Oklahoma owner Gerald Dixon dies

Gerald Dixon, who raced Remington Park standout Highland Ice, died on Tuesday, according to a release from the Oklahoma City track. Dixon was 92. He had been in hospice care in Amarillo, Texas, according to Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home.

Dixon was a native of Guymon, Okla. He was a jockey in his youth and later turned to breeding and owning racehorses. Dixon’s ventures reached a pinnacle with Highland Ice, a nine-time stakes winner at Remington who in 2012 was inducted into the track's hall of fame. Highland Ice overall won 16 of 48 starts and $474,090, while racing from September 1995 through July 2001.

Outside of racing, Dixon had a real estate business and was involved in farming, according to the funeral home. He also was an author, and in 2009 penned the memoir “80 Years of Memories in No Man’s Land.”

A funeral service is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday at Grace Southern Baptist Church in Guymon. Dixon’s survivors include son Jerry Dixon and daughter and son-in-law Rae Jean and Ken Humble.