR DASH THRU FIRE Heritage Place Sale Graduate | c. | 17.723 | Abraham Harms (OK) | Reliance Ranches, LLC | Jason L. Olmstead | Francisco Raul Ramirez,Jr. |
 | KISSIN COUNTRY CHICK Heritage Place Sale Graduate | f. | 17.862 | Shawn Davis (OK) | Monty McNair | Luz Chavira | Cordarelton J. Benn |
 | RATICALLY INSPYRED Heritage Place Sale Graduate* | f. | 17.866 | Bobby D. Cox (TX) | Bobby D. Cox | Juan L. Vazquez | James A. Flores |
 | FLYING JAMESON | g. | 17.874 | West Texas Racing Partners, LLC (UT) | Michael W. Joiner | Justin W. Joiner | Jesus Rios Ayala |
 | ROCKN MY SOCKS Heritage Place Sale Graduate | g. | 17.882 | Guzman, Ramiro & Padilla, Oscar F. (OK) | Cavenaugh Quarter Horses, LLC | Erik N. Rodriguez-Garcia | Jorge Torres |
 | PROPHETS VIEW | g. | 17.885 | Bryant, Jaime & Joiner, Linda (OK) | DKS Ltd. | Justin W. Joiner | Cody Roger Smith |
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