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Kendrick Carmouche Will Be Back In The Saddle Next Monday

Jockey Kendrick Carmouche is expected to return to riding races next Monday at Parx Racing, reports the Daily Racing Form.

He has not ridden in the afternoon since Belmont Stakes day on June 5, when he suffered a broken ankle in the final race and had to undergo surgery.

“He probably could have come back and ridden the final couple of days at Saratoga, but the book was already out and we didn't know exactly when he'd be able to return, and Kendrick didn't want to come back here just to come back,” agent Kevin Bubser told DRF. “He'll ride Monday through Wednesday each of the next two weeks at Parx and be ready to return when Belmont reopens the following Thursday.”

Carmouche began working horses again on Sunday morning at Saratoga.

Fulsome Takes Overland Route To Victory In Parx Racing’s Smarty Jones

Juddmonte Farms' homebred Fulsome rallied from last under Florent Geroux to win Tuesday's $300,000 Smarty Jones Stakes at Parx Racing in Bensalem, Pa. The Grade 3 contest is for 3-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles and attracted six runners.

Alonzo finished two lengths behind Fulsome in second, with The King Cheek another half-length back in third, with Ridin With Biden fourth, Fast Bob fifth and The Jones Boy sixth.

Fulsome, a son of Into Mischief out of the Distorted Humor mare, Flourish, covered the 1 1/16 miles on a fast main track in 1:45.57. He paid $3.20 to win as the 3-5 favorite, winning for the fifth time in nine career starts. Among those victories was the listed Oaklawn Stakes on May 1 and the G3 Matt Win Stakes at Churchill Downs on May 29. Fulsome was coming off a third place finish to Mr. Wireless in the G3 Indiana Derby on July 7.

Fulsome is trained by Brad Cox.

The King Cheek jumped out to an early lead under Ruben Silvera, setting fractions of :23.12 and :46.75 for the opening half mile. Alonzo, who was in pursuit of the front-runner from the start, took command into the far turn, the first six furlongs clocked in 1:11.63.

Geroux allowed Fulsome to settle at the back of the pack, then commenced his rally around the far turn, going four wide into the stretch before overtaking Alonzo in mid-stretch, passing the mile marker in 1:38.79.

A local prep for the G1, $1 million Pennsylvania Derby on Sept. 25, the Smarty Jones was one of three stakes on the Parx Racing Tuesday card. A fourth stakes, the G3, $200,000 Parx Dash, was postponed until Aug. 31 after heavy rain from Tropical Storm Henri prompted track officials to take all races off the turf.

— St. Omer's Farm and Christopher Feifarek's Beren won the $100,000 Parx Summer Sprint Stakes under Frankie Pennington for trainer Robert “Butch” Reid Jr. Sent off the 2-5 favorite in a field of four 3-year-old sprinters, the Pennsylvania-bred colt by Weigelia won by 6 1/2 lengths over Marvalous Mike, with Privet Moon third. He went six furlongs in 1:10.19. The top three each earn free entry in the G2 Gallant Bob Stakes on the Pennsylvania Derby card.

— Bret Calhoun-trained Lovely Ride won the $150,000 Cathryn Sophia Stakes for 3-year-old fillies, going a mile and 70 yards in 1:42.66 under Reylu Gutierrez. The Candy Ride filly paid $6.80 to win, with favored Leader of the Band finishing second. Lovely Ride is owned by her breeder, Allied Racing Stable. The Cathryn Sophia serves as a prep for the G1 Cotillion Stakes, also on the Pennsylvania Derby program.

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‘Smart’ Money on the Chalk at Parx

Prohibitive favorite Fulsome (Into Mischief) sat back and came with his run to return to winning ways in Tuesday evening's GIII Smarty Jones S. at Parx. A third-out graduate over the Fair Grounds sod in January, he was forced to try the main track two starts later in a rained-off, sloppy allowance at Keeneland Apr. 10, but found his calling that day when cruising to a 3 1/2-length victory. The bay added the Oaklawn S. May 1 over stablemate and next-out Texas Derby hero Warrant (Constitution), and took a major step forward on the Beyer Speed Figure scale, to 97, when he dominated a pair of GI Kentucky Derby also-rans in Churchill's GIII Matt Winn S. May 29. He could only manage third at 2-5 last time in the July 7 GIII Indiana Derby, but was flattered somewhat when winner Mr. Wireless (Dialed In) came back to annex the GIII West Virginia Derby earlier this month.

