Deciding Vote (Mr Speaker) clinched the MATCH championship with a win in the off-the-turf Salvatore M. Debunda PTHA President's Cup S. at Parx Monday. The result landed her the overall MATCH Series championship for 2022 with 38 points.
“This means a lot to Mr. and Mrs. Pape and it means a lot to me,” said trainer Edward Graham, who is based at Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland. “We were so close to the series final and we all said, 'Let's give it a go,' and if she doesn't handle the track tell the jockey to take care of her.”
It was the second stakes win this year for Deciding Vote, who won the Dahlia S. at Laurel Park, first leg of the Filly and Mare Long Turf division. All five of her races came in the MATCH Series. A division win pays bonus money of $30,000 to the owner and $15,000 to the trainer. The overall championship adds $20,000 for the owner and $10,000 for the trainer.
The 2022 MATCH Series bonus money distribution offers up to $92,500 per division and $30,000 for the overall champion by points. For each division, first place pays $30,000 to the owner and $15,000 to the trainer; for second, $20,000/$10,000; and for third, $10,000/$7,500. For the overall champion, the owner receives an additional $20,000 and the trainer $10,000.
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