Tom Ridge Stakes

Tom Ridge Stakes

Ungraded race
Location	Presque Isle Downs Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Inaugurated	2007
Race type	Thoroughbred, flat
Race information
Distance	1^3⁄4 miles (6 furlongs)
Surface	Synthetic
Qualification	3-year-old
Purse	$100,000
Bonuses	$500

The Tom Ridge Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Presque Isle Downs in Erie, Pennsylvania. 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. The race is a six-furlong 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, who was the Governor of the State of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:08.42 - Rockin' Rockstar (2010) (at current distance of 6 furlongs)

Winners

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time	Notes
2007	Elite Squadron	Dana Whitney	James E. Baker	Tom R. Walters	1:10.69	[1]
2008	Fatal Bullet	Eurico Rosa Da Silva	Reade Baker	Bear Stables Ltd.	1:08.60	[2]
2009	Great Love	Erick Rodriguez	John Robb	Janet L. Wayson	1:10.08	[3]
2010	Rockin' Rockstar	Willie Martinez	Michael Lauer	Ralph T. Piercy	1:08.42	[4]
2011	Getaway Guy	Julien Leparoux	Gregory Foley	Clarkland Farm and Foley	1:09.12	[5]
2012	Sum of the Parts	Julien Leparoux	Thomas Amoss	Klaravich Stables/Lawrence	1:09.02	[6]
2013	Dan the Tin Man	Patrick Husbands	Ricky Griffith	Debmar Stables	1:09:79	[7]
2014	Choctaw Chuck	Deshawn Parker	Kevin Rice	Clyde D. Rice	1:09:46	[8]
2015	Cyclogenesis	Trevor McCarthy	George Weaver	Matthew Schera	1:09:33	[9]

References

1. "Presque Isle Downs - September 3, 2009 - Race 7" (PDF). Equibase. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
2. "Presque Isle Downs - September 1, 2008 - Race 7" (PDF). Equibase. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
3. "Presque Isle Downs - May 12, 2009 - Race 7" (PDF). Equibase. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
4. "Presque Isle Downs - May 9, 2010 - Race 7" (PDF). Equibase. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
5. "Presque Isle Downs - May 18, 2011 - Race 6" (PDF). Equibase. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
6. "Presque Isle Downs - May 15, 2012 - Race 7" (PDF). Equibase. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
7. "Presque Isle Downs - May 13, 2013 - Race 5" (PDF). Equibase. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
8. "Presque Isle Downs - May 12, 2014 - Race 5" (PDF). Equibase. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
9. "Presque Isle Downs - May 18, 2015 - Race 5" (PDF). Equibase. Retrieved May 18, 2015.