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
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
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
Two-Year-Old Lasix Ban Rescinded in PA
The ban on the use of race day Lasix for two-year-olds in PA was rescinded by the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission on Thursday, January 24 as a result of the combined efforts of PTHA President Salvatore DeBunda, Executive Director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