Greenwood Cup Stakes

Greenwood Cup Stakes

The Greenwood Cup Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annualy each summer at Philadelphia Park Racetrack in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Open to three-year-olds and up, the ungraded stakes event is set at a distance of 1 1/2 miles on dirt. The race offers a purse of $200,000 plus $50,000 from the Breeders' Cup.

The race is named for Greenwood Racing, Inc. who purchased Philadelphia Park in December of 1990.

Part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series, the winner of the 2008 Greenwood Cup Stakes automatically qualifies for the Breeders' Cup Marathon. [http://www.breederscup.com/challenge.aspx]

Past winners

* 2008 – Evening Attire (10) (Jose Espinoza) (broke the track record for the distance)
* 2007
* 2006
* 2005
* 2004 - In Hand
* 2003 - Golden Ticket
* 2002 - Cetewayo

External links

* [http://www.philadelphiapark.com Philadelphia Park Racetrack official web site]


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