The final major 3yo only race until December is tomorrow for both the fillies and the colts. Both races are at Parx Racing. One is a Grade 1 and the other is a G2. Here are the fields for the Cotillion and PA Derby.
10th Race - Parx Racing - Saturday, September 24th, 2016
STAKES. 1 1/16 Mile Dirt. Purse $1,000,000. Cotillion S. (Grade 1). FOR FILLIES THREE YEAR OLDS. By subscription 0f $300 due by Saturday September 10, Supplemental nominations of $10,000 due at time of entry. $2,000 to pass the entry box, $3,000 additional to start, with $1,000,000 guaranteed. The purse to be distributed: $10,000 to all starters with the balance of the purse to be divided: 60% to the winner, 20% to second, 11% to third, 6% to fourth, and 3% to fifth. Weight: 122 lbs. Winners of a grade I race at a mile or over in 2016 to carry 2 lbs. additional. Non-winners of a graded race at a mile or over in 2016 allowed 3 lbs. of $60,000 at a mile or over in 2016, 5 lbs; This race will not be divided. A field of 14 horses will be drawn with the preference given to Graded/Group stakes winners in order (I-II-III), stakes winners, then highest career earnings. Starters to be named through the entry box by the usual time of closing. Nominations close Saturday September10, . A trophy will be presented to the winning owner, trainer and jockey. (04:55 PM) (6)
PP Horse A/S M/E Wgt Jockey Trainer
1 Carina Mia 3 F L 124 Leparoux Julien R. Mott William I.
2 Cathryn Sophia 3 F L 124 Castellano Javier Servis John C.
3 Disco Rose 3 F L 117 Rivera Edwin Reid, Jr. Robert E.
4 Land Over Sea 3 F L 122 Gutierrez Mario O'Neill Doug F.
5 Songbird 3 F L 124 Smith Mike E. Hollendorfer Jerry
6 Queena Esther 3 F L 117 Cedeno Carol Vazquez Juan C.
This is a 3 horse race between Carina Mia, Cathryn Sophia and the undefeated Songbird. Based on the distance, it favors the former two more then the latter one. However, don't count out Mike Smith in a big race. If the big 3 falter, Land Over Sea is the best of the rest.
1. Carina Mia
2. Songbird
3. Cathryn Sophia
11th Race - Parx Racing - Saturday, September 24th, 2016
STAKES. 1 1/8 Mile Dirt. Purse $1,250,000. Pennsylvania Derby (Grade 2). FOR THREE YEAR OLDS. By subscription of $300 each on or before Saturday September 10 . Supplemental nominations of 10,000 due at time of entry. $2,000 to pass the entry box, $3,000 additional to start. The purse to be distributed: $10,000 to all starters with the balance of the purse to be divided, 60% to the winner, 20% to second, 11% to third, 6% to fourth and 3% to fifth. All horses that start in this race that which have won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Haskell Invitational or Travers will qualify the owner and trainer to recieve $50,000 additional. Weight 122 lbs. Winners of a Grade I race at a mile or over in 2016 to carry 2 lbs. additional. Non-winners of a graded race at a mile or over in 2016 allowed 3 lbs; of $60,000 at a mile or over in 2016 5 lbs; This race will not be divided. A field of 14 horses will be drawn with the preference given to Graded/Group stakes winners in order (I-II-III), stakes winners, then highest career earnings. Starters to be named through the entry box by the usual time of closing. Nominations close Saturday September10. A trophy will be presented to the winning owner, trainer and jockey. (05:45 PM) (12)
PP Horse A/S M/E Wgt Jockey Trainer
1 Awesome Slew 3 C L 122 Lopez Paco Plesa, Jr. Edward
2 Exaggerator 3 C L 124 Desormeaux Kent J. Desormeaux J. Keith
3 Summer Revolution 3 C L 117 Smith Mike E. Rodriguez Rudy R.
4 Connect 3 C L 119 Castellano Javier Brown Chad C.
5 Cupid 3 C L 122 Bejarano Rafael Baffert Bob
6 Wild About Deb 3 C L 117 Pereira Tiago Josue Preciado Ramon
7 Gun Runner 3 C L 122 Geroux Florent Asmussen Steven M.
8 My Man Sam 3 C L 117 Leparoux Julien R. Brown Chad C.
9 Nyquist 3 C L 124 Gutierrez Mario O'Neill Doug F.
10 Sunny Ridge 3 G L 122 Bravo Joe Servis Jason
11 Discreet Lover 3 C L 117 Flores Jose Luis St. Lewis Uriah
12 Hit It Once More 3 C L 119 Carmouche Kendrick Sciacca Gary
Many of these horses in this race have something to prove. Nyquist needs to show he's going in the right direction, Exaggerator needs to show he can win on a dry track going two turns, Connect needs to show that win on the Belmont undercard was for real (even though he won the Curlin), Cupid needs to show he can finish on the board, Gun Runner need to show that he can run with the big boys. Despite all of those reasons to prove, I'm going with a horse who is coming in quite under the radar. His first stakes race in open company didn't go according to plan, but he has come back to win two NYB stakes. Also he has a jock who knows Parx like the back of his hand. And come on who wants to see Bill Parcells (his owner) win in Eagle country? I'm going with the son of a PA bred, Hit It Once More to upset.
1. Hit It Once More
2. Gun Runner
3. Connect
Dark Horse: Sunny Ridge/My Man Sam
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