Dont Tell Noobody ($81.40) upsets Oklahoma Classics Cup

Horseplayers experienced the long and short of the toteboard Friday night at Remington Park, where Dont Tell Noobody upset the $175,000 Oklahoma Classics Cup at 39-1 and Welder delivered at 2-5 in the $130,000 Oklahoma Classics Sprint.

The races were among the eight stakes on a card dedicated to Oklahoma-breds. The annual Oklahoma Classics were worth $1 million, making the program the richest of the Remington meet.

Dont Tell Noobody ($81.40) became a stakes winner in the Classics Cup when he closed for a length win over Fast Breakin Cash. It was another 5 1/4 lengths back to Deal Driven in third.

Dont Tell Noobody was content to settle off the pace set by favorite Rowdy Yates, who was pressured through an opening half-mile in 47.76 seconds. Fast Breakin Cash took over through six furlongs in 1:11.52, while Dont Tell Noobody moved to the fore in the stretch and went on to cover the 1 1/16 miles for 3-year-olds and up on a fast track in 1:43.68.

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“When I called on him, he absolutely flew with me,” winning rider Sophie Doyle told publicity at Remington. “Today, I just wanted to keep rolling outside and we won convincingly.”

Federico Villafranco trains Dont Tell Noobody, a son of Cyber Secret, for Danny Caldwell.

Welder ($2.80) moved back to his bread-and-butter trip of six furlongs on the main track for the Sprint and rolled by 4 lengths over Mesa Moon. It was another 2 1/4 lengths back to No Lak of Speed in third.

Welder was coming off a win at five furlongs on the turf, which marked a rare grass start for the reigning Oklahoma-bred of the Year. He was sharp off the short sprint, and tracked Mesa Moon through an opening quarter in 22.13 seconds. Welder took the lead coming to the quarter pole, and after running the half-mile in 44.46 seconds, went on to cover the distance in 1:09.78.

David Cabrera was aboard for Ra-Max Farms and trainer Theresa Luneack. It was the third Oklahoma Classics Sprint win for Welder, a 7-year-old son of The Visualiser who has earned more than $1 million. Welder has now won 24 of 36 starts, with 17 victories coming in stakes races.

Craddock sweeps 2-year-old stakes

The program opened with two six-furlong stakes races for 2-year-olds, and trainer Kari Craddock swept them when Number One Dude won the $100,000 Juvenile and Gotta See Red took the $100,000 Lassie.

Gotta See Red ($6) closed for a three-quarter-length win over Twilight Curfew in the Lassie, covering the distance on a fast track in 1:11.34. Lane Luzzi was aboard for Hal Browning and David Faulkner, who also bred the daughter of Pollard’s Vision.

Number One Dude ($2.80) set fractions of 22.21 seconds for the opening quarter and 45.48 for the half-mile before winning by a length over Sweet Baker. Number One Dude covered six furlongs in 1:11.48. He is a son of American Lion who races for his breeder, Terry Westemeir.

Eramia has stakes triple

Jockey Richard Eramia rode Number One Dude, who was one of three stakes winners he had on the card. The jockey also captured the $130,000 Distaff Sprint with Three Chords ($9.80), who rolled by 5 1/4 lengths for owner and breeder Dream Walkin Farms and trainer Kenny Smith. It was the third win in the Distaff Sprint for Three Chords, who is a daughter of Euroears.

Eramia’s other stakes winner on the night came with She’s All Wolfe ($7), who was a head winner over Lady Orchid in the $145,000 Distaff. She’s All Wolfe is by the stallion Magna Graduate and out of the mare She’s All In, who won four runnings of the Oklahoma Classics Distaff. Donnie Von Hemel trains She’s All Wolfe for her breeder, Robert Zoellner.