Penn Mile Subject, Odds and Handicapping

The largest evening of horse racing at Hollywood On line casino at Penn Nationwide Race Course returns on June 3. The Penn Mile highlights an 11 race program that options six stake races. The purse for this yr’s race is $400,000.  Eric Johnston, Hollywood On line casino’s Director of Racing Operations, absolutely expects the purse to succeed in $500,000 subsequent yr.

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2022 Penn Mile discipline and odds

Penn Mile (Grade 2) race for three-year-olds going one mile on the turf.

Handicapping the Penn Mile

The Penn Mile has a discipline of eight horses. When recruiting horses and jockeys to run the race, Johnston has to steadiness the standard and amount of horses within the discipline.

“Oddly sufficient, the betting public likes to see the larger discipline so it makes for a greater alternative for a big payout,” Johnston mentioned. “What you don’t need is one horse that’s an absolute standout after which 5 horses which are good, and even nice. Then you definitely get into some attention-grabbing wagering patterns and it makes it troublesome on the gamers’ behalf. You need a balanced discipline. You need a variety of nice horses. That’s the proper situation.”

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Blood Horse provides background of the horses and jockeys competing within the Penn Mile.

Full race card

• Penn Mile ($400,000 purse)
• Penn Oaks ($150,000 purse)

$100,000 Stakes Races:

• Anticipation
• Lyphard
• New Begin
• Danzig

The primary race begins at 5 p.m. with the Penn Mile anticipated to run at round 7:45 p.m.

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Johnston is anticipating between 4,000 and 5,000 folks to be in attendance for the Penn Mile. Because the race returned from a one-year hiatus in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Johnston noticed a chance to transfer the race to a Friday as an alternative of Saturday.

“In earlier races I’ve held throughout the nation, Friday’s have been a pleasant little area of interest and we’re trying to seize that group once more. We’re not trying to compete with the entire huge stakes in California and New York and Kentucky that may occur on a Saturday afternoon. We avoid that and get the gamers coming in contemporary into the weekend. They’re on the market and get off work at 5 p.m. and in search of one thing to look at and wager on, we’re going to supply them that chance.”

Followers of all ages will have the ability to take pleasure in horse racing, meals vans, reside music and concessions.

The motion begins at 5 p.m. with an 11-race card. The Penn Mile is anticipated to run at about 7:45 p.m.

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