Our second of back-to-back 1 Million 1/ST Reward Points Hit & Split promotions for Parx takes place Wednesday on the New Year’s Eve card. The sequence starts with a trio of stakes races and field sizes of 11-8-12-15 before scratches. First post is 12:05 pm ET with the late pick 4 starting at 2:47 pm ET. Let’s get to work.

Parx: Race 7 | Kris Kringle Stakes

#2 Point Dume hasn’t lost at Parx in 3 starts and provides a tough opposition when able to get near the lead in any race. From an inside post, expect him to be sent for the front, but the pace could be contested. I trust him to gut any other frontrunners, leaving the other spots on the ticket for late closers. #3 Wild Vine can finish as can #4 Double Your Money on the cut-back in trip. #9 Golden Ice steps up in class but these connections are winning like it’s easy money, and he gets a good pace set-up.


Parx: Race 8 | Blitzen Stakes

#5 Buccherino has been almost impossible to tackle at Parx, going 7: 6-0-1 locally. He’s yet to try 7 furlongs, but he’s mostly added margin late in his local sprints and doesn’t show any sign of let-up. I don’t think you beat him from the front; a pace collapse would be the biggest risk to his chances. If so, late-running #2 Howgreatisnate really looks attractive over 7 furlongs.


Parx: Race 9 | Mrs. Claus Stakes

While morning line favorite #10 Foxy Junior has won 12 of 26 and makes a strong case here over a distance at which she’s been highly proficient, she’s failed to follow up winning efforts on several occasions. Her best efforts have been at Laurel and I’m going to try and beat her today. #2 Alani has had a fantastic 12: 6-4-0 season in 2025 and looks to be the only true sprint speed in the field. No excuse for these high-percentage connections not to just employ the same tactics that saw them win the Cornucopia wire-to-wire last out.


Parx: Race 10 | starter / optional claiming

The inside 3 runners here all figure to show early speed and there’s plenty more where that came from with #9 Normandy Hero never conceding the engine. With a 14-horse field in the main body and ton of speed in extreme circumstances, take as many closers as you can afford on the ticket and forecast for the frontrunners to come back to the spread horses. The #15 He’s In Charge offers major appeal if he draws into the cast.


The Ticket

2,3,4,9 with 5,7 with 2 with 15,5,6,7,11,12,13 = $28 for 50 cents