2025 Grade One $1,161,010 Heritage Place Futurity
DEAD HEAT LEAVES TWO WINNERS IN HERITAGE PLACE FUTURITY – APOLLIREVENGE and EFFORTLESS FAVORITE
By Richard Linihan
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – May 31, 2025 – For the first time in the history of the Heritage Place Futurity at Remington Park, two horses dead-heated for victory in the lucrative race. Saturday’s Grade 1 event, worth $1,161,010 for 2-year-olds went to Apollirevenge and Effortless Favorite.
The two horses that could not be separated at the wire circled with jockeys, trainers and owners awaiting the decision of the photo-finish. The wait went on and on and on, with both Francisco Calderon and Francisco Ramirez, Jr., aboard Apollirevenge and Effortless Favorite, respectively, fighting in their minds the possible outcomes. Finally after approximately 10 minutes of waiting, the flash came on the toteboard in giant, electric letters,“DEAD HEAT.”
Calderon was on the 11-horse, Apollirevenge, and the last thing he wanted was to be told the 2-horse, Effortless Favorite, had beaten him by a nose.
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2025 Heritage Place $1,161,010 [G1] Futurity Qualifiers
| Horse | Sex | Time | Owner | Breeder | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESS A GOOD ANGEL | c. | 17.466 | Alcala Ranch, LLC | Cristian Leonardo Alcala (OK) | C. Alcala | J. Pulido |
| DR AMERICAS DYNASTY | f. | 17.481 | Dunn Ranch | Dunn Ranch (OK) | M. A. Chavez-Gutierrez | J. Pulido |
| HAWKEYE VISION | g. | 17.507 | Duke Racing, LLC | Bobby D. Cox (IN) | J. J. Gonzalez III | J. Belloc, Jr. |
| FLYING POLICY 123 | f. | 17.512 | C. Seal | Bill Price (OK) | M. W. Joiner | E. G. Escobedo |
| CYBER COMMAND III | g. | 17.517 | R. Rudolfo, I. Munoz | Jovetta Meredith (OK) | K. Reed | B. Candanosa |
| JESS FLASH THE CASH | g. | 17.548 | B. Reiswig | Brenda Reiswig (OK) | J. L. Olmstead | R. H. Garcia |
| EFFORTLESS FAVORITE *Heritage Place Sale Graduate | c. | 17.561 | Maher, Tom, Tobin, Richard L & Maher, Bill | Wallace Johnson (OK) | J. L. Olmstead | R. Ramirez Jr. |
| CORONADOS 123 | c. | 17.565 | A. Gil | Angelica Gil (OK) | J. Licona-Vazquez | M. Delgado |
| APOLLIREVENGE | f. | 17.595 | Dunn Ranch | Rancho El Cabresto | M. Chavez-Gutierrez | J. Pulido |
WORKING CLASS HERO WINS HERITAGE PLACE JUVENILE STAKES AT REMINGTON PARK
By Richard Linihan
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – May 31, 2025 –
It’s not often it happens, but Working Class Hero broke her maiden in a stakes race Friday night at Remington Park – the $100,000 Heritage Place Juvenile.
Working Class Hero, a 2-year-old Oklahoma-bred filly by One Valiant Hero, out of the Im a Fancy PYC mare Eye Am a Fancy PYC, won for the first time in three tries with jockey Nestor Duran in the saddle for trainer Al Watson. This filly came very close to qualifying for the finals of the Grade 1, $1,161,010 Heritage Place Futurity that will be run as part of the final race card of the meet on Saturday.
In her Futurity trial, Working Class Hero only got beat by a head by Coronados 123, who did qualify for the finals. This filly ran third in that trial after running a poor fourth in her career debut, losing by a distant three lengths.
