Lawmakers’ Proposed $50 Million Budget Cut to Race Horse Fund Will Have Major Impact at Philadelphia Park
Horsemen will need to cut race days, reduce Pennsylvania Derby from a $1 million to $250,000 race, cut health benefits, eliminate stakes races, and reduce breeders’ awards BENSALEM, PA – The Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association today detailed the numerous changes it will have
Slaughter is a Dirty Word
By Barbara Luna, The Blood-Horse | The American Association of Equine Practitioners was first to call them “unwanted horses” in 2005. Three years later U.S. slaughter plants were closed with no plans or funding in place to deal with the
Casino Making Early Plans for Table Games
By: JAMES MCGINNIS Bucks County Courier Times Pending legislation would allow for the placement of poker, craps, roulette and other table games in the new casino as well as the racetrack grandstands. Philadelphia Park Casino might use part of its racetrack grandstands to
Report of Mares Bred: Pennsylvania Soars
By Blood-Horse Staff 10/26/09 The “Report of Mares Bred” released by The Jockey Club Oct. 22 shows that Pennsylvania breeding is on the rise while the industry is in decline in every other major breeding state. According to the report, based on information received