Saudi Crown, beaten a nose in both the Grade 3 Dwyer and Grade 2 Jim Dandy, drew post 3 in a field of 11 and will likely be a solid favorite in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Pennsylvania Derby scheduled for 1 1/8 miles at Parx Racing. Saudi Crown, a son of 2017 Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming, won his first two starts sprinting in Kentucky before setting the pace and getting run down late by Fort Bragg in the one-mile Dwyer on July 1 at Belmont. Four weeks later, in his first try around two turns, Saudi Crown set the pace in the Jim Dandy before getting nosed out by Forte, the juvenile champion of 2022. Trainer Brad Cox has been pointing Saudi Crown to the Pennsylvania Derby ever since the Jim Dandy. Saudi Crown, who will be ridden by Florent Geroux, was made the 7-2 second choice on the track morning line behind Reincarnate (3-1), the Bob Baffert-trained winner of the Grade 3 Los Alamitos Derby. Reincarnate drew post 11. Baffert has won the Pennsylvania Derby four times. Il Miracolo, who won the Smarty Jones on Sept. 3 at Parx, did not have a rider named at the close of entries. Luis Saez, who was aboard for the Smarty Jones, is still recovering from injuries suffered in a spill at Saratoga. Trainer Antonio Sano thought he had Junior Alvarado, but that rider was named on last-minute entry Scotland, trained by Bill Mott. The Derby field, from the rail out, is Modern Era (Patrick Henry Jr.), Dreamlike (Irad Ortiz Jr., blinkers off), Saudi Crown (Florent Geroux), Magic Tap (Tyler Gaffalione), Scotland (Junior Alvarado), Daydreaming Boy (Dexter Haddock), West Coast Cowboy (Tyler Conner), Gilmore (John Velazquez), Crupi (TBA), Il Miracolo (TBA), and Reincarnate (Juan Hernandez). West Coast Cowboy is cross-entered in Sunday’s Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park. The Grade 1 winner One in Vermillion, expected to run in the Pennsylvania Derby, was withdrawn from consideration after developing a foot abscess, according to trainer Esteban Martinez. Nine enter Cotillion :: Bet with the Best! Get Free DRF PPs and Cashback when you wager. Join DRF Bets. Pretty Mischievous, a three-time Grade 1 winner this year, drew post 3 in a field of nine entered in the Grade 1, $1 million Cotillion Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles. Pretty Mischievous won the Kentucky Oaks and Acorn before she cut back to seven furlongs in the Grade 1 Test. Pretty Mischievous was going to finish second to Maple Leaf Mel in the Test before that filly suffered a catastrophic injury just yards from the wire. Overall, Pretty Mischievous is 7 for 9 with a second-place finish in the Grade 2 Fair Grounds Oaks and a third in the Golden Rod last year. Hoosier Philly, who beat Pretty Mischievous in the Golden Rod is among the competition in the Cotillion. Hoosier Philly beat Wet Paint in the Monomoy Girl at Ellis Park before finishing eighth in the Charles Town Oaks. John Velazquez has picked up the mount on Hoosier Philly, who had been ridden by Edgar Morales in her first eight starts. Ceiling Crusher, a California-bred filly trained by Doug O’Neill, comes in off a six-length victory in the Grade 3 Torrey Pines at Del Mar. Ceiling Crusher, who has won 5 of 6 starts, has done her best work on the lead, but finds some pace pressure in the presence of Hoosier Philly. “She’s a big, tall filly, covers a lot of ground,” O’Neill said. “She doesn’t need the lead, she needs a free-running, trouble-free trip.” The Cotillion field, from the rail out: Foggy Night (Geroux), Ceiling Crusher (Edwin Maldonado), Pretty Mischievous (Tyler Gaffalione), Hoosier Philly (Velazquez), Occult (Irad Ortiz Jr.), Just Katherine (Junior Alvarado), Defining Purpose (Brian Hernandez Jr.), Imonra (Tyler Conner), and Majestic Creed (Mychel Sanchez). There will be 14 races Saturday at Parx with a first post of 11:35 a.m. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.