2026 Grade One $1,158,940 Heritage Place Futurity
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 |
2026 Grade Two $373,800 Heritage Place Oaks
CHEW BAC CAH WINS $156,996 HERITAGE PLACE OAKS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – May 31, 2026 – Chew Bac Cah broke from the gate at warp speed Saturday night and went gate to wire as the 21-1 longshot winner in the Grade 2, $373,800 Heritage Place Oaks.
Chew Bac Cah, a 3-year-old Iowa-bred daughter of Apollitical Jess, out of the PYC Paint Your Wagon mare Paint Or More, won in stakes company for the second time in her career and proved how much she likes Remington Park and the distance of 400 yards. Her other stakes win came at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa, in the $95,000 Hawkeye Futurity as a 2-year-old on July 5, 2025. At Remington Park, she has made it to the gate six times and won four of them. At the distance of 400 yards, she has won three-of-four. She opened some eyes when she won her Oaks trial race by open daylight, drawing off to a 1-1/2 length victory on May 10 here.
It wasn’t long into the race that trainer Jason Olmstead knew she was a winner.
2026 Heritage Place $373,800 Oaks [G2] Qualifiers
| Oaks | Horse | Sex | Time | Owner | Breeder | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | WERA C Heritage Place Sale Graduate | f. | 19.396 | CH Horse Racing, LLC | Ellis H. Hank Bird (TX) | Marco Adair-Chavez-Gutierrez | Jesus Rios Ayala |
 | TOBY SIS | f. | 19.414 | Valeriano Racing Stables, LLC | Edward C. Allred (CA) | Jesus Nunez | Francisco Calderon |
 | EMERALD BAY Heritage Place Sale Graduate | f. | 19.426 | Wishbone Partnership | Mike Vaughan (OK) | Dee Keener | James A. Flores |
 | SUNSHINING | f. | 19.460 | Celeness Racing, LLC | Steve D. Burns, DVM (CA) | Chris Gandarilla | Roman Cruz |
 | WHERE IS QUEEN B | f. | 19.472 | Mortons Ranch, LLC & Ruse Ranch, LLC | Kelly Yother Equine, LLC (OK) | James J. Gonzales III | Christian Cardenas |
 | JESS WANT TO KNOW | f. | 19.477 | Bradbury Racing & Hammes, John D. | Tom Bradbury/John Hammes (OK) | John D. Hammes | Miguel Josue Ramirez |
 | CHEW BAC CAH | f. | 19.513 | Lunderborg, LLC | Lunderborg, LLC (IA) | Jason L. Olmstead | Ramiro Haro Garcia |
 | HONEY CREEK | f. | 19.525 | Wootan Racing | Wootan Racing (TX) | John A. Stinebaugh | Gilberto Linares |
 | MAMMA IM LEAVING YOU | f. | 19.530 | Jeantile M. Deville | Wiggins Acres, LLC (LA) | Jose U. Lopez | Noe Castaneda |
 | FLYING POLICY 123 | f. | 19.549 | Clay Seal | Bill Price (OK) | Justin W. Joiner | Mario Delgado |
2026 Grade Two $335,800 Heritage Place Derby
POINT BLANK RANGE RELAXES TO GET JOB DONE IN THE HERITAGE PLACE DERBY
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Cruz had not ridden the horse in the past and isn’t quite sure exactly how he finally got the mount on Point Blank Range.
“I picked up the mount (this meet),” Cruz said. “ I don’t know where his rider was, but he just didn’t show. I guess I would call it a lucky day for me. So I watched the replays of his races and he didn’t like to break. My first time in the Remington Park trials, he didn’t break (fifth of nine) and we didn’t qualify for the finals. Then the next time, in the Heritage Place Derby trials for this race, he didn’t break again (eighth in a field of eight), but he picked it up and won anyway and we qualified.”
Cruz said he decided to try something different in the finals to help Point Blank Range break sharply from the gate.
“He’s not a break horse at all (from the gate), but you know, you work with the horses and find out what is better for them and what is going to win for you,” said Cruz. “I think I also relaxed myself and I think that’s what helped the horse most of all. I didn’t feel any pressure and I didn’t show him any. I just breathed and relaxed and the horse responded. I knew he could do it.”
Point Blank Range, a sophomore American Quarter Horse runner by Tell Cartel, out of the Bodacious Dash mare Fannie Blankers, won his third race in a row after going 0-for-2 in his first two starts as a 2-year-old, running second in a futurity trial at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, and third in his career debut in a trial at the Downs at Albuquerque, N.M. All that appears behind him now as Cruz has him straightened out. He earned $141,036 from the purse for owner 918 Bloodstock of Inola, Okla., who won leading owner for the meet with this, their 12th win. They are one of the owner outfits of four-time top trainer Dee Keener, who also clinched his fourth title in a row with this victory. READ MORE
2026 Heritage Place $335,800 Derby [G2] Qualifiers
| Derby | Horse | Sex | Time | Owner | Breeder | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LUZIANA MAN | g. | 19.578 | Espinosa, Rosalio & Deville, Jr., Jerry | Jerry West (LA) | Jose U. Lopez | Bryan Candanosa |
 | POINT BLANK RANGE | g. | 19.731 | 918 Bloodstock | J. Garvan Kelly &/ J. Lloyd Yother (OK) | Dee Keener | Roman Cruz |
 | JC SPEEDING Heritage Place Sale Graduate | c. | 19.771 | Planefun, LLC | Joneson, Richard (OK) | Dee Keener | James A. Flores |
 | AJS WINGMAN | g. | 19.779 | Paul Treadwell | Paul Treadwell (KS) | Jason L. Olmstead | Ramiro Haro Garcia |
 | ARGYLES Heritage Place Sale Graduate | c. | 19.795 | Rancho Garambuyo | Cavanaugh Quarter Horses, LLC (OK) | Marco Adair Chavez-Gutierrez | Jonathan Dominguez |
 | CYBER BLUES | g. | 19.807 | Rancho El 48, LLC | L O S, LLC & Abelardo Gallegos (OK) | James J. Gonzales III | Christian Cardenas |
 | RACKET RIDGE | g. | 19.827 | Paul Treadwell | Paul Treadwell (KS) | Jason L. Olmstead | Francisco Raul Ramirez, Jr. |
 | FIRE N SPEED | c. | 19.831 | Victor Manuel Mendoza | Speed, LLC (OK) | Samuel Mendoza | Edwin G. Escobedo |
 | AB SEIS CORONAS | g. | 19.844 | Bryant, Jaime, Brooks, Melanie, and Joiner, Linda | Rancho El Cabresto, Inc. (CA) | Justin W. Joiner | Jesus Rios Ayala |
 | MAVERYKK Heritage Place Sale Graduate | g. | 19.856 | Lucky Ladies | Jordan Wiggins & Lindsey Cheek (OK) | Justin W. Joiner | Franciso Calderon |