JOIN PARX FOR A HISTORIC DAY OF FIRSTS IN THOROUGHBRED RACING
For the first time Parx will run its two marquee events on the same card, the Cotillion and Pennsylvania Derby. For the first time outside of the Breeders' Cup World Championships, two one million dollar races will be presented on the same card. For the first time Pennsylvania has a Grade 1 race with the Cotillion.
The Cotillion has grown in stature and has become recognized as a key prep race leading up to the Breeders' Cup World Championships. In 2010 Havre de Grace and Blind Luck renewed their legendary rivalry as Havre de Grace bested her arch rival Blind Luck in a thrilling stretch drive. Blind Luck went on to garner the top award for three-year-old fillies in 2010, while the following year, Havre de Grace became the 3rd consecutive filly to be named horse of the year.
The 2011 Cotillion featured three Grade 1 winners, as Plum Pretty used a dominating performance to assure her a spot in the B.C. Lady's Classic. Once again this year the top three year old fillies are lining up to compete in this prestigious race for their chance at the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
The Pennsylvania Derby is the marquee event at Parx Racing, featuring the best three year old thoroughbreds in the country. As with the Cotillion, the Derby has become a gateway to the Breeder's Cup World Championships. Last year's top three finishers all went on to compete in the Breeder's Cup Classic, led by Pa Derby winner To Honor and Serve who won the contest in record breaking fashion. This year marks the thirty third running of this storied race and will test top three year olds as they try to take the final step to the Breeders' Cup Classic and year end awards. Join Parx for a historic day of racing Saturday September 22. Gates open 10:00 am First post 12:25pm.
Watch the Pennsylvania Derby on The CWPhilly (WPSG-TV) Live - Saturday 9/22/12 at 5pm with an encore broadcast on Sunday 9/23/12 at 12noon. Available over the air on Channel 57, Comcast HD Channel #811 and Verizon HD Channel #516
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1 - Raging Daoust
Victor Santiago - 12
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2 - Adirondack King
Stewart Elliott - 20
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3 - Il Villano
Jose Flores - 9-2
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4 - Private Zone
Horacio Karamanos - 20
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5 - Laurie's Rocket
Ramon Dominguez - 6
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6 - Well Spelled
Pablo Fragosa - 6
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7 - Trinniberg
Willie Martinez - 9-5
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8 - Jake N Elwood
Frankie Pennington – 15
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9 - Horse Name
Jockey Name - 2
Race 9 - The Gallant Bob
$300,000
3 year olds - 6 furlongs
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1 - Moment in Dixie
Jose Lezcano - 6
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2 - Questing
Irad Ortiz, Jr. - 1
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3 - My Miss Aurelia
Corey Nakatani - 8-5
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4 - Dixie Strike
Ramon Dominguez - 4
Race 10 - The Cotillion
$1,000,000 - Grade 1
3 year old fillies - 1 & 1/16 miles
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1 - Stephanoatsee
Sheldon Russell - 12
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2 - Casual Trick
Stewart Elliott - 8
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3 - Handsome Mike
Irad Oritz, Jr. - 20
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4 - Alpha
Ramon Dominguez - 9-5
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5 - Junebugred
