Michael P. Ballezzi Retiring After 25 Years as Executive Director of Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association
By: Pete Peterson BENSALEM, PA (November 30, 2021) – Over the course of his tenure as Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (PTHA), Michael P. Ballezzi, Esq. has been an unrelenting champion of horsemen, the sport of horseracing and
RISING STAR WITTY DELIVERS IN $200,000 PENNSYLVANIA NURSERY STAKES
(Witty opening up for a dominant win) For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Witty, a half-brother to graded stakes winner Caravel, handily defeated nine rivals in the $200,000 Pennsylvania Nursery Stakes at Parx Racing in a five and a half length triumph. A
“Incensed”
Incensed is a big beautiful bay respectfully retired by Joe Taylor. The eight-year-old gelding, who was a warhorse, raced seventy times at seventeen different racetracks from across the country. He achieved nine wins, fifteen seconds and earnings just under $300,000. Forget
“Hear Me Purr”
"6 months ago I walked in for my weekly lesson and Freyja Marie (JC Hear Me Purr) walked out ready to go. I mentioned that I wanted to buy my own horse in the next few years but wasn’t in
Horse Hay Survey
The Penn State Extension Equine Team has launched a survey aimed at both Pennsylvania horse owners/managers and producers/sellers of horse hay. The objective of this survey is to get information about opinions and practices when it comes to buying, selling,
The Sad Ending to the Medina Spirit Saga
By Dick Jerardi When it was announced on Friday, Dec. 3 by Bob Baffert’s attorney Craig Robertson that Dr. George Maylin, the director of the New York Drug Testing and Research Program, had determined that the anti-inflammatory betamethasone present in Medina
