There was significant movement within the top 10 in the racehorse category on the Equibase North American purse earnings leaderboard last week courtesy of two $1 million, Grade 1 races at Parx Racing: the Pennsylvania Derby and the Cotillion Stakes.

Seize the Grey returned to the winner’s circle Saturday with a victory in the Pennsylvania Derby by 3 ¾ lengths under Jaime Torres while earning a career-best 109 Equibase Speed Figure for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. With his win on Saturday, the 3-yerar-old Arrogate colt moved up four spots into third place in the 2024 standings by purse earnings.

Seize the Grey has four wins and one third from eight starts in 2024 with $2,314,800 in earnings. After his win in the Preakness Stakes on a muddy track at Pimlico Race Course, Seize the Grey had two disappointing results, finishing seventh by 12 ¾ lengths in the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga June 8 and fourth by 12 lengths in the Jim Dandy Stakes presented by Mohegan Sun July 27 at Saratoga. Sent off as the 4.30-1 third choice, Seize the Grey was able to coast around the Parx main track, leading almost every step of the way, to give Torres his third career graded stakes win, all aboard Seize the Grey.

Thorpedo Anna also returned to the winner’s circle on Saturday after her victory in the Cotillion Stakes for trainer Ken McPeek with Brian Hernandez Jr. aboard. After running second by a head to Fierceness in the DraftKings Travers Stakes in an unforgettable stretch run, she came back to win the Cotillion by a neck.

With Thorpedo Anna’s win on Saturday, the “Grizzly” rose three spots into second in the 2024 North American racehorse standings by purse earnings, with five wins and one second-place finish from six starts in 2024 and $2,626,550 in earnings, Each of her five victories has come in a graded stakes race, four of which were Grade 1 and the other a Grade 2.  She is second in earnings in the standings behind stablemate Mystik Dan, the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve  winner who has $4,070,050 in earnings in 2024.

Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen (Eclipse Sportswire)

There were no significant changes in the jockey and trainer standings last week. Trainer Steve Asmussen has remained consistent these last two weeks in the top spot in the standings by earnings and wins, followed by Chad Brown who trails Asmussen by $1,558,375 in earnings. They are the only two trainers with more than $20 million in purse earnings.

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. rode seven winners last week with earnings of $818,887. Flavien Prat, who remains in second in the jockey standings by purse earnings, rode five winners last week with $522,843 in earnings. Ortiz Jr. has a $1,821,457 lead over Prat. Three jockeys have earnings north of $20 million this year: Irad Ortiz Jr., Flavien Prat, and Tyler Gaffalione.

Other significant changes in the past week in the 2024 standings include My Mane Squeeze, who jumped 14 spots in the standings to 37 after romping by five lengths in the Grade 3 Fasig-Tipton Dogwood Stakes at Churchill Downs. The New York-bred filly by Audible has $804,500 in earnings this year.

Batten Down rose 32 spots to 49 in the standings after his win in the Bourbon Flight Stakes at Churchill Downs, winning by 5 ¾ lengths while running a career-best 106 Equibase Speed Figure for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott. The ridgling by Tapit now has $688,300 in purse earnings with three wins, a second, and two third-place finishes in 2024.

For more information, in a variety of categories, please visit Equibase's 2024 North American Leaderboard.