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
Horse Adoption Goes International
Two years ago Julia Zhu adopted a small bay gelding named Run’n’Coke from South Jersey Thoroughbred Rescue and Adoption. She renamed him RC and together they trained in dressage. “He recognizes his name as RC now and responds to it,”
Breeders’ Cup Marathon Champion is Parx-Based Afleet Again
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Cotillion Stakes Upgraded to Grade 1 For 2012
The North American Graded Stakes Committee recently upgraded the $750,000 Cotillion Stakes to Grade 1 status, due in part to the stellar fields of three-year-old fillies the race has attracted in recent seasons. Additionally, three other races were assigned Grade 3
Kelsey Lefever Case Appalling, Retirement Group Makes a Difference
BENSALEM, PA -- Amid concerns on the state and national level about the practice of racehorse slaughter, the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (PTHA) announced today that nearly 700 horses have been safely retired through a program it implemented in May
Corbett Budget: Promises Made, Promises Broken
$72 million annual raid on Race Horse Development Fund will devastate horse racing and breeding and cost jobs in an industry that Corbett made a campaign pledge to support HARRISBURG, PA – The Pennsylvania Equine Coalition, a statewide group representing more
PA Equine Coalition Responds to NY Times Article
HARRISBURG, PA – The Pennsylvania Equine Coalition - a statewide group representing more than 10,000 trainers, owners and breeders of the horseracing industry in Pennsylvania – today called for a series of meetings on the state level made up of
“Save Our Funding”: An Equine Coalition Video Demonstrates Importance of Racing Industry in PA
The attached video () was produced by Let's Go Racing's Bruce Casella for the PA Equine Coalition. As the members of the PTHA are aware, major cuts to the Horse Racing Development Fund would be detrimental to our industry, which