OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) – A man who was inducted into the Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame last year now has a warrant for his arrest for assault and battery using a dangerous weapon.
Eddie Willis has been a horse trainer for years and has won millions of dollars in races over the past several decades.
According to the Remington Park: Racing & Casino website, Eddie was approaching 700 victories at Remington Park through 2018, and said that Willis is the all-time leader in Oklahoma City. Overall he is approaching 1,600 career AQHA wins and has amassed total earnings of more than $30 million.
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According to a warrant that came out Wednesday he allegedly assaulted another man who had just won a race at Remington Park with the horse Willis was riding on. Willis told News 4 that the race had $250,000 on the line.
“I can’t beat these cheaters, that’s what I said,” said Willis on a phone call with News 4.
The warrant alleged that after the race Willis was on a horse and yelled: “you ******* cheaters, that’s ********.”