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Penn Mile 2025 Contenders & Odds

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Penn National Press Release
Updated: June 17, 2025

** 2nd UPDATE ** June 17 - Due to this week's weather forecast for the Grantville, PA area, the 4 turf stakes races set for this Friday at @HollywoodPenn have been postponed. Those 4 races, including the $400,000 Grade 3 Penn Mile, will now go - as drawn - Friday, June 27th.


** UPDATE ** May 28 - Due to weather conditions, the following stakes races at Penn National Race Course have been postponed from May 30th to June 20th, with the first post time set for 5:00 P.M. (Lyphard Stakes, Alphabet Soup Handicap, Penn Oaks & Penn Mile).

Fields and Post Positons have been redrawn and are shown below.


Penn Mile Day (rescheduled once again to Friday, June 27th) hosts four turf stakes including Penn National Race Course's premier event, the 12th edition of the $400,000 Grade 3 Penn Mile Stakes for three year olds going one mile on the turf.

Other races include the $150,000 Penn Oaks for three year old fillies at one mile on the turf, and a pair of restricted Pennsylvania- bred turf stakes, the Lyphard Stakes, $75,000 at one mile and one sixteenth for fillies and mares three years old and up, and the Alphabet Soup, a handicap for three year olds and up at one mile and one sixteenth.

The 11-race program has attracted top jockeys and trainers from across the country. Post time is 5 p.m.

2025 Penn Mile Field & Odds

Race 6 at Penn National

Friday, June 27 - Post 7:45 PM

Entry Horse ML Odds Jockey Trainer
1 States' Rights 8-1 Jose Ortiz
116 Lbs
Cherie DeVaux
2 Barbadian Runner 10-1 Forest Boyce
122 Lbs
Henry Walters
3 Panagiotis 30-1 Julio Hernandez
122 Lbs
Dimitrios Synnefias
4 Mi Bago 7-2 Irad Ortiz, Jr.
122 Lbs
Mark Casse
5 Out On Bail 6-1 Manuel Franco
122 Lbs
Michael Maker
6 Cairo Caper 15-1 Victor Carrasco
122 Lbs
Phil Schoenthal
7 Zulu Kingdom (IRE) 7-5 Flavien Prat
122 Lbs
Chad Brown
8 Dream On 9-2 Javier Castellano
122 Lbs
Mark Casse

The main event, the Penn Mile drew twelve entries. Mi Bago, the early favorite, trained by Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse, is a multiple stakes winner of $435,900 in nine starts. This year, he won two races out of four starts including the Colonel Liam Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Top jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. is on board.

Another early favorite, Clock Tower just won the Paradise Creek Stakes on 5-24-25, so he is out.

Kentucky Outlaw is a probable scratch unless the race is off the turf. "We are hoping for some downpours so the race comes off the turf," said trainer Felissa Dunn. "He never ran on the turf, so we don't know how he'll handle it, so we'll probably scratch," she said.

Another contender, the Michael Maker trained Out On Bail has two wins on the turf, and last year, he won the Skidmore Stakes at Saratoga.

Smooth Breeze won his last out at Aqueduct and has leading jockey Flavien Prat named to ride.

In The Penn Oaks, Mark Casse entered early favorites Candy Quest and Bessie Abott. Candy Quest was second in The Sanibel Island Stakes at Gulfstream Park this year, and Bessie Abott, an Irish-bred, was second in an allowance race at Keeneland this year in her only start in this country.

2025 Penn Oaks Field & Odds

Race 5 at Penn National

Friday, June 27 - Post 7:10 PM

Entry Horse ML Odds Jockey Trainer
1 Accent (GB) 8-1 Flavien Prat
116 Lbs
Chad Brown
2 Pure Majestic 50-1 Tyler Conner
122 Lbs
John Robb
3 Love You Anyway 7-2 Axel Concepcion
122 Lbs
George Arnold II
4 Reining Flowers 8-1 John Velazquez
122 Lbs
John Ortiz
5 Bessie Abott (IRE) 8-1 Irad Ortiz, Jr.
116 Lbs
Mark Casse
6 Midway Memories 6-1 Manuel Franco
116 Lbs
Chad Brown
7 Candy Quest 5-1 Javier Castellano
118 Lbs
Mark Casse
8 Love and Poetry 6-1 Jose Ortiz
116 Lbs
Cherie DeVaux
9 Laurelin (IRE) 3-1 Kendrick Carmouche
122 Lbs
H. Motion

A competitive group of twelve Pennsylvania-bred fillies compete in the $75,000 Lyphard Stakes (3 & Up, F&M, 1 1/16 miles, turf). Early favorite Princess Javoncia, trained by Elizabeth Merryman, is an eight year old mare with 9 wins and earnings of over $330,000. She was third in last year's Lyphard Stakes.

