Cyrus Alexander rallies late to take the PA Derby Champion Stakes

Son of Medaglia d’Oro earns second Stakes victory with determined effort

Cyrus Alexander rallied in the stretch, getting up in the shadow of the wire to win the PA Derby Champion Stakes by a head at Parx Racing.

Settled just off the pace through the early stages of the race, the four-year-old son of Medaglia d’Oro saved ground while scraping paint along the rail. Angled to the outside with a furlong to run, Cyrus Alexander closed resolutely through the stretch to win by a head.

Bred in Kentucky by WinStar Farm, Cyrus Alexander was purchased by Spendthrift Farm and Stonestreet Stables for $1,700,000 at the 2013 Keeneland September Yearling sale. Cyrus Alexander is out of Supercharger, making him a half-brother to 2010 G1 Kentucky Derby winner, Super Saver, and to Brethren, winner of the G3 Sam F. Davis Stakes. Supercharger is a full-sister to G1 winner and Darley stallion, Girolamo and to Daydreaming, winner of the G2 Top Flight Handicap.

Medaglia d'Oro has earned a spot among North American's leading sires once again in 2016 with undefeated, seven-time G1 winner and Eclipse Champion Songbird proudly carrying her sire’s banner in style. Three-year-old son Astern proved himself the best of his age group in Australia on September 10th with a resounding victory in the G1 Golden Rose. He has now sired a total of 15 G1 winners around the world.