Grade III race | |
Location | Penn National Race Course Grantville, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Inaugurated | 2013 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | 122 lbs. with allowances |
Purse | $400,000 (since 2022) |
The Penn Mile Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old, held over a distance of one mile on the turf annually in late May or early June at Penn National Race Course at 7:30pm EST, Grantville, Pennsylvania. The event currently carries a purse of $400,000.
History
With the influx of additional funds from the Penn National Race Course turning itself to a Racino the club ventured in adding higher stakes races. The race was inaugurated in 2013 with a stakes purse of $500,000.
In 2015 the event was classified as Grade III and in 2017 was upgraded to Grade II.
The event in 2020 was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with Penn National closed when the event was to be scheduled.
Due to weather conditions and the state of the track the 2021 running was moved to the dirt and the event was downgraded to Grade III.
In 2024 the event was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Grade III status.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:33.99 – Rydilluc (2013)
Largest margin of victory:
- 3 lengths – Hawkish (2018)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 – Irad Ortiz Jr. (2017, 2023)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 2 – Mark E. Casse (2016, 2019)
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has won this race more than once.
Winners
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time | Purse | Grade | ||
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2024 | First World War | Frankie Dettori | Brenden P. Walsh | Qatar Racing & Hunter Valley Farm | 1:33.50 | $400,000 | III | ||
2023 | Major Dude | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | Spendthrift Farm | 1:33.73 | $400,000 | II | ||
2022 | Wow Whata Summer | Tyler Conner | James L. Lawrence II | Jeremy Brooks | 1:42.39 | $400,000 | II | ||
2021 | Gershwin | Joe Bravo | Michael Stidham | Godolphin Racing | 1:39.24 | $300,000 | III | ||
2020 | Race not held | ||||||||
2019 | Moon Colony | Julien R. Leparoux | Mark E. Casse | John C. Oxley | 1:37.45 | $500,000 | II | ||
2018 | Hawkish | Manuel Franco | James J. Toner | Robert LaPenta, A.J. Suited Racing, Madaket Stables | 1:35.16 | $500,000 | II | ||
2017 | Frostmourne | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Christophe Clement | Green Lantern Stables | 1:35.04 | $500,000 | II | ||
2016 | Catch a Glimpse | Florent Geroux | Mark E. Casse | Gary Barber, Michael James Ambler, Jeffrey Begg | 1:34.39 | $500,000 | III | ||
2015 | Force the Pass | Joel Rosario | Alan E. Goldberg | Colts Neck Stables | 1:34.03 | $500,000 | III | ||
2014 | Bobby's Kitten | Javier Castellano | Chad C. Brown | Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey | 1:35.82 | $500,000 | Listed | ||
2013 | Rydilluc | Edgar S. Prado | Gary C. Contessa | Team Stallion Racing Stable | 1:33.99 | $500,000 | Listed |
Legend:
Dirt
Turf
See also
References
- "PENN MILE - PENN NATIONAL, PA UNITED STATES". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Penn Mile Stakes (Gr. 2)". equibase. 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- Press Release (16 June 2020). "Penn National set for June 19 return". TheRacingBiz. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- King, Byron (28 May 2021). "Mystic Guide Half Brother Gershwin Takes Penn Mile". Bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- "TOBA Announces U.S. Graded and Listed Stakes for 2024". Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- "2024 Penn Mile Stakes Grade 3 - (race 6)". Equibase. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- "2023 Penn Mile Stakes Grade 2 - (race 6)". Equibase. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- "2022 Penn Mile Stakes Grade 2 - (race 6)". Equibase. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- "2021 Penn Mile Stakes Grade 3 - (race 4)". Equibase. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- "2019 Penn Mile Stakes Grade 2 - (race 11)". Equibase. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "2018 Penn Mile Stakes Grade 2 - (race 9)". Equibase. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "2017 Penn Mile Stakes Grade 2 - (race 9)". Equibase. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "2016 Penn Mile Stakes Grade 3 - (race 4)". Equibase. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "2015 Penn Mile Stakes Grade 3 - (race 4)". Equibase. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "2014 Penn Mile Stakes Listed - (race 4)". Equibase. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "2013 Penn Mile Stakes Listed - (race 4)". Equibase. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2021.