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Remington Park Ends 2015 Meet With Record Numbers
Remington Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, set record statistics for the 2015 Quarter Horse season, the longest Quarter Horse meet at 51 race days. A total of $15,045,185 was distributed for a record daily average of $295,004. Horsemen overwhelm- ingly supported the program with an average field size of 9.06 for the 563 races. Remington Park held the richest race program in state history with 12 races combined for a total of $2,335,710, headlined by the richest race in state history - the $1,170,000 Grade 1 Heritage Place Futurity.
track in Minnesota. Two jockeys have received assistance from the fund to date, including former Canterbury jockey Anne Van Rosen made her first visit back to the track since she was paralyzed in a racing accident in March of 2014 in order to show her support and assist with the fundraising.
Jockey Eikleberry Sets Canterbury Record
Rider Ry Eikleberry
became Canterbury Parks’
all-time leading Quarter
Horse jockey by wins after
scoring two victories at the
track on June 4. Eikleberry
has now won 97 Quarter
Horse races at the Minnesota
track. Primarily a Thoroughbred jockey, he has won a total of 156 Quarter Horse races with more than $1.8 million in purse money.
Jockey Cody Jensen Injured
AQHA 2014 Champion
Jockey Cody Jensen on June
5 was injured in a training
accident when his mount
flipped and landed on him
at the starting gates. Jensen,
who sustained six frac-
tured ribs and a fractured
vertebrae, was transported to the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque to receive further treatment. Jensen, whose mounts have earned over $32 million since he began riding in 1993, was the 2014 Sam Thompson Memorial Jockey Award winner.
Bob Gaston
Johnny Trotter
Panama Wins World Jockey Challenge
Indiana Grand Racing & Casino hosted the 2nd Annual World Jockey Challenge June 27 with 31 Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred jockeys from 10 different countries competing in 10 races. The challenge included jock-
eys from the United States (9), Mexico (8), Panama (4), Peru (3), Puerto Rico (2), Virgin Islands (1), Italy (1), France (1) and England (1), each competing for their respective coun- tries to earn the first place spot. Points were based on the four finishers of each race with 10 points for first, 5 points for second, 3 points for third and 1 point for fourth. In the end, it was a 5-horse photo finish in the final race to determine the winner. The combined efforts of Panamanian jockeys Albin Jimenez and Abel Lezcano scored the victory for their country after they won four races on the card and scored 48 points over the United States with 47 and Mexico with 43.
Gaston, Trotter Elected To AQHA Racing Council
Past AQHA President Johnny Trotter and Champion Breeder Bob Gaston have been elected to serve on the AQHA Racing Council and will each serve a three-year term ending in 2018. The nine-member Racing Council also includes Executive Committee President Dr. Glenn Blodgett, Chairman Duayne Didericksen, and members John Andreini, Kelvin Childers, Walter Fletcher, Dr. Steve Fisch, and Micah McKinney.
Hadley Voted Jockey Of The Month For May
Russel Hadley, 32, was
named the AQHA-Jockeys’
Guild Jockey of the Month
for May. The award is
voted on by Quarter
Horse racing experts for
riding accomplishments
and achievements from
the previous month of
racing. Hadley ended the month winning the $1,170,000 Grade 1 Heritage Place Futurity aboard BV Midnite Express - the richest race
in the Oklahoma, on the richest night of racing ever at Remington Park. Hadley scored six wins from just 17 starters,topping all riders in May with earnings of $549,266.
Canterbury Hosts Injured Jockey Fundraiser
Canterbury Park hosted a fundraiser for
Leg Up Fund on June 28. Leg Up Fund is a permanent fund to provide emergency financial assistance to jockeys who are injured at the
Jockeys & Jeans Event At Indiana Grand Raises $201,078
Indiana Grand Racing & Casino on May 30 hosted their second annual “Jockeys & Jeans” fundraiser for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF). Raising over $200,000 through ticket sales, sponsorships and a live and silent auction, the event far exceeded the amount raised in the inaugural event. Five jockeys who directly benefit from the PDJF assisted in presenting awards to the winners of the Indy Star Stakes Race and the PDJF Stakes. Wagering reached $969,088, marking the second largest Saturday for 2015, just below the $1.3 million wagered on Kentucky Derby Day.
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