Thoroughbred Racing Association of Oklahoma (TRAO)

23 hours ago

DONT WORRY BOUT IT WINS FEATURED REMINGTON PARK ALLOWANCE SATURDAY IN A ROUT

For Immediate Release
Saturday, November 7, 2026
by Richard Linihan


OKLAHOMA CITY – Dont Worry Bout It continued to impress in her early racing career at Remington Park, winning for the second time in three starts. She scored Saturday in the featured allowance by a widening 10-3/4 lengths, going six furlongs in 1:11.02 under jockey Ramon Vazquez.

The race was for 2-year-olds, non-winners of two career races.

A 2-year-old Kentucky-bred filly by Maxfield, out of the Bullsbay mare Great Craic, Dont Worry Bout It screamed past the early front-runner, Texas Splendor, at the top of the stretch, and roared down the middle of the track to draw away an easy winner at 3-5 odds. When Vazquez asked Dont Worry Bout It to run, she fired past the runner-up like she was standing still.

The only loss in Dont Worry Bout It’s three starts was when she stepped up to stakes company and ran second in the $50,000 Scissortail Stakes at Remington Park on Sept. 27. She finished behind Sorcha in that race, beaten two lengths. Even in that tough spot, Dont Worry Bout It was the even-money favorite.

Texas Splendor (3-2 second wagering favorite) set hot early fractions of :21.97 for the first quarter-mile and :45.39 for the half-mile before Dont Worry Bout It took over and completed the final fraction in :57.81 for five-eighths of a mile. The winner, trained by Austin Gustafson and owned by Forge Ahead Stables (Kevin Kuta) of Ashland, Neb., paid $3.40 to win, and $2.10 to place and show in the seven-horse field.

Dont Worry Bout It was bred by Moon Tower Racing and was purchased by her owner as a pinhook sale in the Ocala Breeders’ March Sale of 2-year-olds in training this year for $112,500. She had originally sold for $95,000 in the Keeneland Association September Yearling Sale of 2025. Dont Worry Bout It earned $23,268 from the $39,000 purse and improved her record to 3-2-1-0, for a career bankroll of $55,936.

Texas Splendor held on for second over Happy Hour Jackie, who closed from seventh to get third at 19-1 odds.

A lot of times one might find a talented runner like this gets her ability from the dam side, but her mother, Great Craic, was 0-for-4 in her career with a bankroll of $2,640, and her second dam (the maternal grandmother, Sheave) was unraced. It appears Dont Worry Bout It takes after her sire in a far greater capacity. Maxfield won 8-of-11 career starts for earnings of $2,001,812. Among his best races were a win in the Grade 1 Clark at Churchill Downs in 2021, a second to the Champion, Knicks Go, in the Grade 2 Whitney at Saratoga in 2021, and a win in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland in 2019.

Team Asmussen Cannot Be Stopped
The red-hot combination of trainer Steve Asmussen and jockey Erik Asmussen stayed that way Saturday night, combining for three wins on a nine-race card. The father-son duo started off the night by sweeping the early daily double, winning the first race with the maiden breaker Epic Spender and then taking the second half with another maiden winner, Dade. The two returned a whopping $3.60 on a $2 daily double wager. The Asmussens were not done, however. They also won with Jamesons Chalk in the fifth against claimers.

The three trips to the winner’s circle left Steve leading the trainers’ standings with an iron fist, the margin being 78-16 over Scott Young and Austin Gustafson, tied for second. Erik also has a commanding lead in the jockeys’ race – 71-48 over David Cabrera in second.
Remington Park racing continues Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 11-14. The first race nightly is at 6:30pm-Central.