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2025 Heritage Place $100,000 Juvenile Invitational Qualifiers
 Horse | Sex | Time | Owner | Breeder | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR DESPERADO (N2) | c. | 17.566 | Whitmire, Lainie & Whitmire Raymond | Whitmire Ranch (OK) | M. W. Joiner | E. G. Escobedo |
| WORKING CLASS HERO (N2) | f. | 17.571 | C. Pnce | Efrain Mendez (OK) | A. R. Watson | N. Duran |
| FDD PERFECT STRIKE (N2) | g. | 17.577 | R. Gordon | James Daniel Beck (OK) | K. Willlis | G. Gutierrez |
| DR WHIZKEY ON ICE (N2) | g. | 17.594 | Dunn Ranch | Dunn Ranch (OK) | M. A. Chavez-Gutierrez | J. Pulido |
| NO SIN HERE Z (N2) | f. | 17.616 | S. Barr | Jim Streelman or Bill Dale (TX) | J. A. Stinebaugh | A. Rivera |
| DR URBAN COWBOY (N1) *Heritage Place Sale Graduate | g. | 17.621 | Dunn Ranch | Dunn Ranch (OK) | M. A. Chavez-Gutierrez | F. Calderon |
| CYBER BLUES (N1) | g. | 17.622 | Rancho El 48, LLC | L O S Llc & Abelardo Gallegos (OK) | J. J. Gonzales III | F. Calderon |
| FLYING JOY 1 (NI) *Heritage Place Sale Graduate | f. | 17.635 | D. R. Rogers | Cuadra Jm Llc (OK) | S. T. Wood | R. Ramirez |
| HA YEP (NI) *Heritage Place Sale Graduate | g. | 17.649 | R. Laymon | Renee Draper (OK) | V. Ibarra | R. Raudales |
2025 Grade Two $244,000 Heritage Place Derby
FASTEST QUALIFIER HOUSE OF LORDS PROVED TRIALS FOR HERITAGE PLACE DERBY WERE TRUE TO FORM, WINNING FINAL
by Richard Linihan
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – May 31, 2025 – OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – May 31, 2025 — House of Lords was the only Heritage Place Derby finalist that broke the 100-mark in the speed-indexes during the qualifying trials for the race on May 10 with a 101. That effort was no mirage as he measured his competition Saturday and cruised to an easy win in the derby at Remington Park..
The Grade 2, $244,000 Heritage Place Derby final on Saturday was a much easier task, it turns out, than the trials for House of Lords. Even though the 3-year-old Oklahoma-bred gelded son of Flying Cowboy 123, out of the Okey Dokey Dale mare This Candys Okay, was the fastest qualifier of the bunch, he only won his trial by a neck over Toastin Heros. In the final, he drew away under jockey Francisco Calderon to win by a widening 1-1/4 lengths, covering the 400-yard distance in a time of :19.344 over fast track. In his trial, he ran it in :19.422 over a fast surface.
Calderon booted House of Lords home for owner Valeriano Racing Stables (Sammy Valeriano) of Odessa, Texas, and trainer Victor Rodriguez-Flores, who ended the meet, sending out horses for four starts and he won all four of those races. House of Lords has come a long way from finishing dead last in last year’s Heritage Place Futurity finals.es in this trial were the four fastest horses of the entire night.
