The Tom Ridge Stakes is an American
Thoroughbred horse race
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run at
Presque Isle Downs
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History
The developer, MTR Gaming Group, broke ground in October 2005 for the new facility, which opened on February ...
in
Erie
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,
Pennsylvania
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. First run in 2007, it was originally known as the Tom Ridge Labor Day Stakes when it was run the first two years on
Labor Day
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. The race is a six-
furlong
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event for three-year-old horses and is raced on
Tapeta synthetic dirt.
It currently offers a purse of $100,000.
The race is named for
Tom Ridge
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, who was the
Governor of the State of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001.
Records
Speed record:
* 1:08.16 -
Noholdingback Bear (2016) (at current distance of 6 furlongs)
Winners
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, 2007
,
Elite Squadron
,
Dana Whitney
,
James E. Baker
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, Tom R. Walters
, 1:10.69
, -
, 2008
,
Fatal Bullet
,
Eurico Rosa Da Silva
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,
Reade Baker
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, Bear Stables
, 1:08.60
, -
, 2009
,
Great Love
,
Erick D. Rodriguez
,
John J. Robb
, Janet L. Wayson
, 1:10.00
, -
, 2010
,
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Music
Albums
* Rockin' (The Guess Who album)
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Songs
*"Hajej, nynjej" Czech children's carol, recorded as "Rocking" by Julie And ...
,
Willie Martinez
,
Michael Lauer
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, Ralph T. Piercy
, 1:08.42
, -
, 2011
,
Getaway Guy
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,
Julien Leparoux
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,
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, Clarkland Farm/Foley
, 1:09.12
, -
, 2012
,
Sum of the Parts
,
Julien Leparoux
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,
Tom Amoss
, Klaravich Stables/Lawrence
, 1:09.02
, -
, 2013
,
Dan the Tin Man
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,
Scott Spieth
,
Ricky Griffith
, Debmar Stables
, 1:09:79
, -
, 2014
,
Choctaw Chuck
,
Jose Angel Garcia
,
Kevin Rice
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Rice made his debut for Devon in the 1984 Minor Counties Champio ...
, Clyde D. Rice
, 1:09.46
, -
, 2015
,
Cyclogenisis
,
Trevor McCarthy
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,
George Weaver
, Matthew Schera
, 1:09.33
, -
, 2016
,
Noholdingback Bear
,
Eurico Rosa Da Silva
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,
Michael P. De Paulo
, Bear Stables
, 1:08.16
, -
, 2017
,
Balandeen
,
Albin Jimenez
,
Chris Hartman
, Joey Keith Davis
, 1:10.31
, -
, 2018
,
Trigger Warning
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,
Irwin Rosendo
,
Mike Rone
, Brinley Enterprises
, 1:08.71
, -
Flat horse races for three-year-olds
Recurring sporting events established in 2007
Sports in Erie, Pennsylvania
Ungraded stakes races in the United States