McKinzie’s Baeza Runs To His Odds To Take GI Pennsylvania Derby

[Wandering Eyes]

Heavy favorite Baeza (McKinzie–Puca, by Big Brown) ran to his 7-5 odds to take the GI Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing on Saturday afternoon.

Breaking from one of the outside gates, the chalk settled towards the back of the field as a trio of pacesetters looked to carve out the fractions through the first turn.

Towards the end of the backstretch, Baeza was on the chase and proceeded to make a sweeping move around the far turn. Gobbling up ground down the lane, the John Shirreffs trainee was golden as he cruised to take his first top level victory. Magnitude (Not This Time) rallied for runner-up honors on the podium and 'TDN Rising Star Goal Oriented (Not This Time) was third.

The final running time was 1:48.03.

Lifetime Record: 8-2-3-2. Sales History: $1.2-million '23 KEESEP.

O-C R K Stable LLC and Grandview Equine; B-Grandview Equine (KY); T-John A. Shirreffs.

It was Baeza's day to shine! He wins the G1 Pennsylvania Derby! pic.twitter.com/m2BTYuRK2I

— TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) September 20, 2025

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