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2025 Heritage Place $244,000 Derby [G2] Qualifiers
 Horse | Sex | Time | Owner | Breeder | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSE OF LORDS | g. | 19.422 | Valeriano Racing Stables, LLC | Buck Way Ranch, LLC (OK) | V. H. Rodriguez-Flores | F. Calderon |
| TOASTIN HEROS | g. | 19.471 | G. Cox | Gene Cox (OK) | C. Crawford | C. Ramos |
| CURLS MAGIC WAGON | c. | 19.508 | M. Stacy | Martin Stacy (OK) | J. A. Stinebaugh | A. Rivera |
| APOLITICAL TIME | c. | 19.525 | Jimenas Ranch | Flag Ranch, LLC (OK) | R. Ramirez | M. Delgado |
| KISS MY MARUSKA | c. | 19.556 | Heavy Hitters Racing Stables | Tyler & Naia Graham (TX) | B. M. Pena | N. Duran |
| NINE ONE WON | g. | 19.718 | Jimenas Ranch | Cindi M. Keeton (TX) | R. Ramirez | M. Delgado |
| RELENTLESS PURRSUIT *Heritage Place Sale Graduate | g. | 19.737 | Horton, Chales & Horton, Elizabeth | Charles & Elizabeth Horton | J. L. Olmstead | R. H. Garcia |
| HEAVENS UNCLE | g. | 19.741 | S. Gilmore | Sherry Gilmore (OK) | G. Valdivia | B. Candanosa |
| CHURCH SPIRE | g. | 19.743 | Backdoor Thoroughbreds, LLC. | Kelly Bother Equine, LLC (OK) | J. J. Gonzales III | C. Cardenas |
| KEMPTON | c. | 19.745 | Ozaca Ranch, LLC. | Tyler Graham/Namgis Qhs, LLC (TX) | J. J. Gonzales III | J. A. Flores |
2025 Grade Two $300,900 Heritage Place Oaks
APOLLITICAL MUSE PULLS SURPISE AT 11-1 ODDS IN HERITAGE PLACE OAKS AT REMINGTON PARK
by Richard Linihan
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – May 31, 2025 – Apollitical Muse won the Grade 2, $300,900 Heritage Place Oaks on Saturday night a little more than a month after winning the Remington Park Oaks on April 19. Neither time did the betting public pay much attention to her.
On the night she won the Remington Park Oaks, Apollitical Muse paid $16.20 to win at 7-1 odds. Despite that half-length win in a $161,000 race, she was ignored again Saturday night as the punters let her slide up to 11-1 odds from her morning line of 6-1. On this occasion, Apollitical Muse returned $25.40 to win, $9.20 to place and $5.20 to show, under jockey Roman Cruz, who had not ridden her since last year.
Remington Park’s top jockey of the meet, Juan Pulido, was in the irons when she won the Remington Park Oaks. Pulido chose to ride Js Freightrain in the Heritage Place Oaks and she could only manage a fifth-place finish as the 3-5 odds-on betting favorite.
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2025 Heritage Place $300,900 Oaks [G2] Qualifiers
 Horse | Sex | Time | Owner | Breeder | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAINBOW OF DIAMONDS | f. | 19.286 | Valeriano Racing Stables, LLC. | Danny Joe Miller (OK) | V.H. Rodriguez-Flores | F. Calderon |
| JS FREIGHTRAIN | f. | 19.377 | Alcala Ranch, LLC. | Leonardo Alcala (OK) | C. Alcala | J. Pulido |
| APOLLITICAL MUSE | f. | 19.483 | G. Cullum | Rancho El Cabresto, Inc. (OK) | H. H. Vane | J. Pulido |
| BOLD N BEAUTIFUL | f. | 19.577 | Gentry Farms (Robert Kirk Gentry/Robbi Force) | Gentry Farms (KY) | J. A. Stinebaugh | A. Rivera |
| CATCHN SOUTHERN RAYS | f. | 19.605 | L. J. Burns | Leann J. Burns (OK) | S. Charette-Hill | C. R. Esqueda |
| FLYING BANDIDA | f. | 19.623 | Burger, Shari & McBee, Vickie | Shari A. Burger (OK) | J. L. Olmstead | R. H. Garcia |
| SHEZA FEARLESS EAGLE *Heritage Place Sale Graduate | f. | 19.637 | J. Cook | Vaughn M &/ Full Cook (CO) | F. I. Manriquez | J. Torres |
| DK MARNEY JESS | f. | 19.639 | CH Horse Racing, LLC | Cuadra La Presita (MEX) | A. R. Watson | N. Duran |
| CANDY FLOOD | f. | 19.679 | W. L. Ingersoll | Craig Lauger (TX) | D. Keener | M. Delgado |
| JO CASH RUN | f. | 19.693 | Rockin J Running Horses | Rockin J Runnit Horses (TX) | T. K. Johnson | J. Dominguez |