MATCH Series Heads To Parx For Big Labor Day Card

Posted On Sep 28, 2019 By admin With Comments Off

A battle in the Filly and Mare Sprint–Dirt Division and three other scoots that will play a role in which colts qualify for bonus money for their owners and tutors headline the MATCH Series as part of a 12 -race program at Parx Racing on Labor Day, Sept. 2.

The four MATCH stakes–races 5 through 8–comprise one of three 50 -cent Pick 4 gambles on the seven-stakes “Smarty Jones” card that knocks off a big September at the Pennsylvania racetrack. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness Bet champion who exactly fell short of earning the Triple Crown in 2004 and retired to a stallion job will be on track Monday to accost hastening fans.

First post time at Parx is 12:25 p.m. EDT. There are two Grade III ventures on Labor Day: the $300,000 Smarty Jones, a prep for the Grade I Pennsylvania Derby, and the $300,000 Turf Monster. Pure Sensation, who has won the Turf Monster three times–in 2015, 2017 and 2018 — is among the 12 entered in the five-furlong event.

Here is a look at the four MATCH Series incidents, each usefulnes $100,000, in the order in which they will be run 😛 TAGEND

Neshaminy Stakes( 3 Year-Olds and Up Sprint–Turf Division)

Robert Bone’s Completed Pass, the fraction captain with 15 degrees who previously qualified for bonus money given his three starts in the serial, wasn’t registered. But two colts who were entered–Stonehedge LLC’s Abiding Star and Matthew Schera and Orangella Racing Stable’s Paret–both vied in the MATCH Series for the first time at Delaware Park in July and need two more starts to qualify for bonus money.

Abiding Star, trained by Edward Allard, was cross-entered in the $ 150,000 Red Bank Stakes at Monmouth Park the day before the 7 1/2 -furlong Neshaminy. Abiding Star and the James Lawrence II-trained Paret would both need to race at Parx and at Monmouth Sept. 28 — the last of 5 MATCH Series legs–to qualify for bonus money based on compiled points.

Bensalem Stakes( 3-Year-Olds and Up Sprint–Dirt Division)

Hillside Equestrian Meadows’ Laki, who exceeds his department with 13 extents in two starts, is among the nine entered in the six-furlong bets. Laki, a Damon Dilodovico trainee who triumphed this Equal segment last year, needs one more start to qualify for bonus money.

Uptowncharlybrown Stud recruited its full brothers–Midtowncharlybrown and Midnight Charly–who finished first and third, respectively, in the Chocolatetown Sprint at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in their only starts in the MATCH Series, are entered in the Bensalem. Both would need to race at Parx and Monmouth to qualify for bonus money.

Altissimo, the other MATCH Series leg champion along with Laki and Midtowncharlybrown, opted not to ship from Ohio for the Parx race and will not qualify for bonus money should he race at Monmouth in the final leg.

Roamin Rachel Stakes( Filly and Mare Sprint–Dirt Division)

The six-furlong posts facets split and overall serial leader Ms Locust Point( 24 objects ), owned by Jim Reichenberg and Cash is King, and 2W Racing’s Bronx Beauty, second in the endures with 20 pitches. Ms Locust Point has emulated in the three previous MATCH Series contests and will pay 5 bonus parts with a start at Parx, while Bronx Beauty is two-for-two in MATCH competition and needs one more start to qualify for bonus points.

Steve and Debbie Jackson’s Last True Love has competed in all three split posts thus far for 6 targets, but if she starts at Parx she, more, will get an automated 5 points for her fourth start on top of stages earned for her finish position.

The Roamin Rachel also chose Lael Stable’s Chalon, who prevailed her only MATCH Series start in 2018 and would start her first series this year. Chalon last-place time out finished second in a Grade II stakes at Saratoga Race Course and finished second in a Grade III phenomenon at Belmont Park before that. She isn’t eligible for bonus money this year given her paucity of participation in earlier legs but looms a serious threat.

Heider Family Stables, Madaket Stables and Michael Kisber’s Cairenn, third in the segment tolerates with 8 sites but in need of one more start to qualify for bonus money, was participating in a $75,000 stakes at Colonial Downs Aug. 31 and will pass on the Roamin Rachel.

Sal DeBunda PTHA President’s Cup( Filly and Mare Long–Turf Division)

In what has become a division in need of a commander, it could be Ballybrit Stable’s Dynatail, who won the Susquehanna Stakes at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in her alone MATCH Series outing this year. Dynatail and three the rest are bind at the top, each with 10 items, but she’s the only one of the four enrolled in the 1 1/16 -mile territory stakes.

Dynatail, trained by Mike Dini, is based at Monmouth, which may improve her the possibility of rivalling in three bets in the fraction and start her the one to beat in the bonus coin race.

Also enrolled is Live Oak Plantation’s Souper Striking, who has 6 points in two series starts but would qualify for bonus money with a third or fourth began in a wide-open division.

The MATCH Series offers a total of $375,000 in bonus coin for proprietors and managers of the three best ponies in each discord by pitches( minimum of three starts compelled ). That includes the $ 75,000 for the owner and coach of the top horse by parts across all partitions. In addition, up to $ 40,000 in bonus money is used for the top Maryland-bred, New Jersey-bred, Pennsylvania-bred and Delaware Certified male and female smugglers by points–if they qualify with three streaks starts.

Free full-card past executions for the Sept. 2 curriculum at Parx are available at Equibase.com courtesy of the MATCH Series marriages. They will be available via a relate at the top of the home page this weekend.

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