| Class | Grade III |
|---|---|
| Location | Parx Casino and Racing Bensalem, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Inaugurated | 2002 (as Greenwood Cup Handicap) |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Parx |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1+1⁄2 miles |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds and older |
| Weight | Base weights with allowances: Older: 126 lbs 3YOs: 123 lbs |
| Purse | $200,000 (since 2011) |
The Greenwood Cup Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race 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 in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. The current purse is $200,000.
The race is named for Greenwood Racing, Inc. who purchased Philadelphia Park in December 1990. [1]
The inaugural running of the event was on 8 June 2002 under handicap conditions and held on the turf course as the Greenwood Cup Handicap. The event was won by multiple Grade I winner, eight-year-old Cetewayo, bred and owned by Dr. John A. Chandler. The horse finished strongly as the 1/2 odds-on favorite to win by a length in a time of 2:35.01. [2] The following year the event was moved off the turf and raced on a sloppy dirt track. It was won by Golden Ticket, who led all the way, winning by ten-and-one-quarter lengths. [2]
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. [3]
Previously a Listed race, the event was upgraded to Grade III status for 2012 by the American Graded Stakes Committee. [1]
In 2013, Eldaafer, a former winner of the Grade III Breeders' Cup Marathon, won the event as an eight-year-old. [4]
In 2020, Parx Racing cancelled their race meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. [3]
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Next | 6 | Luan Machado | William D. Cowans | Michael A. Foster | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:33.61 | $200,000 | III | [5] |
| 2023 | Next | 5 | Luan Machado | William D. Cowans | Michael A. Foster | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:33.28 | $200,000 | III | [6] |
| 2022 | Ridin With Biden | 4 | Paco Lopez | Robert E. Reid Jr. | Cash Is King & LC Racing | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:32.92 | $200,000 | III | [7] |
| 2021 | Magic Michael | 4 | Frankie Pennington | Jamie Ness | Morris E. Kernan Jr., Yo Berbs & Jagger, Inc. | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:32.01 | $200,000 | III | [8] |
| 2020 | Race not held | |||||||||
| 2019 | Adventist | 6 | John Bisono | Uriah St. Lewis | Bleu Max Stable | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:33.81 | $200,000 | III | [9] |
| 2018 | You're to Blame | 4 | Paco Lopez | Todd A. Pletcher | Bortolazzo Stable | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:32.40 | $200,000 | III | [10] |
| 2017 | Madefromlucky | 5 | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | Cheyenne Stables & Mac Nichol | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:32.72 | $200,000 | III | [11] |
| 2016 | Scuba | 5 | Kendrick Carmouche | Brendan P. Walsh | DARRS, Inc. | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:32.76 | $200,000 | III | [12] |
| 2015 | Neck 'n Neck | 6 | Paco Lopez | Ian R. Wilkes | Ted Mitzlaff | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:33.64 | $200,000 | III | [13] |
| 2014 | Cary Street | 5 | Miguel Mena | Brendan P. Walsh | JBL Thoroughbreds & Walsh Racing | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:30.71 | $200,000 | III | [14] |
| 2013 | Eldaafer | 8 | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Diane D. Morici | Jim Atwell & Kevin Jacobsen | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:33.73 | $200,000 | III | [4] |
| 2012 | Redeemed | 4 | Ramon A. Dominguez | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | Jay Em Ess Stable | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:28.01 | $200,000 | III | [15] |
| 2011 | †Birdrun | 5 | Rajiv Maragh | William I. Mott | Preston Stables | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:30.30 | $200,000 | Listed | [16] |
| 2010 | A. U. Miner | 5 | Frankie Pennington | Clark Hanna | Don L. Benge | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:29.97 | $240,000 | Listed | [17] |
| 2009 | Alcomo (BRZ) | 6 | Willie Martinez | Eduardo Caramori | Abdul Rahman Al Jasmi | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:31.88 | $250,000 | Listed | [18] |
| 2008 | Evening Attire | 10 | Jose L. Espinoza | Patrick J. Kelly | Mary & Joseph Grant & Thomas J. Kelly | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:29.90 | $250,000 | Listed | [19] |
| 2005–2007 | Race not held | |||||||||
| 2004 | In Hand | 4 | Rafael Mojica Jr. | Philip J. Oliver | Shining Armor Stable & G. Watts Humphrey Jr. | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:33.32 | $100,000 | Listed | [20] |
| 2003 | Golden Ticket | 5 | Cesar DeAlba | Clifford W. Sise Jr. | Glenn Holsinger | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:31.61 | $100,000 | Listed | Off turf [21] |
| 2002 | Cetewayo | 8 | Clinton L. Potts | Michael W. Dickinson | Dr. John A. Chandler | 1+1⁄2 miles | 2:35.01 | $100,000 | Listed | [2] |
Legend:
Turf Dirt
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 and was disqualified from first place purse money. The redistributed winner's purse went to Birdrun, who finished second. [22]