The Cotillion Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Parx Racing and Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania . It is run in late September or early October as a prelude to the annual Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships . The race is open to three-year-old filles , willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles (eight and a half furlongs ) on the dirt. The Grade I event carries a purse of US$ 1 million.
4-468: Street Band (foaled February 2, 2016) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2019 Cotillion Handicap . Street Band's first race was on July 23, 2018, at Delaware Park, where she came in eight. She fared much better in her second race on September 3, 2018, where she won at Ellis Park. Her 2019 season began with a win at the Fair Grounds on January 13, 2019. On March 23, 2019, she won
8-727: The Grade-1 November 2, 2019 Breeders' Cup Distaff , where she finished in sixth place. Cotillion Handicap From 2006 to 2010 it was called the Fitz Dixon Cotillion to honor Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. of the prominent Widener family of Philadelphia , who have been major figures in Thoroughbred racing since the early part of the 20th century. This race, which was inaugurated in 1969 at Liberty Bell Park in Northeast Philadelphia before thoroughbred racing moved to
12-748: The Grade-2 Fair Grounds Oaks . She competed in the Grade-1 2019 Kentucky Oaks , but came in 6th. She had a much better performance in July, when she won the Grade-3 Indiana Oaks . She tried her hand at the Grade-1 2019 Alabama Stakes , in August, and came in third place. She then scored the biggest win of her career by winning the September 21st, 2019 Cotillion Handicap . The win helped her earn placement in
16-549: The then-Keystone Racetrack (later known as Philadelphia Park) in nearby Bensalem in Bucks County, Pennsylvania , has produced multiple Eclipse Award winners including Shuvee , Susan's Girl , Revidere , Ashado , Havre de Grace , and Untapable . Due to the Covid-19 pandemic , no race was run in 2020. Speed record: Most wins by a jockey : Most wins by a trainer : Most wins by an owner: † In 1987, Sacahuista won
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