Movie horse Hollywood Extra makes racing debut

Hollywood Extra, a 3-year-old gelding who was part of the 2011 film “War Horse,” will begin his post-acting career in Thursday night’s fifth race at Remington Park in Oklahoma City. He is set to make his debut in a maiden special weight sprint for 3-year-olds and up bred in Oklahoma.

Hollywood Extra was cast as a young “Joey" in 2011 when he was just three weeks old, according to a release from Remington. He had not been named yet, but was given the clever moniker following his movie experience that took him from Oklahoma to Southern California.

Hollywood Extra on Thursday will race for his breeders, Larry and Nelda Kettles Living Trust of Guthrie, Okla. The horse is by Indy Thunder. He is now trained by the Remington-based Carlos Padilla after initially starting his “career” under the direction of Steven Spielberg.