BENSALEM, PA – A deep field of ten 3-year-olds drew into the field for the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) and nine tough female counterparts will contest the $1 million Cotillion Stakes (G1) Saturday at Parx Racing.
The 1 1/8-mile Pennsylvania Derby and the 1 1/16-mile Cotillion were not run in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Inside Track to the 2021 Pennsylvania Derby
Jackie’s Warrior, Silver State, Hot Rod Charlie, Midnight Bourbon, Clairiere. The stars invade Parx!
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The star-studded Pennsylvania Derby lineup features seven graded stakes winners including Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Medina Spirit, who rebounded from his Preakness Stakes (G1) defeat to win the Shared Belief Stakes last time out.
Hot Rod Charlie returns to the track after being disqualified from winning the Haskell Stakes (G1) due to crossing over and clipping heels with Midnight Bourbon, who fell but has since recovered and will seek his revenge in this event.
Here is the full field for the Pennsylvania Derby:
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY | TRAINER | ODDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulsome | Florent Geroux | Brad Cox | 12/1 |
| 2 | Keepmeinmind | Joel Rosario | Robertino Diodoro | 8/1 |
| 3 | Speaker's Corner | Jose Ortiz | Bill Mott | 12/1 |
| 4 | Weyburn | Paco Lopez | Jimmy Jerkens | 12/1 |
| 5 | I Am Redeemed | Abner Adorno | Penny Pearce | 20/1 |
| 6 | Bourbonic | Kendrick Carmouche | Todd Pletcher | 12/1 |
| 7 | Hot Rod Charlie | Flavien Prat | Doug O'Neill | 5/2 |
| 8 | Midnight Bourbon | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steve Asmussen | 5/1 |
| 9 | Medina Spirit | John Velazquez | Bob Baffert | 2/1 |
| 10 | Americanrevolution | Luis Saez | Todd Pletcher | 15/1 |
Not to be outdone, the sophomore fillies brought the heat with their own set of seven graded stakes winners among the nine entries, including local hopeful Leader of the Band, winner of July’s 1 1/16-mile Monmouth Oaks (G3).
Four rivals return for a rematch after competing in last month’s 1 1/4-mile Alabama Stakes (G1) at Saratoga: Clairiere (second), Army Wife (third), Will’s Secret (fourth), and Maracuja (seventh). The winner Malathaat is training up to the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1).
Here is the full field for the Cotillion:
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY | TRAINER | ODDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obligatory | Jose Ortiz | Bill Mott | 10/1 |
| 2 | Allworthy | Florent Geroux | Saffie Joseph Jr. | 12/1 |
| 3 | Will's Secret | Jon Court | Dallas Stewart | 12/1 |
| 4 | Maracuja | Kendrick Carmouche | Rob Atras | 8/1 |
| 5 | Army Wife | Joel Rosario | Mike Maker | 7/2 |
| 6 | Clairiere | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Steve Asmussen | 2/1 |
| 7 | Private Mission | Flavien Prat | Bob Baffert | 9/2 |
| 8 | Always Carina | John Velazquez | Chad Brown | 6/1 |
| 9 | Leader of the Band | Frankie Pennington | John Servis | 12/1 |