Caption: Dont Worry Bout It rolls to an easy victory in the featured allowance at Remington Park, Saturday, November 7, 2026. Jockey Ramon Vazquez was up for the win.
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Thoroughbred Racing Association of Oklahoma (TRAO)

2 days ago

OKIE DOKIE M WINS DON McNEILL STAKES at REMINGTON PARK

For Immediate Release
Friday, November 6, 2026
by Richard Linihan


OKLAHOMA CITY – Okie Dokie M picked a fine time to break his maiden, winning the $50,000 Don McNeill Stakes on Friday night at Remington Park for his first victory in three starts.

The Don McNeill is for 2-year-old Oklahoma-breds at one mile.

Jockey Lane Luzzi never let the heavy 1-2 favorite, Drain the Shot, get out of his sight in this race after running third behind him last time out with Okie Dokie M in the Oklahoma Classics Juvenile, finishing 3-1/4 lengths back on Oct. 16, going six furlongs. Stretching out to one mile for the first time and having two races under his belt worked wonders for Okie Dokie M, according to trainer Allen Dupuy.

“He was really green when we got him in from Kentucky,” Dupuy said. “He got some experience in that six-furlong stakes.”

Dupuy said with each new start and trip to the track Okie Dokie M was getting less green and becoming more professional.

“I really expected this tonight,” Dupuy said of winning with his trainee, who went off at 7-1 odds. “As far as his work ethic goes, I think he went from a C to an A tonight if you were grading him. The favorite is a good horse, but we were green and not quite 100 percent when he beat us that last time. I’m not saying he won’t beat us again, but I really thought we would step up tonight.”

It was about halfway down the stretch when Luzzi stepped on the gas and finally put Drain the Shot away, putting distance between himself and the runner-up to win by 2-1/4 lengths. By My Boss (6-1), in third place, was another 5-1/2 lengths back of Drain the Shot in the end, 7-3/4 lengths back of Okie Dokie M.

The rest of the order of finish behind the top three was Chase’s Mojo (46-1) fourth, Twice Last Year (7-1) fifth, Dan Golden (14-1) sixth, Tizcolonelforce (14-1) seventh, Gospel Russell (48-1) eighth, Breakin Passed (63-1) ninth, and Pennington (52-1) 10th.

Okie Dokie M, a 2-year-old Oklahoma-bred colt by Volatile, out of the Imperialism mare Jan’s Perfect Star, paid $17.40 to win, $5 to place and $3.20 to show. He combined with Silver Goblin winner, Royalamerican (34-1) to return a $505.80 late daily double.

The top two finishers went 1-2 around the track together in the two-turn mile, setting interior fractions of :24.23 for the first quarter-mile, :48.36 for the half-mile, 1:12.98 for three-quarters of a mile and seven furlongs in 1:26.08 before Okie Dokie M hit the finish line in 1:39.71 over the fast track.

Okie Dokie M earned $30,000 from the purse for owner-breeders Michael and Linda Mazoch of Sulphur Springs, Texas, and improved his record to three starts, one win, one second and one third for lifetime earnings of $45,894.

“That was a sneaky good third we ran with this horse when we lost to Drain the Shot,” said Luzzi. “Today we got the job done. You never know what’s going to happen when a horse goes a mile for the first time. You don’t know what to expect. You have to have the horse under you that’s good enough and we got the favorite tonight.”

Luzzi won the Don McNeill for the second time. He was on D Toz for the score in 2018. It was the first win for the Mazochs and Dupuy in the series.

The Don McNeill Stakes is named after the late owner and breeder who campaigned such greats at Clever Trevor, Mr Ross and Caleb’s Posse. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2012.

Remington Park racing continues Saturday, Nov. 7 with the first race at 6:30pm-Central.

Remington Park has provided more than $432 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. Remington Park’s marquee event for 2-year-old Thoroughbreds is the Springboard Mile. A qualifying points race for the 2027 Kentucky Derby, the Springboard will be contested on Saturday, Dec. 19. 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.

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For more information, contact:
Dale.day@remingtonpark.com

Caption: Okie Dokie M (3), with Lane Luzzi up, wins the Don McNeill Stakes on Friday, November 6, 2026 at Remington Park.
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