Alex Cintron - 20
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6 - Golden Ticket
David Cohen - 5-2
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7 - Csaba
Rajiv Maragh - 5
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8 - Macho Macho
Corey Nakatani - 4
Race 11 - PA Derby
$1,000,000 - Grade 2
3 year olds - 1 & 1/8 miles
to honor and serve rolls home in pa derby
Wins in New Stakes Record Time
Live Oak Plantation's To Honor and Serve, one of the nation's top two year-olds last season, made a decisive run to take command around the final turn and then drew off to a thoroughly convincing win in Saturday's running of the G2 $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing. read more
| wager type | winning numbers | payoff |
| $2 D/Double | 5/7 | 118.40 |
| $2 Exacta | 7-1 | 32.40 |
| $2 Trifecta | 7-1-9 | 56.40 |
| $2 Superfecta | 7-1-9-2 | 425.60 |
| Refunds | none | |
| $2 Pick 3 | 7/5/7 3 of 3 | 297.00 |
jockey: Jose Lezcano
win: 5.20 place: 3.60 show: 2.40
horse: ruler on icejockey: Garrett Gomez
place: 5.40 show: 3.00
horse: rattlesnake bridgejockey: John Velazquez
show: 2.60
PA DERBY WINNERS
| date | Horse | Jockey | Owner | Trainer |
| 05/28/79 | SMARTEN | Sam Maple | Ryehill Farm | Woody Stephens |
| 05/26/80 | LIVELY KING | Chris Baker | Frank A. Bonsal, Jr | L. Parker, Jr |
| 05/25/81 | SUMMING | George Martens | C. T. Wilson L. Barrera | Laz Barrera |
| 05/31/82 | SPANISH DRUMS | Jacinto Vasquez | Anthony Drakas | Anthony Arcodia |
| 05/30/83 | DIXIELAND BAND | William Passmore | Mrs. Bayard Sharp | Charles Peoples |
| 05/28/84 | MORNING BOB | Greg McCarron | Brushwood Stable | Woody Stephens |
| 09/15/85 | SKIP TRIAL | Jean Luc Samyn | Mrs. Ben Cohen | Hubert "Sonny" Hine |
| 09/27/86 | BROAD BRUSH | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Robert Meyerhoff | Richard W. Small |
| 10/4/87 | AFLEET | Gary Stahlbaum | R. Kennedy & Taylor Made Farm | Phil England |
| 10/1/88 | CEFIS | Larry Saumell | Ryehill Farm | Woody Stephens |
| 10/14/89 | WESTERN PLAYBOY | Kerwin Clark | Nancy Vanier & Script R Farm | Harvey Vanier |
| 09/3/90 | SUMMER SQUALL | Pat Day | Dogwood Stable | Neil Howard |
| 09/2/91 | VALLEY CROSSING | Andrea Seefeldt | Robert Meyerhoff | Richard W. Small |
| 09/7/92 | THELASTCRUSADE | Victor Molina | Petrified Stable | Pam Shavelson |
| 09/6/93 | WALLENDA | Herb McCauley | Dogwood Stable | Frank Alexander |
| 09/5/94 | MEADOW FLIGHT | Joe Bravo | Aliyuee Ben J Stables | James Ryerson |
| 09/4/95 | PINEING PATTY | Larry Melancon | W. Cal Partee | Lynn Whiting |
| 09/2/96 | DEVIL'S HONOR | Anthony Black | Noreen Carpenito | Walter C. Reese |
| 09/1/97 | FRISK ME NOW | Eddie King, Jr. | Carol Dender | Robert Durso |
| 09/7/98 | ROCK AND ROLL | Herberto Castillo | Madeline Paulson & Jenny Craig | William I. Mott |
| 09/6/99 | SMART GUY | Robert Colton | Goodfellas Stable | Timothy Ritchey |
| 09/4/00 | PINE DANCE | Mike McCarthy | George Hofmeister | Dermot Weld |
| 09/1/01 | MACHO UNO | Gary Stevens | Stronach Stables, Inc. | Joe Orseno |
| 09/2/02 | HARLAN'S HOLIDAY | Edgar Prado | Starlight Stables LLC | Todd Pletcher |
| 09/1/03 | GRAND HOMBRE | Joe Bravo | Earle I. Mack | Dennis Manning |
| 09/6/04 | LOVE OF MONEY | Robbie Albarado | Jay Em Ess Stable | Richard Dutrow, Jr. |
| 09/5/05 | SUN KING | Rafael Bejarano | Tracy Farmer | Nick Zito |
| 09/3/07 | TIMBER RESERVE | Javier Castellano | Circle E Stable, Caesar Kimmel, and Philip Solondz Four Roses Stable |
John Kimmel |
| 09/1/08 | ANAK NAKAL | Joe Bravo | Four Roses Stable | Nick Zito |
| 09/7/09 | GONE ASTRAY | Eddie Castro | Phipps Stable | Shug McGaughey lll |
| 09/25/10 | MORNING Line | John Velazquez | Thoroughbred Legends Racing Stable | Nick Zito |
| 09/24/11 | TO HONOR AND SERVE | Jose Lezcano | Live Oak Plantation | William I. Mott |
