OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -While not unfathomable, it's certainly unusual for a horse to post his first career win in a Grade 1 race. The fact that Givinitaroyaleffort did so Saturday night made the celebration in the winner's circle all the sweeter for those connected with the horse.

The colt survived a multi-horse photo finish to win the $1 million Heritage Place Futurity at Remington Park and immediately his owners set their sights on a bigger target - the top prize in quarter horse racing, the All American Futurity on Labor Day at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico.

Using a horse racing term for first-time winners, a boisterous Jeremy Newton - one of five partners in LMR2010 of Austin, Texas, which owns the 2-year-old California-bred son of First Down Dash - celebrated loudly after the race.

``We just broke our maiden,'' Newton said. ``If anyone noticed, it was a maiden race. We are very excited about the maiden race.''

Off at 25-1 odds under jockey Stormy Smith, Givinitaroyaleffort held off Knuckles O Toole and 4-5 favorite Llano Teller, the winner of the Remington Park Futurity last month, at the wire. Givinitaroyaleffort covered 350 yards in 17.409 seconds on a fast track for trainer Ed Hardy.

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.

The horse had the good fortune Saturday of being connected with a hot trainer and jockey. Hardy entered the day having won eight of 32 races during the track's current quarter horse meet, while Smith now has won 11 races in 34 starts since May 13 and has risen to fifth in the track's jockey standings.

``This horse has been a work in progress,'' said a champagne-soaked Hardy. ``He has come into himself and is getting better every trip. ... Tonight he put it together.''

Bought for $20,000, the colt entered the race with lifetime earnings of $2,218 but earned $420,000 for the ownership group by winning. But it took some nerve-racking moments before Givinitaroyaleffort's connections could celebrate, as six horses appeared to cross the line nearly simultaneously.

The photo finish showed Givinitaroyaleffort won by a head over Knuckles O Toole, with Llano Teller another nose behind but a head ahead of Freighttrain.

Freighttrain was a nose up on Joltin Jess, who beat Crazy Down Corona by a neck. Divas First Down was another head back. Jessica Del Ray, Jazz and Corona and Dahlberg rounded out the field.

``I had a perfect trip,'' Smith said. ``He stood up good in the gate, left running and run straight to the other end, no trouble at all.''

Smith said his horse seemed startled by the bright light shining on the finish line and jumped at the end, which he feared might have cost him the race.

``I thought I got caught, to tell you the truth,'' he said.

Givinitaroyaleffort paid $52.80, $13.60 and $4.40. Knuckles O Toole paid $6.20 and $3.80 and Llano Teller paid $2.20.

In the $250,000 Grade 1 Remington Park Invitational Championship, Jess You and I and jockey Tad Leggett got a nose in front at the wire to win the 440-yard race for 3-year-olds and up. His winning time was 21.295 seconds, with One Diamond Kitty second and Dylans Dandy third. Jess You and I, a 6-year-old California-bred son of Feature Mr Jess, is trained by Toby Keeton and is 15-for-27 lifetime. He has won $1.567 million for his owners, Double Bar S Ranch LLC in Moreno Valley, Calif.

Streakin Down led from start to finish and won the $291,000, Grade 1 Heritage Place Derby for 3-year-olds by a length over Rushago, with Sinuous third. Streakin Down, ridden by Matthew Casebolt and trained by Eddie Willis, won his second straight race and is 6-for-11 lifetime. The Texas-bred son of Streakin Sixes, owned by Ed Melzer of Edmond, covered the 400 yards in 19.381 seconds.