2009 Pennsylvania Derby (G2)

Date/Track:
9/7/2009, Philadelphia Park
Distance:
1 1/8 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3 M
Time:
1:48.27

What the Nation is saying about the 2009 Pennsylvania Derby (G2)...

The American Graded Stakes Committee announced April 30 it has reached an agreement with the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission that will result in reinstatement of the grades to several stakes.Read More
In an unprecedented move, the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association’s American Graded Stakes Committee has taken “graded” status away from three races in Pennsylvania that had already been run in 2009 because the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission failed to follow drug testing protoco...Read More
Three Pennsylvania stakes races, including the Pennsylvania Derby, have been stripped of their graded status for 2009 because the state’s racing commission did not follow required drug-testing protocol, according to to a report Friday on Bloodhorse.com.Read More
Through the years, Labor Day had become an event at Philadelphia Park, culminating with the Pennsylvania Derby. Before the arrival of the slot machines in 2006, the crowds kept getting bigger and bigger. What the track could not get, even as the Pa. Derby purse increased to $1 million, was the marqu...Read More
Never mistaken for a fool, Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey had penciled in the Pennsylvania Derby for his dark bay colt Gone Astray - with one big caveat. "I was waiting to see what Rachel Alexandra did, to tell you the truth," McGaughey said. "I knew going over this track at a mile and one-eigh...Read More
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