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Pennsylvania Derby
Grade I race
Location	Parx Racing and Casino; Bensalem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Inaugurated	1979
Race type	Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Website	www.parxracing.com/paderby.php
Race information
Distance	1.125 miles (1.811 km) (9 furlongs)
Surface	Dirt
Track	left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	122 lbs. (55.3 kg)
Purse	$1 million (2019)
Bonuses	$50,000 to owner and trainer for entering horses who have won specified races

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, and is run at a distance of 1.125 miles (1.811 km) (9 furlongs) on the dirt and since 2007 normally offers a purse of $1 million.^[3]^[1]

In 2016, the purse was increased to $1.25 million because of the presence of the winners of two of the three Triple Crown races: Nyquist, winner of the 2016 Kentucky Derby, and Exaggerator, winner of the 2016 Preakness Stakes. If Creator, winner of the 2016 Belmont, had also raced, the purse would have been $1.5 million.^[4]

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 State. In 2017 it was raised to Grade I status for the first time.

In 1991, Andrea Seefeldt became the first female jockey to win the Pennsylvania Derby^[5] and the following year Pam Shavelson became the first female trainer to win the race.^[6] There was no running of the Pennsylvania Derby in 2020.

Records

Time record:

1:46:96 – Bayern (2014)

Largest winning margin:

Western Playboy – 17 lengths.

Most wins by a jockey:

3 – Joe Bravo (1994, 2003, 2008)
3 – Mike Smith (2017, 2018, 2022)

Most wins by a trainer:

4 – Bob Baffert (2014, 2017, 2018, 2022)

Most wins by an owner:

2 – Ryehill Farm (1979, 1988)
2 – Robert E. Meyerhoff (1986, 1991)
2 – Dogwood Stable (1990, 1993)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Grade	Time
2023	Saudi Crown	Florent Geroux	Brad H. Cox	FMQ Stables	I	1:50.62
2022	Taiba	Mike Smith	Bob Baffert	Zedan Racing Stakes	I	1:48.67
2021	Hot Rod Charlie	Flavien Prat	Doug O'Neill	Roadrunner Racing, William Strauss, Boat Racing & Gainesway Stable	I	1:48.63
2020	No race held
2019	Math Wizard	Irad Ortiz, Jr	Saffie A. Joseph Jr.	John Fanelli, Collarmele Vitelli Stables, Bassett Stables, Ioannis Zoumas, Wynwood Thoroughbreds & Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.	I	1:50.94
2018	McKinzie	Mike Smith	Bob Baffert	Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram, Paul Weitman	I	1:52.05
2017	West Coast	Mike Smith	Bob Baffert	Gary and Mary West	I	1:49.91
2016	Connect	Javier Castellano	Chad C. Brown	Paul P. Pompa	II	1:50.20
2015	Frosted	Joel Rosario	Kiaran McLaughlin	Godolphin Racing	II	1:50.04
2014	Bayern	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	Kaleem Shah	II	1:46.96 *
2013	Will Take Charge	Luis Saez	D. Wayne Lukas	Willis D. Horton	II	1:49.28
2012	Handsome Mike	Irad Ortiz, Jr	Leandro Mora	J. Paul Reddam	II	1:51.63
2011	To Honor and Serve	Jose Lezcano	William Mott	Live Oak Plantation	II	1:47.34
2010	Morning Line	John R. Velazquez	Nick Zito	Thoroughbred Legends Racing	II	1:47.85
2009	Gone Astray	Eddie Castro	Shug McGaughey	Phipps Stable	II	1:48.27
2008	Anak Nakal	Joe Bravo	Nick Zito	Four Roses Thoroughbreds	II	1:48.99
2007	Timber Reserve	Javier Castellano	John C. Kimmel	Circle E Racing, Cesar P. Kimmel & Philip J. Solondz	II	1:47.67
2006	No race held
2005	Sun King	Rafael Bejarano	Nick Zito	Tracy Farmer	II	1:49.43
2004	Love of Money	Robby Albarado	Richard E. Dutrow Jr.	Jay Em Ess Stable	II	1:48.42
2003	Grande Hombre	Joe Bravo	Dennis Manning	Earle I. Mack	III	1:49.03
2002	Harlan's Holiday	Edgar Prado	Todd Pletcher	Starlight Stables	III	1:51.10
2001	Macho Uno	Gary Stevens	Joe Orseno	Stronach Stables	III	1:49.03
2000	Pine Dance	Mike McCarthy	Dermot Weld	George Hofmeister	III	1:49.03
1999	Smart Guy	Robert Colton	Timothy Ritchey	Goodfellas Stable	III	1:49.40
1998	Rock and Roll	Heberto Castillo Jr.	William Mott	M. Paulson & J. Craig	III	1:47.69
1997	Frisk Me Now	Edwin L. King Jr.	Robert J. Durso	Carol R. Dender	III	1:48.14
1996	Devil's Honor	Tony Black	Walter C. Reese	Noreen Carpenito	III	1:48.58
1995	Pineing Patty	Larry Melancon	Lynn S. Whiting	W. Cal Partee	II	1:48.05
1994	Meadow Flight	Joe Bravo	James Ryerson	Aliyuee Ben J Stables	II	1:49.08
1993	Wallenda	Herb McCauley	Frank A. Alexander	Dogwood Stable	II	1:49.33
1992	Thelastcrusade	Victor Molina	Pam Shavelson	Petrified Stable	II	1:49.47
1991	Valley Crossing	Andrea Seefeldt	Richard W. Small	Robert E. Meyerhoff	II	1:50.00
1990	Summer Squall	Pat Day	Neil J. Howard	Dogwood Stable	II	1:48.20
1989	Western Playboy	Kerwin Clark	Harvey L. Vanier	Nancy A. Vanier & Script R Farm	II	1:47.60
1988	Cefis	Larry Saumell	Woody Stephens	Ryehill Farm	II	1:49.60
1987	Afleet	Gary Stahlbaum	Phil England	Taylor Made Farm	II	1:48.20
1986	Broad Brush	Ángel Cordero Jr.	Richard W. Small	Robert E. Meyerhoff	II	1:50.80
1985	Skip Trial	Jean-Luc Samyn	Sonny Hine	Zelda Cohen	II	1:50.20
1984	Morning Bob	Greg McCarron	Woody Stephens	Brushwood Stable	II	1:49.40
1983	Dixieland Band	William J. Passmore	Charles Peoples	Mary Sharp	II	1:49.40
1982	Spanish Drums	Jacinto Vásquez	Anthony Arcodia	Anthony Drakas	III	1:49.00
1981	Summing	George Martens	Luis S. Barrera	Charles T. Wilson Jr.	III	1:49.00
1980	Lively King	Chris Baker	Leon A. Parker Jr.	Frank A. Bonsal Jr.		1:48.80
1979	Smarten	Sam Maple	Woody Stephens	Ryehill Farm		1:49.20