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The race was inaugurated in 2010 [1] with an attractive purse offered of $300,000 [1] as a preparatory race for the Grade I Pennsylvania Derby where the winner was given automatic entry. The event is named in honor of the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, and hometown Pennsylvania hero Smarty Jones .
Parx Casino and Racing (formerly Philadelphia Park Racetrack and Casino) is a Thoroughbred horse racing venue and the largest casino gaming complex in Pennsylvania. Parx is located in Bensalem Township in Bucks County , northeast of the city of Philadelphia .
Previously a Listed race, the event was upgraded to Grade III status for 2012 by the American Graded Stakes Committee. [1] In 2013, Eldaafer, a former winner of the Grade III Breeders' Cup Marathon, won the event as an eight-year-old. [4] In 2020, Parx Racing cancelled their race meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. [3]
The list of American and Canadian Graded races is a list of Thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada that meet the graded stakes standards maintained by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association [1] and the Jockey Club of Canada. A specific grade level (I, II, III or listed) is then ...
The race was inaugurated in 1979 [1] as the Gallant Bob Handicap [2] after the horse Gallant Bob [3] who was the first Pennsylvania based horse to earn an Eclipse Award in 1975. [2] The inaugural even was run with conditions of four year olds and older and was held in January.
The racing paddock at Harrah's holds up to 131 horses. Because of limited space, horses are shipped in to the paddock rather than stabled on-track. Harrah's Philadelphia was the host site of PA Harness Week, a weekly show aired on Philadelphia's local Comcast SportsNet channel. It aired its final episode on August 29, 2015. [10]
Pages in category "Parx Casino and Racing" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The race was inaugurated in 2011 [1] with an attractive purse offered of $200,000 [1] as the Parx Dash Handicap.. In 2013 the event was upgraded to a Grade III. [2]The event has attracted fast sprinters from the East Coast of the US, including Ben's Cat [3] and Pure Sensation who both won this event three times.