Goldy Espony (FR), one of two horses in the race for trainer Chad Brown, has been tabbed as the favorite at odds of 2-1 on the morning line. A four-year-old daughter of Vespone (IRE), she has won six of her twelve starts and is a stakes winner both stateside and in her native France. She has won her last three starts and was most recently seen winning the Waya Stakes (G3) at Saratoga. Kendrick Carmouche will be aboard and they will break from post position six.
Graham Motion will saddle two competitors in the race including Eastern Belle (GB), the second choice at 3-1 odds. A four-year-old daughter of Champs Elysees (GB), she has been on the board in nine of her ten starts and will be trying to earn her second career victory. She was second in her last two races against graded stakes competition and will have Joh Velazquez in the irons from post position three.
Also in the field and a long shot at 15-1 is Maximova for trainer Christophe Clement. A five-year-old daughter of Danehill Dancer (IRE), she has won four of her fourteen starts and will be trying to earn her first graded stakes victory. Her last win was against optional claiming competition a year ago and she has been off the board in her last two starts. Jose Ortiz will be aboard from the rail as she tries to return to form.
The Grade 2 $1.25 million Pennsylvania Derby features the two biggest names from the Triple Crown trail September 24 at Parx as a field of 12 gathers in one of the most intriguing betting races of the year.
The $1 million Cotillion Stakes September 24 at Parx features a true clash of the titans as the six-horse field is headlined by the undefeated, five-time grade 1 winner Songbird who figures to face the most stern challenge of her career.
In a completely wide open renewal of the Presque Isle Mile September 18 at Presque Isle Downs, 13 runners including the also-eligible will contest the eight furlong trip over synthetic footing.
Champion Songbird is set to make her much-anticipated return to the races in the $200,000 Summertime Oaks at Santa Anita on Saturday. The Grade 2 event will be run at a mile and a sixteenth and has attracted a field of seven.
Pennsylvania Derby Picks and Preview
23 September 2016The Grade 2 $1.25 million Pennsylvania Derby features the two biggest names from the Triple Crown trail September 24 at Parx as a field of 12 gathers in one of the most intriguing betting races of the year....
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