04/19/2025..OKLAHOMA CITY – Juan Pulido capped off an amazing week for himself, winning four races on Friday night and then following that up with two stakes wins Saturday in the Remington Park Oaks and Remington Park Derby.
Pulido won the late Daily Double with Apollitical Muse in the $160,670 Oaks and with Valiant Painted Sign in the $185,420 Derby. Both events are for Oklahoma-breds who qualified in trials earlier this month.
In the Oaks, Pulido was triumphant for trainer Jed Vane and owner Greg Cullum of Fort Gibson, Okla. Apollitical Muse, a 3-year-old Oklahoma-bred filly by Apollitical Jess, out of the Southern Cartel mare BP Shes Southern, was the winner by a half-length at 7-1 odds. The runner-up, BV Elaina Ray (18-1) completed a nice $2 exacta that returned $179.80. When Thereturnofthecartel (5-1) finished third, the 50-cent trifecta was worth $327.30.
The 5-2 wagering favorite, Eyesa Wagon My Tale, who was also the fastest qualifier for this final, ran sixth, but was disqualified for interference on a rival and placed ninth in the field of 10. The rest of the finish past the top three was Flying Bandida (5-1) fourth, High Dollar Dynasty (37-1) fifth, Curlie D (33-1) sixth, MM Lightning Jess (42-1) seventh, Jolie Laide (5-1) eighth, Eyesa Wagon My Tale, ninth and Flashin Dynamite (3-1) 10th.
Apollitical Muse paid $16.20 to win, $7.60 to place and $5.40 to show. It was the first win in four tries for this filly at the distance of 400 yards. She was bred in Oklahoma by Rancho El Cabresto. The winner earned $64,268 from the purse and improved lifetime to 12 starts, four wins, two seconds and one third, more than doubling her bankroll to $126,482. She was a $55,000 purchase from the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale in 2023.
Running time for the winner was :19.887 for an 89 speed-index over the sloppy track. This was only the third running of the Oaks. The winner’s connections were all winning the race for the first time.
It took Apollitical Muse three tries to break her maiden, twice at Remington Park when she started her career, before finally winning at Fair Meadows in Tulsa in the filly’s third out last year. The trip to the winner’s circle in the Oaks was her first black-type victory. Her only other wins came in the Black Gold Futurity trials at Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, Okla., last fall and in the Oklahoma Derby trials at Remington Park on March 9 of this meet.
There is no live racing on Easter Sunday, April 20. Remington Park live racing resumes on a special makeup night of action on Wednesday, April 23 with first post time of 6pm-Central.
Remington Park has provided more than $377 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 presents year-round simulcast racing and casino gaming. The 2025 American Quarter Horse Season, features the $1,000,000 Heritage Place Futurity on May 31, the final night of this meet. Must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
