Last year, Mind control won the $200,000 Parx Dirt Mile with determination and was just ahead of the pack Silver State in a photo finish.
Return in the $200,000 race for Parx Racing On September 24th, this time as a public decision, his courage and the intervention of the marshals once again contributed to a positive result. The three sports commissioners were disqualified Far Mo Power For running the 6-year-old Mind Control on the track twice, giving him a slight bump after the former's neck hit the wire in front.
The disqualification ended a thrilling race that saw Joseph Sutton's Far Mo Power and Red Oak Stables and Madaket Stables' Mind Control dueling for much of the competition.
Far Mo Power posted split times of :24.06, :47.54 and 1:11.50 and, under pressure from Mind Control, lost a one-head lead to the Todd Pletcher-trained Mind Control a mile on a brisk track in 1 :36.59.
“He touched him and kind of threw him off balance,” Mind Control jockey John Velazquez said of the more stern incident, which occurred about a sixteenth of a mile into the run. “That really intimidated and unbalanced my horse, and I couldn’t get back on (top).”
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Dontmesawithme finished third, 11 3/4 lengths behind Mind Control.
A Grade 1 winner with now over $1.7 million in earnings, Mind Control paid $3.20 to win the Parx Dirt Mile, a race that regularly sends horses to the Substantial Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt in the fall Mile (G1) leads.
Mind Control, a son of Stay thirsty bred in Kentucky by Red Oak Stable, is out of the race as the winner Lightning and thunder mare Feel that fire . He is a half-brother of the 3-year-old filly currently classified in service Goddess of fire .
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Ridin with Biden takes first graded stakes win at Greenwood Cup Stakes
One race later, jockey Paco Lopez showed a rapid performance Ridin with Biden Trainer Butch Reid secured a top winner in the $200,000 Greenwood Cup Stakes (G3).
“He couldn't have done it better. Paco did a great job. We watched the race and didn't see much speed. This horse is as practical as it gets,” Reid said.
Ridin With Biden wins the Greenwood Cup Stakes at Parx Racing
The son of Constitution didn't waste any time and took the lead Brooklyn Robust And The Reds on the brisk dirt road.
The 4-year-old gelding maintained the lead in fractions of :24.73, :49.51 and 1:14.30, reaching the mile mark in 1:40.92 Magic Michael apply pressure second.
In the home straight it was still Ridin with Biden who led the field of eight and defended second place Magic Michael winning the 1 1/2 mile race by one length in 2:32.92.
Brooklyn Robust finished third.
Favored Fearless disappointed and finished in a secure seventh place.
Ridin With Biden paid $19.20 for a $2 winning ticket and improved his record from 17 starts to 5-5-1. His winnings rose to $385,080 for owners Cash is King and LC Racing.
He was an $85,000 Cash is King purchase from the Cary Frommer consignment for the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale.
The victor is from the uncleaned Gold medal Mare Allemande, who has two winners of three foals in the race. Her last reported foal is a non-racing 3-year-old Tonalist Colt named I Aint No Quitter.