Slowest away, Fulsome settled in second last as his four other rivals scrambled for position into the first turn. The King Cheek showed the way with Alonso pressing through solid splits of :23 flat and :46 3/5. Fulsome was still under stout Florent Geroux restraint into the second bend, but soon began to pick off foes out wide as the leading pair were locked in battle. Kept far out in the track entering the stretch, the chalk struck the front and kept finding from there to confirm his perceived superiority.

Tuesday, Parx
SMARTY JONES S.-GIII, $300,000, Parx Racing, 8-24, 3yo,
1 1/16m, 1:45.57, ft.
1–FULSOME, 126, c, 3, by Into Mischief
                1st Dam: Flourish, by Distorted Humor
                2nd Dam: Viviana, by Nureyev
                3rd Dam: Nijinsky Star, by Nijinsky II
O-Juddmonte; B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY); T-Brad H. Cox;
J-Florent Geroux. $175,500. Lifetime Record: 9-5-1-1,
$582,024. *1/2 to Mr Darcy (Harlan's Holiday), GSP, $263,876.
Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Alonzo, 121, c, 3, Brethren–Tizmetizyou, by Tiz Wonderful.
O/B-Arindel (FL); T-Juan Alvarado. $58,500.
3–The King Cheek, 126, g, 3, Laoban–Selfie, by War Chant.
($10,000 Wlg '18 FTNMIX; $4,500 Ylg '19 OBSOCT; $14,000
RNA 2yo '20 OBSOPN). O-Morris E. Kernan, Jr. & Jagger Inc.;
B-Pucker Ridge Farm LLC (NY); T-Jamie Ness. $29,250.
Margins: 2, HF, 2. Odds: 0.60, 3.40, 8.50.
Also Ran: Ridin With Biden, Fast Bob, The Jones Boy. Scratched: Antigravity, Doubleoseven, Indian Lake. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

Pedigree Notes:
Fulsome's win comes off another strong weekend for the nation's leading sire, who was represented by two new 'TDN Rising Stars' on Saturday. Dam Flourish was a two-time winner, once on each surface. She is a half-sister to MGISWs Sightseek (Distant View) and Tates Creek (Rahy) and to the dam of European champion juvenile filly Special Duty (GB) (Hennessy). This is the female family of Bowman's Band, Etoile Montante, et al. Flourish has an unraced 2-year-old colt by Point of Entry and a yearling filly by Frosted. She sold to Sallusto & Albina for $145,000 at the last Keeneland November sale carrying a Twirling Candy filly. She was bred back to Into Mischief for 2022.

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Pennsylvania-Breds Spotlighted Monday At Parx; Chub Wagon Defeated By Don’t Call Me Mary

Hurricane Henri brought significant rainfall to Pennsylvania but could not dampen the 21st renewal of Pennsylvania's Day at the Races. The Pennsylvania breeding program took center stage with five $100,000 stakes for state-breds. All five races were contested over the sloppy main track.

In the $100,000 Dr. Teresa Garofalo Memorial Stakes, Chub Wagon's undefeated streak came to an end as she was caught late by Don't Call Me Mary and jockey Paco Lopez. Trained by Todd Pletcher, the four-year-old daughter of El Padrino notched her fifth victory from ten career starts. Chub Wagon finished second and Cinnabunny rounded out the trifecta.

The $100,000 Mrs. Penny Stakes, taken off the turf and run at one mile and a sixteenth on the main track, was won by Precious and jockey Frankie Pennington. The front-running victress is a homebred daughter of Fed Biz for Newell Thoroughbreds LTD and is trained by John Servis.

In the $100,000 Storm Cat Stakes, sophomore I Am Redeemed earned his first stakes victory. The three-year-old son of Redeemed contested the early pace under jockey Abner Adorno and collared the front-running Lord Winsalot at the top of the stretch to prevail by 3 1/2 lengths for trainer Penny Pearce.

The $100,000 Marshall Jenney Handicap, taken off the turf and run at five furlongs on the sloppy main track, went to Admiral Abe. Admiral Abe, a five-year-old son of Midshipman, continued to dominate the state-bred ranks and delivered as the heavy favorite under Silvestre Gonzalez. Trained by Robert Mosco for Stefcon Racing, LLC, he earned his fifth win of the season.

The $100,000 Banjo Picker Stakes concluded the day and the favorite Fortheluvofbourbon gave jockey Paco Lopez his second win of the day. Trained by Michael Pino, the four-year-old gelded son of Bourbon Courage showed speed out of the gate and battled on gamely in the stretch to prevail by a neck over a fast-closing Golden Candy.

Live Racing resumes Tuesday

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