pa derby records
| Stakes Record | 1:47:1 TO HONOR AND SERVE (2011) | ||
| field size | Largest - 14 in 2005, Smallest - 5 in 2002 | ||
| Margin of Victory | Largest - 17 lengths in 1989, Smallest - Head in 1984 | ||
| Track Condition | Fast - 28; Good - 1; Sloppy - 3 | ||
| Favorites | Win - 11; Place - 5; Show - 3; Out of Money - 13 | ||
| Winning Post Positions | #1(3), #2(2), #3(1), #4(5), #5(6), #6(1), #7(5), #8(3), #9(1), #10(3), #11(1), #12(0), #13(0), #14(1) | ||
| Highest Attendance / Highest Handle | 28,692 in 1983 / $4,646,799 in 1993 | ||
| Fractional Records | ||
| 1/4 mile :22:2 | MIGHTY MAGEE in 1995 (5th) | |
| 1/2 mile :45:2 | MIGHTY MAGEE in 1995 (5th) | |
| 3/4 mile 1:09:2 | MIGHTY MAGEE (5th) & LANGFUHR (9th) in 1995 | |
| 1 mile 1:34:4 | WESTERN PLAYBOY in 1989 (won) | |
| Finish 1:47:1 | 1:47:1 TO HONOR AND SERVE (2011) | |
| Mutuel Records | ||
| Highest Win - Place - Show Pool | $210,332 in 1997 | |
| Highest Exacta Pool | $194,358 in 1995 | |
| Highest Win - $158.60 | VALLEY CROSSING in 1991 | |
| Lowest Win | $2.60 - SMARTEN in 1979 | |
| Highest Exacta - $817.80 | VALLEY CROSSING/GALA SPINAWAY in 1991 | |
| Lowest Exacta - $9.60 | AFLEET/LOST CODE | |
| Longest Price Starter - 153-1 | WILLISTON WATER in 1989 (finished 7th) | |
| Shortest Price Winner - .30-1 | SMARTEN 1979; SUMMER SQUALL in 1990 | |
pa derby facts
| most wins (trainer) | most wins (jockey) | |
| Woodford C. Stephens (1913-1998) SMARTEN (1979) MORNING BOB (1984) CEFIS (1988) Nick Zito sun king 2005 anak nakal 2008 morning line 2010 |
Joe Bravo MEADOW FLIGHT (1994) GRAND HOMBRE (2003) ANAK NAKAL (2008) |
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| most wins (owner) | colors of pa derby winners |
| Ryehill Farms SMARTEN (1979) CEFIS (1988) |
bay (25) |
| ROBERT MEYERHOFF BROAD BRUSH (1986) VALLEY CROSSING (1991) |
chestnut (4) |
| DOGWOOD STABLE SUMMER SQUALL (1990) WALLENDA (1993) |
GRAY (3) |
| sex of pa derby winners | Father / Son winners |
| The Pennsylvania Derby has been won by 29 colts and 3 geldings (Thelastcrusade, Devil's Honor, Grand Hombre) | SMARTEN (1979) sired SMART GUY (1999) |
| Women in the PA Derby | |
| In 1991 ANDREA SEEFELDT became the first woman in the U.S. to win a Derby aboard Valley Crossing In 1992 PAM SHAVELSON became the first woman to saddle a PA Derby winner with Thelastcrusade |
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| STATES / COUNTRY WHERE PA DERBY WINNERS BRED | |||||||
| CANADA (AFLEET) |
FLORIDA spanish drums WALLENDA MEADOW FLIGHT PINEING PATTY FRISK ME NOW |
ILLINOIS WESTERN PLAYBOY |
KENTUCKY SUMMING MORNING BOB SKIP TRIAL SUMMER SQUALL THELASTCRUSADE ROCK AND ROLL PINE DANCE MACHO UNO GRAND HOMBRE SUN KING TIMBER RESERVE ANAK NAKAL GONE ASTRAY MORNING LINE TO HONOR AND SERVE |
MARYLAND SMARTEN LIVELY KING DIXIELAND BAND BROAD BRUSH CEFIS VALLEY CROSSING SMART GUY LOVE OF MONEY |
OHIO HARLAN'S HOLIDAY |
PENNSYLVANIA DEVIL'S HONOR |
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2011 pa derby results
| pgm | horse | win | place | show | wager type | winning numbers | payoff |
| 7 | to honor and serve | 5.20 | 3.60 | 2.40 | $2 D/Double | 5/7 | 118.40 |
| 1 | ruler on ice | 5.40 | 3.00 | $2 Exacta | 7-1 | 32.40 | |
| 9 | rattlesnake bridge | 2.60 | $2 Trifecta | 7-1-9 | 56.40 | ||
| $2 Superfecta | 7-1-9-2 | 425.60 | |||||
| Refunds | none | ||||||
| $2 Pick 3 | 7/5/7 3 of 3 | 297.00 |
2010 pa derby results
| pgm | horse | win | place | show | wager type | winning numbers | payoff |
| 5 | morning line | 9.60 | 5.40 | 3.60 | $2.00 pick 3 | 3-1/5-5 (3 correct) | 44.60 |
| 6 | first dude | 3.20 | 2.20 | $2.00 daily double | 1-5 | 15.40 | |
| 4 | a little warm | 2.40 | $2.00 exacta | 5-6 | 37.20 | ||
| $2.00 trifectA | 5-6-4 | 90.00 |
