The Greenwood Cup Stakes is a
Grade III American
Thoroughbred horse race
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for three-year-olds and older, over a distance of one-and-one-half miles on the dirt held annually in September during the fall meeting at
Parx Casino and Racing
Parx Casino and Racing (formerly Philadelphia Park Racetrack and Casino) is a thoroughbred horse racing venue and the largest casino gaming complex in Pennsylvania. Parx is located in Bensalem Township in Bucks County, northeast of the city of P ...
in
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Bensalem Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The township borders the northeastern section of Philadelphia and includes the communities of Andalusia, Bensalem, Bridgewater, Cornwells Heights, Eddington, Flushing, Oakford, S ...
. The current purse is $200,000.
History
The race is named for Greenwood Racing, Inc. who purchased Philadelphia Park in December 1990.
The inaugural running of the event was on 8 June 2002 under handicap conditions on held on the turf course as the Greenwood Cup Handicap. The event was won by multiple
Grade I
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winner, the Dr. John A. Chandler bred and owned eight-year-old Cetewayo, who finished strongly as the 1/2 odds-on favorite to win by a length in a time of 2:35.01.
[ The following year the event was moved off the turf and raced on a sloppy dirt track and was won by Golden Ticket who led all the way winning by ten-and-one-quarter lengths.][
The event was not held between 2005 and 2007. When the event resumed it was scheduled in mid-July and was held on the dirt track as a stakes allowance.]
Previously a Listed race, the event was upgraded to Grade III status for 2012 by the American Graded Stakes Committee {{short description, Organization for Thoroughbred racehorse owners and breeders
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.
In 2013, Eldaafer a former winner of the Grade III Breeders' Cup Marathon
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes, is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and up, and contested on dirt at usually at a distance of miles. The race has a purse of US$350,000. It is run as part of the undercar ...
won the event as an eight year old.[
In 2020, Parx Racing cancelled their race meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.][
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Records
;Speed record
* miles: 2:28.01 Redeemed (2012)
; Margins
* lengths – Madefromlucky (2017)
;Most wins by a trainer
* 2 - Brendan P. Walsh (2014, 2016)
* 2 - Todd A. Pletcher (2017, 2018)
;Most wins by a jockey
* 4 - Paco Lopez (2015, 2018, 2021, 2022)
;Most wins by an owner
* No owner has won this event more than once
Winners
''Legend:''
''Notes:''
† In the 2011 running, A. U. Miner was first past the post and wagering was paid out as the winner, however the horse returned a positive swab for methylprednisolone
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and was disqualified from first place purse money. The redistributed winner's purse went to Birdrun, who finished second.
See also
* List of American and Canadian Graded races
The List of American and Canadian Graded races is a list of Thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada that meet the graded stakes standards maintained by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders ...
References
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Horse races in Pennsylvania
Graded stakes races in the United States
Grade 3 stakes races in the United States
Open middle distance horse races
Parx Casino and Racing
Recurring sporting events established in 2002
2002 establishments in Pennsylvania