The month of May is a time for 3-year-olds to shine on the Triple Crown stage, but that magic can be found close to home in Pennsylvania with sophomores born and raced in the Keystone State rewarding their connections in a variety of ways.
When it comes to raking in Pennsylvania incentives, no 3-year-old did it better through the end of May than Social Success, who brought in $64,836 after five months of racing in 2023.
The daughter of Social Inclusion is unbeaten in five starts this year, including four through the end of May. Of her four victories in the qualifying timespan, there two races each at Parx Racing and Penn National for trainer Bruce Kravets and owner/breeder Shirley Lojeski.
As both the owner and breeder of Social Success, Lojeski reaped the greatest benefits from the filly's success, led by breeder's awards totaling $48,216.
For horses bred and sired in Pennsylvania, breeders earn a 50 percent bonus on purse earnings for maiden races run within the state. Runners bred in the state but sired by a horse standing elsewhere are eligible for a 25 percent bonus. For all other races within the Keystone State, runners bred and sired in Pennsylvania can earn a 40 percent bonus, while those by out-of-state sires earn their breeders a 20 percent bonus.
Social Success also brought in $5,040 for Lojeski in owner bonuses. Depending on the track within the state, owner bonuses can tack on a boost of up to 40 percent on an overnight race's purse.
The filly also contributed $11,580 to the coffers of the Social Inclusion Partners in stallion awards.
The owner of a Pennsylvania-based stallion at the time of a foal's conception is eligible for stallion awards generated by that foal. Stallion owners receive 10 percent of the purse earned when a registered Pennsylvania-bred and- sired runner finishes in the top three in any pari-mutuel race within the state.
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If you appreciate our work, you can support us by subscribing to our Patreon stream. Learn more.Social Success' season began at Penn National on Jan. 20, where she closed from near-last to take a six-furlong maiden special weight by a length. She remained at Penn National for her next start, stretching out to a mile for a Feb. 10 allowance race, where she rated a little closer to the pace and got clear in the stretch to win by two lengths.
From there, Social Success traveled to Parx to test stakes company for the first time in the March 6 Main Line Stakes, a one mile and 70-yard. Going against her usual pattern, jockey Frankie Pennington put Social Success on the lead, locked in an early duel with Gold Medal Anna. That rival eventually relented and Social Success carried on to win by 2 1/2 lengths.
Closing out the quartet of starts and wins was an April 12 Parx allowance, where Social Success asserted her dominance to a new degree, taking a one mile and 70 yard race by 11 1/4 lengths.
Social Success is out of the unplaced With Distinction mare Schuylkilla, who is also the dam of stakes-placed Just a Thought, an Uncle Lino gelding who is in the midst of his fourth season of racing in Pennsylvania.
Leading 3-Year-Old Pennsylvania Incentive Earners Of 2023, Through May 31
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