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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—JUNE 1, 2013—Remington Park’s “Mega-Card” of racing Saturday night, the richest overall program ever presented in track history, featured a big-money upset in the richest race of the season.
Big Biz Perry broke well from post position number one, then battled to hold off the even-money wagering favorite Hes Relentless to win the Grade 1, $910,260 Heritage Place Futurity.
Owned by Jose Espinosa of Edinburg, Texas, Big Biz Perry is trained by Trey Wood who saddled the winner of the biggest Remington Park race for the second consecutive year. In 2012, he sent BP Cartels Alibi to victory. The repeat win in the big race came along on short notice as he just took over the conditioning of the 2-year-old filly recently.
“We really didn’t know her until she got here,” Wood noted. “Jose sent her to us from Sam Houston and we didn’t have her in Houston. She looked good but didn’t get away in the consolation there (in April). She got away good in the trials here and she got away super-good tonight and that’s what won the race for her.”
Ridden by Cipriano Vidana, Big Biz Perry was away at 29-1 odds and paid $60.80 for the win, $14.80 to place and $7.60 to show. Even-money favorite Hes Relentless was coming on strongly but could not reach the winner, settling for second a head behind the victor, paying $4.20 to win and $3.20. Wagon Tales was along for third and paid $3.80 to show.
Big Biz Perry set a new stakes record in the Heritage Place Futurity by covering the 350 yards in :17.31 seconds over a fast track. A Texas-bred by Burnett Ranches, Big Biz Perry is by Mr Jess Perry from the Shazoom mare Big Bizooms, a half-sister to the dam of AQHA Racing Champion 2-Year-Old and All American Futurity(G1) winner Runnning Brook Gal. She was a $20,000 Ruidoso Select Sale yearling.
The winner’s share of $383,309 ups the career earnings for Big Biz Perry to $393,947. She has now won three races from four starts and is a perfect two-for-two after winning her trial and the Heritage Place Futurity at Remington Park.
Aside from Wood, the Heritage Place win is the first for both Espinosa and Vidana.
Hes Relentless is a colt by all-time leading first crop sire One Famous Eagle from the Strawfly Special mare This Dreams Flying. Tom Maher purchased the bay colt for $66,000 at Heritage Place September Yearling Sale. Amber Blair saddled the Sunflower Supply Co Missouri bred. Ridden by Cody Smith, Hes Relentless earned $154,744 to push his career total to nearly $175,000.
Judd Kearl saddled Wagon Tales for JNB Enterprises, LLC. The Pyc Paint Your Wagon colt added to $109,321 to boost his career purse total to $161,551. The $33,00 Heritage Place September purchase is out of Signs Zoomer, by Shazoom. The Mixer Ranch is the breeder.
A complete order of finish will be posted when it becomes available from Equibase.
Heritage Place Juvenile
Toby Keeton saddled Won To Watch to a half-length win over Split Like Jagger in the $75,000 Heritage Place Juvenile. Shawnee Kid finished third.
Under jockey Omar Reyes, Won To Watch covered the 350 yards in :17.288 seconds, a 98 speed index. The $21,803 winner’s purse boosted his career to total to nearly $35,000 with three consecutive wins in four starts.
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Alberto Vera Jr. and Ashley Vera own the Tres Seis filly form the Mr Eye Opener mare Mr Eye Opener. Cheryl Sargent is the breeder.
Rodney Reed and Steve Wilson’s Spit Like Jagger earned $13,080 for his second place effort. G.R. Carter, Jr. rode the Spit Curl Jess colt out of Fast Prize Corona, by Corona Cartel. Weetona Stanley and W.E. Smith are the breeders.
Curtis Tuggle’s Shawnee Kid picked up $8,722 for third. Guillermo Valdivia conditions the Toast to Dash gelding. W.R. Anglin and C.V. Smith bred Shawnee Kid in Oklahoma from the Chicks Beduino mare Paratus.
Blue Gene Harley was disqualified from fourth to seventh for lugging in. General Lee, Ja Jess Elegance, Echoes Of Love, Blue Gene Harley and Miss Southern Dd was completed the official order.
Sunday is the final racing program for the 2013 American Quarter Horse & Mixed-Breed Season. The 12-race card begins at 1:30pm and is headlined by the Grade 3, $50,000 Remington Park Distance Handicap.
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