PTHA News April 2013 Now Available!
Hello Lover Named Parx Racing 2012 Horse of the Year
Parx Racing’s 2012 Horsemen’s Awards Banquet on March 20, honored Kasey K Racing Stable and Brier Creek Farm’s Hello Lover as its Horse of the Year. The 7-year-old gelding also earned trophies for Leading Older Gelding, Winningest Horse, Claiming Horse of the Year, and Outstanding Claim of the Year. The annual event, lauded as a [...]
Proposed Budget Would Result in Less Money for Pennsylvania Race Horse Development Fund
HARRISBURG, PA – The Pennsylvania Equine Coalition expressed concern that the Corbett Administration’s proposed budget would divert a total of $31,159,000 from the Race Horse Development Fund to the state’s General Fund and other budget line items. This comes at a time when the industry is experiencing significant declines in revenues going into the Race Horse [...]
Two-Year-Old Lasix Ban Rescinded in PA
The ban on the use of race day Lasix for two-year-olds in PA was rescinded by the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission on Thursday, January 24 as a result of the combined efforts of PTHA President Salvatore DeBunda, Executive Director Michael P. Ballezzi, and Archer and Greiner attorneys Pat Doran and Gary Fry. “Banning the use [...]
Cinderella Story for Bensalem 19-Year Old Who Dreamed of Riding Race Horses
At the age of 17, high school sophomore Angel Suarez told his mother he wanted to drop out of school and ride racehorses for a living, shocking his mother who thought that with his good grades he might one day become a doctor. Following his dream, Suarez moved to Bensalem, Pennsylvania in January 2012 after [...]
Turning For Home Moves into Fifth Year of Retiring Parx Horses
Nearing its fifth anniversary, the PTHA’s racehorse retirement program Turning For Home currently boasts 870 retirees, and continues to accept four horses a week for rehabilitation, retraining, and eventual adoption. “We have made a huge impact on the racing industry since PTHA Executive Director Michael Ballezzi started this program,” said Barbara Luna, who, as administrator, [...]
Arlo Ends 2012 with Victory in Auld Lang Syne Stakes
Jane Gilbert’s Arlo, a four-year-old gelded son of Defrere, scored his first stakes victory on December 31 in the $75,000 Auld Lang Syne Stakes, ending the year with 5 wins from 11 starts. Trained by Cynthia Reese, and ridden by Jose Flores, the speedy PA-bred scored over favored Hello Lover, which finished third and three [...]
PTHA Hosts THA Meeting; Medication and Racehorse Welfare Main Topics
The PTHA hosted a quarterly Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association in Philadelphia meeting at the Hotel Palomar on November 15 and 16. Medication and racehorse health and safety topped the agenda, with most of the second day devoted to reviewing the New York Task Force Report on Racehorse Health and Safety. In attendance were representatives of THA member associations: [...]
Turning For Home Sponsors Hunter Classic at All Thoroughbred Show
Turning For Home presented the winner’s blanket to Briana Gonzalez and her 20-year-old Thoroughbred, Front Page News, in the featured $1,500 Hunter classic on Sunday, October 21 at the Fall For Horses Show. Also making headlines were Turning For Home graduates Just Turn West, Ruffles and Ridges, E Street Shuffle, Longing for Lori, Reward the [...]
Handsome Mike Scores at 14-1 in PA Derby, Cotillion Winner Miss Aurelia Remains Undefeated
Saturday afternoon at Parx provided a “daily double” of breathtaking finishes, as undefeated Miss Aurelia battled head to head to score over Questing in the $1 million G1 Cotillion, and 19-1 Handsome Mike, with just a maiden win to his credit, scored by two lengths over Travers Stakes winner Golden Ticket in the $1 million [...]
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