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Three stakes races set for Labor Day

The Labor Day program at Parx features three of the track's major stakes: the $300,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, the $350,000 Grade 3 Turf Monster Handicap, and the $200,000 Turf Amazon Handicap.

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The Labor Day program at Parx features three of the track's major stakes: the $300,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, the $350,000 Grade 3 Turf Monster Handicap, and the $200,000 Turf Amazon Handicap.

Pants on Fire is the 5-2, morning-line favorite for the Smarty Jones Stakes and will start from post No. 9. Rush Now, the 7-2 second favorite, will start from No. 10. Post time is 5:01 p.m.

The Smarty Jones Stakes features some of the nation's top 3-year-olds and serves as a prep for the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx on Sept. 24.

The Turf Monster is a Breeders' Cup Challenge race, with the winner getting an automatic berth into the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint.

Regally Ready is the 5-2 favorite in the race, which features a rematch of last year's top two finishers.

Chamberlain Bridge (6-1) is the two-time and defending champ in the Turf Monster, having beaten Central City (10-1) last year.

Defending champ Rose Catherine is the favorite for the Turf Amazon, the track's top race for female turf sprinters.

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