What can your horses win in the Pennsylvania Derby?

The Pennsylvania Derby is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Parx Racing and Casino (formerly known as Keystone Race Track, then from 1986 through 2010 as Philadelphia Park) each year. The track's premiere event is open to horses, age three, willing to race 1.125 miles (1.811 km) (9 furlongs) on the dirt and as of 2007, offers a purse of $1 million.

The Pennsylvania Derby began on Memorial Day in 1979 and achieved Graded status in 1981. From 1990 until 2009, with the exception of 2006 due to extensive renovations, the race was held on Labor Day; in 2004, it was elevated to a Grade II event. Starting in 2010, the race moved to the last Saturday of September in an attempt to get a stronger field preparing for the Breeders' Cup; the move to late September also made it possible to move away from another premier event, the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in New York.

All RaceClubs.com trainers are going to get the opportunity to join the fun by racing in any of the Pennsylvania Derby races- which have been programmed across the grades from G1 to G3 on Saturday, September 24, 2011.

All your horses are eligible for these races, all you have to do is run them over their preferred tracks, distances and goings because the Race Programmer is leveling the racing fields by awarding the $400 sponsorships to six lucky horses that will be selected from the races programmed in honour of Pennsylvania Derby. All you have to do is make your horses run for the money!

The process is easy: enter your horses into any Pennsylvania Derby race to be entered into a draw to win one of the six prizes. The more horses you race increases your opportunity to win more prizes. You don’t even have to win or place in those races to win!

So what can your horses win?

G1 = $120 
G2 = $70
G3 = $10

 

Interesting facts about the Pennsylvania Derby:

In 1991 Andrea Seefeldt became the first female jockey to win the Pennsylvania Derby.
The following year Pam Shavelson became the first female trainer to win the race.

Time record:
1:47:3/5 - The Stakes Record is held by both Western Playbody (1989), Rock and Roll (1998) and Timber Reserve in 2007. Western Playboy also won the Derby by the largest margin: 17 lengths.

Most wins by a jockey:
3 - Joe Bravo (1994, 2003, 2008)

Most wins by a trainer:
3 - Woody Stephens

Most wins by an owner:
2 - Ryehill Farm (1979, 1988)
2 - Robert E. Meyerhoff (1986, 1991)
2 - Dogwood Stable (1990, 1993)

The question remains, how many Pennsylvania Derby races can you win in one day?

* Winners will be announced on Tuesday, 27 September 2011.

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