OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Givinitaroyaleffort won his first race in dramatic fashion, surviving a multi-horse photo finish to win the $1 million, Grade 1 Heritage Place Futurity on Saturday night at Remington Park.
Off at 25-1 odds under jockey Stormy Smith, the 2-year-old son of First Down Dash held off Knuckles O Toole and Llano Teller, the winner of the Remington Park Futurity last month, at the wire.
Givinitaroyaleffort covered 350 yards in 17.4 seconds on a fast track. The colt is trained by Ed Harty and owned by a group from Austin, Texas, called LMR2010.
In his first two races, both at Remington Park, Givinitaroyaleffort finished eighth on a sloppy track and second in a qualifying trial for Saturday’s race.
