Seize the Grey, Thorpedo Anna lead Parx Grade 1 probables
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Eclipse Sportswire – edited
Preakness winner Seize the Grey and leading 3-year-old filly
Thorpedo Anna lead the list of likely entrants for the Pennsylvania Derby and
Cotillion Stakes, the two $1 million Grade 1 races next weekend at Parx.
A total of 26 horses were identified by the Parx racing
office Wednesday as probable starters in the Sept. 21 races that will be the
last dirt Grade 1s for 3-year-olds before the Breeders’ Cup.
Click here for Parx entries and results.
Since Muth has been pointed by Bob Baffert to the California Crown (G1) on Sept. 28, and with Chad Brown training Sierra Leone up to the Breeders’ Cup Classic in seven weeks, Seize the Grey and Stronghold are the only Grade 1 winners who are expected in the 1 1/8-mile Penn Derby
After his classic victory at Pimlico, Seize the Grey finished seventh
in the Belmont Stakes and fourth in the Jim Dandy (G2). The Arrogate colt owned
by MyRacehorse and trained by D. Wayne Lukas has a record of 12: 4-0-3 and
earnings of $1,869,938.
Stronghold, an Eric and Sharon Waller homebred colt by Ghostzapper,
won the Santa Anita Derby (G1) in April. Trained by Phil D’Amato, he came in seventh
in the Kentucky Derby and placed second to Dragoon Guard in the Indiana Derby
(G3).
Dragoon Guard, whose four-race winning streak includes the
Indiana Derby and West Virginia Derby (G3), carries the most momentum into the
Penn Derby. Batten Down, who scored in the June running of the Ohio Derby (G3),
and Uncle Heavy, who finished first seven months ago in the Withers (G3), are
the only other graded-stakes winners expected in the race.
| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Seize The Grey Arrogate |
7.84 | Probable | |||
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Stronghold Ghostzapper |
7.51 | Probable | |||
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Batten Down Tapit |
6.64 | Probable | |||
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Dragoon Guard Arrogate |
6.55 | Probable | |||
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Unmatched Wisdom Cairo Prince |
6.39 | Probable | |||
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Tuscan Sky Vino Rosso |
6.35 | Probable | |||
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Gould’s Gold Goldencents |
6.27 |
1st, Smarty Jones S. |
Probable | ||
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1st, Smarty Jones S. |
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Uncle Heavy Social Inclusion |
6.19 |
3rd, Smarty Jones S. |
Probable | ||
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3rd, Smarty Jones S. |
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Timeout Curlin |
6.06 | Probable | |||
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Pandagate Arrogate |
5.87 | Probable | |||
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Just Step On It Accelerate |
5.79 |
2nd, Smarty Jones S. |
Probable | ||
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2nd, Smarty Jones S. |
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Protective Medaglia d’Oro |
5.12 | Probable | |||
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Doc Sullivan Solomini |
0.00 | Probable | |||
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Lonesome Boy Nationhood |
0.00 |
5th, Salvatore M. DeBunda Sprint S. |
Probable | ||
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5th, Salvatore M. DeBunda Sprint S. |
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Thorpedo Anna returns to intra-division competition in the 1 1/16-mile Cotillion for 3-year-old fillies. She faced males for the first time when she finished
a second by a head to Fierceness last month in a memorable renewal of the
Travers (G1).
Owned by Brookdale Racing, Mark Edwards, Judy Hicks and Sherri McPeek,
the daughter of Fast Anna is 4-for-4 this year racing against fillies. She finished
first for trainer Kenny McPeek in the Fantasy (G2), Kentucky Oaks (G1), Acorn
(G1) and Coaching Club American Oaks.
With the Breeders’ Cup Distaff in her future Nov. 2 at Del
Mar, Thorpedo Anna is expected to face two other Grade 1 winners. Power Squeeze
won last month’s, Candied scored last year in the Alcibiades. Neither race
included Thorpedo Anna, who is a combined 3-for-3 against Power Squeeze and
Candied.
| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Thorpedo Anna Fast Anna |
7.99 | Probable | |||
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Power Squeeze Union Rags |
7.41 | Probable | |||
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Candied Candy Ride |
7.02 | Probable | |||
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Mystic Lake Mo Town |
6.80 | Probable | |||
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Gun Song Gun Runner |
6.67 |
1st, Cathryn Sophia S. |
Probable | ||
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1st, Cathryn Sophia S. |
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Everland Arrogate |
6.48 |
2nd, ELP AOC (08/25/2024-R5) |
Probable | ||
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2nd, ELP AOC (08/25/2024-R5) |
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Scalable Speightstown |
6.40 | Probable | |||
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Sidamara Arrogate |
6.09 | Probable | |||
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Carmelina Maximus Mischief |
0.00 | Probable | |||
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Jeanne Marie Speightster |
0.00 |
4th, PRX ALW (08/26/2024-R11) |
Probable | ||
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4th, PRX ALW (08/26/2024-R11) |
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Overwish Curlin |
0.00 |
2nd, CNL AOC (08/15/2024-R3) |
Probable | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
2nd, CNL AOC (08/15/2024-R3) |
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Sweet Distraction Hard Spun |
0.00 |
7th, PRX MSW (07/10/2024-R7) |
Probable | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
7th, PRX MSW (07/10/2024-R7) |
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Entries for both the Penn Derby, the Cotillion and the rest of the Sept. 21 Parx card will be taken Monday.
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