The Tom Ridge Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Presque Isle Downs in Erie, Pennsylvania. First run in 2007, it was originally known as the Tom Ridge Labor Day Stakes when it was run the first two years on Labor Day. The race is a six-furlong event for three-year-old horses and is raced on Tapeta synthetic dirt.
In 2024, the race offered a purse of $80,000.
The race is named for Tom Ridge, who was the Governor of the State of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001.
Records Speed record: 1:08.16 - Noholdingback Bear (2016) (at current distance of 6 furlongs)
Winners Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time2007Elite SquadronDana WhitneyJames E. BakerTom R. Walters1:10.692008Fatal BulletEurico Rosa Da SilvaReade BakerBear Stables1:08.602009Great LoveErick D. RodriguezJohn J. RobbJanet L. Wayson1:10.002010Rockin' RockstarWillie MartinezMichael LauerRalph T. Piercy1:08.422011Getaway GuyJulien LeparouxGreg FoleyClarkland Farm/Foley1:09.122012Sum of the PartsJulien LeparouxTom AmossKlaravich Stables/Lawrence1:09.02 2013Dan the Tin ManScott SpiethRicky GriffithDebmar Stables1:09:79 2014Choctaw ChuckJose Angel GarciaKevin RiceClyde D. Rice1:09.462015CyclogenisisTrevor McCarthyGeorge WeaverMatthew Schera1:09.33 2016Noholdingback BearEurico Rosa Da SilvaMichael P. De PauloBear Stables1:08.162017BalandeenAlbin JimenezChris HartmanJoey Keith Davis1:10.312018Trigger WarningIrwin RosendoMike RoneBrinley Enterprises1:08.712023Dreaming of KonaScott SpiethAldana SpiethAldana Gonzalez Racing LLC/Ballou1:10.682024Ponce de LeonAdam BeschizzaKelsey DannerDede McGehee1:08.85
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