Penn Mile Stakes
# Penn Mile Stakes

The Penn Mile Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old, held over a distance of one mile on the turf annually in late May or early June at Penn National Race Course, Grantville, Pennsylvania. The event currently carries a purse of $400,000.

## History

With the influx of additional funds from the Penn National Race Course turning itself to a Racino the club ventured in adding higher stakes races. The race was inaugurated in 2013 with a stakes purse of $500,000.

In 2015 the event was classified as Grade III and in 2017 was upgraded to Grade II.

The event in 2020 was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with Penn National closed when the event was to be scheduled.

Due to weather conditions and the state of the track the 2021 running was moved to the dirt and the event was downgraded to Grade III.

## Records

Speed record:

* 1:33.99 – Rydilluc (2013)

Largest margin of victory:

* 3 lengths – Hawkish (2018)

Most wins by a jockey:

* 2 – Irad Ortiz Jr. (2017, 2023)

Most wins by a trainer:

* 2 – Mark E. Casse (2016, 2019)

Most wins by an owner:

* No owner has won this race more than once.

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | Major Dude | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | Spendthrift Farm | 1 mile | 1:33.73 | $400,000 | II | |
| 2022 | Wow Whata Summer | Tyler Conner | James L. Lawrence II | Jeremy Brooks | 1 mile | 1:42.39 | $400,000 | II | |
| 2021 | Gershwin | Joe Bravo | Michael Stidham | Godolphin Racing | 1 mile | 1:39.24 | $300,000 | III | |
| 2020 | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held | Race not held |
| 2019 | Moon Colony | Julien R. Leparoux | Mark E. Casse | John C. Oxley | 1 mile | 1:37.45 | $500,000 | II | |
| 2018 | Hawkish | Manuel Franco | James J. Toner | Robert LaPenta, A.J. Suited Racing, Madaket Stables | 1 mile | 1:35.16 | $500,000 | II | |
| 2017 | Frostmourne | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Christophe Clement | Green Lantern Stables | 1 mile | 1:35.04 | $500,000 | II | |
| 2016 | Catch a Glimpse | Florent Geroux | Mark E. Casse | Gary Barber, Michael James Ambler, Jeffrey Begg | 1 mile | 1:34.39 | $500,000 | III | |
| 2015 | Force the Pass | Joel Rosario | Alan E. Goldberg | Colts Neck Stables | 1 mile | 1:34.03 | $500,000 | III | |
| 2014 | Bobby's Kitten | Javier Castellano | Chad C. Brown | Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey | 1 mile | 1:35.82 | $500,000 | Listed | |
| 2013 | Rydilluc | Edgar S. Prado | Gary C. Contessa | Team Stallion Racing Stable | 1 mile | 1:33.99 | $500,000 | Listed | |

Legend:

 Dirt  Turf

