Nothing Short Of A Mad House On Tote In Gallant Bob At Parx

[Wandering Eyes]

In a race with a heavy favorite, Mad House (Vekoma–Stifled Heiress, by Munnings) led a crew of longshots who blew up the tote board in the GII Gallant Bob Stakes at Parx on Saturday afternoon.

Barnes (Into Mischief) was tabbed as the 1-5 choice, but at the bell the colt was slow to respond. In the meantime, Mad House took the lead with Paco Lopez at the controls. The 3-year-old who came into the race riding a three-race win streak at Canterbury could not be caught as he scored the biggest win of his career at odds of 23-1. Gateskeeper (Instagrand) was the runner-up at 80-1, and Fire Pit (Cairo Prince) completed the hefty Trifecta at 50-1.

The final running time was 1:08.77. Barnes came on to grab fourth.

Lifetime Record: 9-4-1-1. Sales History: $47,000 '24 OBSAPR.

O-James Thares; B-Jean White, Wavertree Farm & SGV Thoroughbreds, LLC (FL); T-David VanWinkle.

MAD HOUSE ($49.00) sprung a huge upset in the $400,000 Gallant Bob Stakes (G2) at @parxracing. David VanWinkle had the son of @spendthriftfarm's Vekoma ready to fire today under @Pacolopez1018. Congrats to owner James Thares!

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Saturday, Parx Racing
GALLANT BOB S.-GII, $400,000, Parx Racing, 9-20, 3yo, 6f, 1:08.77, ft.
1–MAD HOUSE, 120, g, 3, by Vekoma
            1st Dam: Stifled Heiress, by Munnings
            2nd Dam: Wildcat Heiress, by Wildcat Heir
            3rd Dam: Saramy, by Personal Hope
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($47,000
2yo '24 OBSAPR). O-James Thares; B-Jean White, Wavertree
Farm & SGV Thoroughbreds,LLC (FL); T-David VanWinkle;
J-Paco Lopez. $217,500. Lifetime Record: 9-4-1-1, $281,815.
Werk Nick Rating: A.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Gateskeeper, 122, c, 3, Instagrand–Tenation, by Distorted
Humor. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($50,000
Ylg '23 KEESEP; $36,000 2yo '24 FTDAUG). O-Gervais Racing
LLC; B-Jeff Little (KY); T-S. Jade Cunningham. $72,500.
3–Fire Pit, 120, c, 3, Cairo Prince–True Martha, by Creative
Cause. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($13,000 Wlg '22 KEENOV;
$35,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR). O-Travin Stables; B-Brereton C.
Jones (KY); T-Guadalupe Preciado. $36,250.
Margins: 2 3/4, HF, HF. Odds: 23.50, 83.90, 56.60.
Also Ran: Barnes, Retribution, Neoequos, Wax Box, Alchemism, Donut God, Friday Surprise. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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