Ready to Confess surges in She's All In

OKLAHOMA CITY – Ready to Confess gave her trainer, Donnie Von Hemel, a unique stakes win at Remington Park on Sunday when she won a race named for his former trainee, the millionaire She’s All In.

The $100,000 She’s All In was one of five undercard stakes supporting the $400,000 Springboard Mile. The races helped close out the meet. The She’s All In also served as the first leg of an all-stakes pick four that had a minimum guaranteed pool of $100,000.

Ready to Confess ($7) was moving back to two turns in the She’s All In and stalked in fourth as Euro K Shotgun took the field through fractions of 24.16 seconds for the opening quarter and 48.14 for the half-mile. Ready to Confess moved to the leader through six furlongs in 1:12.26, overtook that one and increased her advantage to the wire while covering one mile, 70 yards in 1:41.93.

“This kind of filly is just like automatic,” winning rider David Cabrera said. “She just does everything I want her to do.”

Ready to Confess won by 2 3/4 lengths over Dreamcall. It was another half-length back to favorite Adore in third.

Ready to Confess won the first stakes race of her career. She is a daughter of More Than Ready and is from the Grade 1-winning mare Confessional. Ready to Confess races for her breeder, Pin Oak Stud. She earned $60,000 for her win in the She’s All In, which was her fourth career victory in 15 starts. She has now earned $355,462.

She’s All In entered the Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame on Friday night at Remington. The Grade 3 winner who earned $1.1 million raced for her breeder, Robert Zoellner.

Quinonez sweeps Oklahoma-bred stakes

Jockey Luis Quinonez, who also entered the Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame on Friday night, swept both of the Oklahoma-bred stakes on the closing day card when Hallelujah Hit ($4) fought off a late bid from Curmit for a half-length win in the $50,000 Jim Thorpe and Okie Diva ($4.60) got her first win at two turns in the $50,000 Useeit.

Both races were at a mile, and restricted to 3-year-olds bred in Oklahoma.

Hallelujah Hit was with the pace along the rail, through fractions of 23.61 seconds for the opening quarter and 47.34 for the half-mile. In the stretch he shook pace rival Hunter’s Humor then fended off a middle-of-the-track charge from Curmit, covering the distance in 1:37.64.

C.R. Trout, who also entered the Oklahoma Hall on Friday night, bred, owns and trains Hallelujah Hit. The son of Mr. Nightlinger was winning the third stakes race of his career Sunday. He is a half-brother to multiple stakes winner Imahit, a multiple stakes winner of more than $500,000.

Okie Diva had just one horse beat early in the Useeit, came five wide into the stretch, took the lead and pulled clear for 1 1/2-length win over Honolulu. She covered the distance in 1:39.17. The win was the third straight for Okie Diva, who had accounted for two allowance sprints over older, open company on Nov. 2 and Dec. 2 at Remington.

The Useeit was the first two-turn win for Okie Diva, a daughter of Chitoz who races for her breeder, Richter Family Trust. Okie Diva gave Von Hemel his first stakes win on the night Sunday.

* Dan the Go to Man ($36.60) became a stakes winner by a slim margin Sunday when he edged Dazzling Gem by a head in the $75,000 Jeffrey Hawk Memorial. It was another neck back to third-place and favorite Shotgun Gulch, who needed a first- or second-place finish to become a millionaire. Dan the Go to Man led throughout and covered the mile and 70 yards in 1:41.29.

“He pulled it out,” winning owner Danny Keene said. “I was worried!”

Iram Diego was aboard the winner for trainer Allen Milligan.