Silhoutte Cove turned in a determined performance to capture Wednesday’s $75,000 Jump Start Stakes at Parx Racing, scoring his first stakes victory for trainer Bernie Houghton and owner Douglas Gibson.

The Jump Start and the accompanying Disco Chick, for fillies and mares, both are restricted to Pennsylvania-breds that are also Pennsylvania-sired.

The 3-year-old Warrior’s Reward gelding, bred in Pennsylvania by Elizabeth R. Houghton, tracked the pace from midpack under Frankie Pennington, advanced three wide on the far turn, and edged clear late to win by one and three-quarters lengths in 1:23.76 for seven furlongs over a fast main track.

Come Prima saved ground throughout, challenged inside, and held second by a head over favored Wild Vine, who raced wide and just missed the place. Early pacesetter Dropline weakened to fourth after setting fractions of 23.02 and 46.15, while Houghton Shuffle, Respirator, and Ninetyprcentmaddie completed the order of finish.

The win gave Silhoutte Cove three victories, a second, and a third from five starts, with earnings rising to $121,500.

Silhoutte Cove, off at 13-1, returned $28.60, and the exacta, with 14-1 Come Prima in second, paid $177.20 on a 2-dollar wager.

One race earlier in the Disco Chick, 3-5 favorite Nature’s Candy pressed the early pace under jockey Andy Hernandez before drawing away to win by 2 ½ lengths in 1:26.18 for seven furlongs. Second choice Pachelbel earned the place, and Carousel Queen (13-1) finished third.

Nature’s Candy, a five-year-old Uncle Lino mare trained by Hugo Padilla for Freedom Racing LLC, earned the first stakes win of her career. She has seven wins overall from 20 career starts and earnings of $326,557.