© Dustin Orona
OKLAHOMA CITY – June 1, 2019 – There are likely a lot of people who attended the Ruidoso Yearling Sale in 2018 that will be kicking themselves in the morning, especially after Uptowne Babe won the Grade 1 Heritage Place Futurity at Remington Park on Saturday night.
This 2-year-old filly’s owner, Sam Green of Monett, Mo., who also bred the winner.
Uptowne Babe on Saturday night alone, she earned 10 times that, by winning the biggest race of the Remington Park meet, pocketing $404,502 for the Heritage Place Futurity, the richest race in Oklahoma.
Uptowne Babe has now won two of five starts, her other win being a trial for the $895,210 Remington Park Futurity in April. She was the fastest qualifier for that race but could only manage third in that final, beaten only a neck. Her earnings coming into the Heritage Place Futurity were $108,155, but her purse strings broke with the additional money as she now boasts $512,657. That’s the best $40,000 bargain sale ever.
“She was a beautiful baby,” said Green, who owns the mama. Uptown Babe is by Mr Jess Perry, out of the FDD Dynasty mare Ms Southern Dynasty. “I bid on her and brought her home to Bill (Guillermo) Valdivia and he did a fantastic job training her and Pedro here (Hernandez-Pulido, now training her) did a wonderful job finishing her off.”
Jockey Rolando Raudales has been aboard Uptowne Babe for all five of her starts and he was beside himself with glee in the winner’s circle.
“She broke on top and got out there running and they weren’t going to catch her,” said Raudales, a first-time winner of the Heritage Place Futurity, as well as the rest of the connections. “I was glad she did. I’m excited about all this.”
Uptowne Babe held on to win over the highly-touted Uncle D by three-quarters of a length. Despite being the fifth-fastest qualifier for the finals, he was backed by the public as the betting favorite at 9-5 odds. Uptowne Babe went off at 9-1 odds. Uncle D was another half-length in front of third-place finisher Jesse D. Jay Number 7, the fastest qualifier for the finals, ran a disappointing fifth, at 3-1 odds.
Uptowne Babe’s winning time was 17.632 seconds, which earned her an 86 speed index. She paid $21.60 to win, $8.20 to place and $5.20 to show.
Remington Park is always open for casino gaming. Simulcast horse racing is offered daily. Admission, parking and valet parking are always free at Remington Park. Guests must be 18 or older in order to wager on horse racing or to enter the casino.
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2019 $1,073,100 Heritage Place Futurity [G1] Qualifiers
$963,000 Futurity Final • $110,000 Trial Purse Supplement
(missing bring over)
EC REVENGE WINS HERITAGE PLACE JUVENILE
OKLAHOMA CITY – June 1, 2019 – The final race of the 2019 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season at Remington Park was Saturday night’s $100,000 Heritage Place Juvenile. The 350-yard event was won by EC Revenge (*Heritage Place Graduate) who won his second stakes race of the season with the triumph.
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2019 Heritage Place Juvenile Qualifiers
| Horse | Sex | Time | Owner | Breeder | Trainer | Jockey |
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| Coronado Bay *Heritage Place Sales Graduate* | c. | 17.606 | Oscar Padilla | Bobby Simmons (TX) | Stacy Charette-Hill | Jorge Torres |
| Ima Fancy Knockout *Heritage Place Sales Graduate* | f. | 17.606 | Bella Vista Farms LLC | Five Puig Racing LLC (OK) | Eddie Lee Willis | Mario Delgado |
| Df Mischievious Jess *Heritage Place Sales Graduate* | g. | 17.608 | DF Mischievous Jess Partners | Darling Farms (OK) | James B Padgett II | Rodrigo Vallejo |
| Shannon Power | f. | 17.614 | Larry L. Rice | J Garvan Kelly (OK) | Eddie D Willis | Jimmy Brooks |
| Political Candyhouse | g. | 17.634 | PV Quarter Horse Farms LLC | PV Quarter Horse Farms LLC (OK) | Clinton Crawford | Cody Smith |
| Ec Revenge *Heritage Place Sales Graduate* | g. | 17.637 | Elizabeth Logan | William E Smith (OK) | Dee Keener | James Flores |
| Carters Favorite *Heritage Place Sales Graduate* | c. | 17.649 | Mag 3 Racing | McColee Land & Livestock (OR) | Bobby Martinez | Cody Smith |
| Cajun King * | g. | 17.696 | Abel T. Flores | Abel Flores (OK) | Eddie D Willis | Jimmy D Brooks |
| Dallas Dynasty * | f. | 17.696 | James Sills | James Sills (OK) | Eddie D Willis | Justine Klaiber |
| Apollitical J Julia | f. | 17.714 | Kent Jackson | Rancho El Cabresto Inc (OK) | Stacy Charette-Hill | Jorge Torres |
All Futurities and Derbies during the 2019 meet at Remington Park are subject to hair testing requirements. The conditions of each of those races ALSO require a negative hair test within 45 days of date of trials to be eligible to ENTER for said trials. This may result in horses being required to have additional hair tests if hair testing was conducted more than 45 days prior to the running of the trials.
To View all the Heritage Place Futurity [G1] Winners click here.