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OKLAHOMA CITY – June 3, 2016 - The 2016 Remington Park American Quarter Horse Season has just two nights remaining with racing on Friday and Saturday, June 3 & 4. The $2,319,670 “Mega-Card” program will put the final touches on the season on Saturday with a special first race of 5pm.

The 12-race program on Saturday night, the wealthiest race date in Oklahoma horse racing, includes eight stakes events. The total purses for the night come in second to the all-time richest race card ever presented at Remington Park. The 2015-edition of the “Mega-Card” was worth $2,335,670.

The Grade 1, $1,083,420 Heritage Place Futurity is the richest of the eight stakes races on “Mega-Card” Saturday night at Remington Park. Perhaps the most prestigious event is the Grade 1, $250,000 Remington Park Championship at 440 yards. The race is for older runners and carries possible World Championship aspirations.

Zoomin Effortlessly is the morning-line favorite at 5-2 odds in the Remington Park Championship. The 5-year-old gelding, owned by Telesforo Perrett of Houston, has won seven consecutive races dating back to an allowance victory in May 2015 at Sam Houston Race Park. Trained by Rick Robinson, jockey Santos Carrizales will have his normal mount on the talented Texas-bred.

Already a winner of the Grade 1, $100,000 Leo Stakes on April 2 at Remington Park, Zoomin Effortlessly hopes to follow the same path taken by Dashin Brown Streak in 2015. Last year, Dashin Brown Streak was able to win both the Leo and then the Remington Park Championship, on his way to the local Horse of the Meeting title.

Zoomin Effortlessly easily won the Leo Stakes by 2-1/2 lengths, defeating Dashin Brown Streak (2nd), Bodacious Eagle (4th), Big Dashing Perry (5th), Rock You (7th) and Cobalt Creek (8th) in the event. All of them are back for another shot at Zoomin Effortlessly in the Remington Park Championship with six others to round out the field of 12.

Houdini is the lone millionaire in the race with career earnings of $1,173,324. JRC Callas First, the 2014 American Quarter Horse Association World Champion, has the most wins of any runner in the field with 17 lifetime victories. Houdini finished third in the 2015 Remington Park Championship with JRC Callas First finishing fourth in the race.

The Remington Park Championship field by post position and program number order, with trainer, jockey and morning-line odds:

1.    Houdini: Adrian Huitron, Manuel Gutierrez, 12-1

2.    Rock You: Eddie Willis, Jimmy Brooks, 20-1

3.    Bodacious Eagle: Trey Wood, Ricky Ramirez, 8-1

4.    Moonin The Eagle: Rolando Almanza, Esgar Ramirez, 9-2

5.    Zoomin Effortlessly: Rick Robinson, Santos Carrizales, 5-2

6.    Torts On Fire: Trey Wood, Cody Jensen, 15-1

7.    JRC Callas First: Brian Stroud, Jerry Lee Yoakum, 4-1

8.    Big Dashing Perry: Toby Keeton, Francisco Ramirez, 30-1

9.    TF Cajun Cartel: Fernando Carrete, Agustin Silva, 10-1

10. Cobalt Creek: John Stinebaugh, Omar Reyes, 30-1

11. Dashin Brown Streak: John Brasseaux, Stormy Smith, 8-1

12. Dashin For A Prize: Toby Keeton, Ivan Carnero, 20-1

The lineup of the eight stakes races that will conclude the “Mega-Card” includes:

Race 5, 6:52pm: Grade 3, $50,000 Easy Jet Stakes, 2-year-old Oklahoma-breds, 350yds

Race 6, 7:20pm: $100,000 Heritage Place Juvenile, 2-year-olds, 350yds

Race 7, 7:48pm: Grade 1, $239,400 Speedhorse Graham Paint/Appaloosa Futurity, 2-year-olds, 350yds

Race 8, 8:16pm: Grade 2, $100,000 Junos Request Stakes, fillies & mares, 3-year-olds and older, 400yds

Race 9, 8:54pm: Grade 1, $1,083,420 Heritage Place Futurity, 2-year-olds, 350yds

Race 10, 9:30pm : Grade 2, $369,550, Heritage Place Derby, 3-year-olds, 400yds

Race 11, 10:06pm: Grade 1, $250,000 Remington Park Championship, 3-year-olds and older, 440yds

Race 12, 10:39pm: Grade 2, $50,000 Remington Park Distance Championship, 3-year-olds and older, 870yds

The Speedhorse Graham Futurity sets a new record for the highest purse in the history of the event, the richest race in the world for Paints and Appaloosas.

The Junos Request Stakes was increased to a $100,000 purse this year, up from $50,000 previously.

The final race dates of the 2016 American Quarter Horse Season at Remington Park take place Friday and Saturday, June 3 & 4. The first race is at 6pm on Thursday and Friday with the special “Mega-Card” featuring eight stakes races of the 12 total events, underway at 5pm on Saturday. All times Central.

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Open daily at 10:30am for casino gaming and simulcast racing, Remington Park features the Bricktown Brewery on the casino floor. Admission, general parking and valet parking are always free at Remington Park, home of the Grade 1, $1,083,420 Heritage Place Futurity on Saturday, June 4.

Tracked by over 100,000 fans on Facebook and 7,200 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided over $148 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the opening of the casino in 2005. Oklahoma City’s only Racetrack & Casino and is located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District. For more information, reservations and group bookings please call 405-424-1000, 866-456-9880 or visit remingtonpark.com.