REX D. BROOKS

Rex Dean Brooks has trained over $9 million in Quarter Horse money earners and ranks #61 on the all-time leading trainer list. Since 2001, Brooks has been ranked a leading trainer by wins and/or earnings from 2001-2006, in 2008, and in 2020. Brooks has had 12,278 Quarter Horse starts with 1,552 wins, 1,497 seconds, and 1,521 third place finishes.

His top earners include: 2004 Grade 3 Oklahoma Futurity winner First High Royalty, 2005 Grade 3 Oklahoma Futurity winner Heza Fast Willie, 2020 Grade 2 Bob Moore Memorial winner VF Jedi Returns, 2021 Grade 3 Oklahoma Bred Futurity winnerRare Play, and 2002 Adequan Derby Challenge winner Special Task Force. He has won the Black Gold 350 Futurity five times and has many other Graded stakes winners. He has trained horses at Remington Park, Fair Meadows, Will Rogers Downs, Horseshoe Indianapolis, and Lone Star Park.

Brooks is the trainer of two Heritage Place Futurity winners: Barbs Bounce in 1988 for owner Betty Henderson; and Race Car Red in 1989 for owner Jesse Garza. Barbs Bounce went on to win the Heritage Place Derby-G3 the next year in 1989.

Rex Brooks Training Stables is located in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. The longtime trainer was married to Sharon until her passing in 2019. His son Rex Dale is also a Quarter Horse trainer with multiple Graded stakes winners.