Mark Reid trained Jeanne Marie won the Main Line Stakes at Parx last year, and his other entry, Confirmed Star is a multiple stakes placed winner of $299,976. Another top choice, Lady Outofthe Blue, trained by Michael Matz is making her 2025 debut.

2025 Lyphard Stakes Field & Odds

Race 3 at Penn National

Friday, June 27 - Post 6:00 PM

Entry Horse ML Odds Jockey Trainer
1 Getaway Palace 6-1 Dexter Haddock
120 Lbs
Ruperto Perez
2 Stern Chaser 8-1 Jose Ruiz
122 Lbs
Michael Matz
3 Nature's Candy 6-1 Andy Hernandez
124 Lbs
Hugo Padilla
4 Dancing Chime 15-1 Inoel Beato
120 Lbs
Konstantinos Harigeorgiou
5 Corinna 8-1 Axel Concepcion
122 Lbs
Michael Matz
6 Jeanne Marie 10-1 Eliseo Ruiz
124 Lbs
Robert Reid, Jr.
7 So Fully Sue 12-1 Luis Ocasio
124 Lbs
Louis Linder, Jr.
8 Lady Outofthe Blue 8-1 Angel Cruz
122 Lbs
Michael Matz
9 Doctor Abbie 12-1 Yabriel Ramos
124 Lbs
Bruce Kravets
10 Pachelbel 8-1 Kendrick Carmouche
122 Lbs
Ernesto Padilla-Preciad
11 Princess Javoncia 4-1 Flavien Prat
122 Lbs
Elizabeth Merryman
12 Anoint 15-1 Tyler Conner
120 Lbs
Keri Brion

The $75,000 Alphabet Soup Handicap (3 & Up, 1 1/16 miles, turf), originally held at Parx, drew twelve horses. Eff Thirty Five, trained by Brittany Russell, is the favorite and won his last race at Laurel Park. He is making his stakes debut.

Second favorite is last year's winner of the Alphabet Soup Handicap at Parx, Crisper, trained by Tim Woolley. With earnings of $286,226, he is the top money earner in the race. He also won the Summer Fun Stakes at Penn National in 2024.

Trevesso, trained by Cathal Lynch, is a stakes winner of the Crowd Pleaser Stakes at Parx in 2024 and is 15/1 in the early odds.

Stabled at Parx, and trained by John Servis, Bartlett is 8/1, and is the winner of four races in eight starts. "I'm running Bartlett on the turf in this race, and he is doing very well. He's training great," said John Servis.

At 5/1, Fierce and Strong has eight wins and earnings of $274,726. He was second in the Alphabet Soup last year and won the With Anticipation Stakes at Penn National in 2024. He has one start and one win this year and is trained by Michael Salvaggio, Jr.

At 12/1 in the early odds, Socially Awkward, trained by local Bruce Kravets, won four races this year and over $100,000.

2025 Alphabet Soup Handicap Field & Odds

Race 4 at Penn National

Friday, June 27 - Post 6:35 PM

Entry Horse ML Odds Jockey Trainer
1 Trevesso 20-1 Jorge Ruiz
116 Lbs
Cathal Lynch
2 Dylan's Ruby 10-1 Kendrick Carmouche
117 Lbs
John Servis
3 Movisitor 12-1 Mychel Sanchez
117 Lbs
Marya Montoya
4 Fierce and Strong 4-1 Tyler Conner
120 Lbs
Michael Salvaggio, Jr.
5 Bartlett 6-1 Frankie Pennington
120 Lbs
John Servis
6 Take the Pledge 12-1 Julio Hernandez
118 Lbs
Cathal Lynch
7 Sharp Tones 10-1 Jose Batista
116 Lbs
Lynn Ashby
8 Saketumi 20-1 Angel Rodriguez
118 Lbs
William Dowling
9 Eff Thirty Five 5-2 Irad Ortiz, Jr.
123 Lbs
Brittany Russell
10 Fletcher 10-1 Jean Briceno
116 Lbs
James Lawrence II
11 Major Thomas 12-1 Jomar Torres
121 Lbs
T. Bernard Houghton
12 Retweet 12-1 Dexter Haddock
119 Lbs
Ruperto Perez

Top notch horses, leading trainers, and top jockeys highlight this year's Penn Mile Day. The line-up of runners promises to be an exciting, action-packed event.

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