OKLAHOMA CITY – Three of the five fastest horses on Thursday night all came from the same Remington Park Futurity trial, including the quickest of the five qualifiers – Apoliticalgolddigger – ridden to victory by leading jockey Juan Pulido for trainer Josue Garcia.
Apoliticalgolddigger covered the 330-yard distance in :16.807 seconds, earning an 87 speed index and the two horses that finished second and third in the same heat also moved on to the finals.
The five fastest 2-year-old Oklahoma-bred horses from Thursday and Friday night qualify for the finals of the $971,955 Remington Park Futurity which will be run on Saturday, April 18. The 12 trials on Thursday night were run into a headwind that fluctuated from 14mph down to 9mph, then back up to 16mph over a fast track.
Apoliticalgolddigger, a sorrel colt by Apollitical Jess, out of the Heza Fast Man mare Ashleys Gold Digger, stayed undefeated after two career starts for owner Javier Cruz of Irving, Texas. This colt was an $86,000 purchase from the Heritage Place 2025 September Yearling Sale. Apoliticalgolddigger was bred by Charlotte and Brett Northam.
The fifth race was run into an 11 mph headwind and Apoliticalgolddigger won by a neck as the 3-5 odds-on favorite. He has been the favorite in both of his wins at Remington Park, but broke his maiden on March 12 here as a 5-2 lukewarm favorite. Kisses N Candy was breathing right down his neck in Thursday night’s trial as a 7-1 outsider. That runner-up was a nose better than third-place finisher Heritage of Power, the 7-2 second choice on the toteboard.
Apoliticalgolddigger paid $3.20 to win, $2.40 to place and $2.10 to show. His record goes to two wins from as many attempts with earnings of $24,390.
All five finishers among the first night of qualifying finished within one speed index point of each other from first to fifth.
Here are the five fastest horses from night one of the Remington Park Futurity trials (horse, jockey, trainer, time, speed index, trial number):
- Apoliticalgolddigger, Juan Pulido, Josue Garcia, :16.807, 87, trial five
- PYC Dollars Cowboy, Sergio Becerra, Ramon Mendoza, :16.841 seconds, 86, trial two
- Kisses N Candy, Edwin Escobedo, Fernando Manriquez, :16.851, 86, trial five
- Heritage of Power, Bonifacio Quiroz, Leo Alcala, :16.855, 86, trial five
- BV So Long, Rolando Raudales, Guillermo Valdivia, :16.858, 86, trial eight
Remington Park racing continues Friday, April 3 with 12 more Remington Park Futurity trials. Saturday, April 4, the 12-race card will include Remington Park Derby and Oaks trials along with the Mr Jet Moore Stakes. That stakes race will feature such monsters as Hooked N Gone, Curls Magic Wagon and Hard to Politic. The first race nightly is at 6pm-Central.
Remington Park has provided more than $408 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the opening of the casino in 2005. Located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District. The 2026 Remington Park Futurity, the richest race of the season for Oklahoma-breds, takes place on Saturday, April 18. Remington Park presents year-round simulcast racing and casino gaming. Guests must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or to enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
By Richard Linihan
