Donating Blankets to Help Rescues in Need
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A Lifetime With Horses
https://youtu.be/kxanRg9igCE A Lifetime of Horsesby Dick JerardiBobbi Anne Hawthorne has been a licensed trainer for three decades. She has been around horses essentially forever. “My mother trained horses as well,’’ she explained in the shedrow of her immaculate Parx barn. “We did
Frontside @ Parx
Weekly Highlightswith Dani Gibson 11/25/2020 PTHA Trophy Race - Maiden Special Weight at Parx Racing, 1 mile 70 yards for 2 year olds, $40,000 purse was won by a promising 2 yr. old bay colt, Capo Kane by Street Sense. Ridden
Lupe Preciado Achieves 2,000th Win
Photo by Barbara Weidl BY Dick Jerardi Guadalupe Preciado’s first win as a trainer came at Philadelphia Park on June 4, 1989, with a first-time starter named Broadway Bouncer. His 2,000th win came at Parx Racing on Nov. 16, 2020, with a
In Memory of Laurence “Tex” Welch
On Wednesday November 18, 2020 Laurence H. (TEX) Welch Jr. of Bensalem, Pennsylvania passed away at the age of 59. Laurence was born on February 21, 1961, in Washington, DC, and grew up in Landover, Maryland. As a young man Laurence was
PTHA Charities COVID Relief Fund
The Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association (PTHA) endeavors to help any Backstretch employee facing difficulties due to the onset of COVID-19. Thanks to a generous donation from Glenn Bennett and Chuck Zacney of Cash is King LLC and LC Racing, LLC,
Frontside @ Parx
Weekly Racing Highlights With Dani Gibson Congratulations to Multiple graded stakes winning Trainer Guadalupe Preciado for achieving his 2,000th career win at his home track Parx Racing on Monday 11/16/2020 with a first time starter Pennsylvania Bred Chub Wagon with jockey Jomar
Celebration of Life
"Learn this well, the last ride is never the last ride. And the end is not the end." Richard Rowland
The 2020 Finish Line
By Dick Jerardi In mid-March, when nearly every track in the country, with the notable exceptions of Gulfstream Park, Oaklawn Park and a few others, shut down for weeks or months, it was unclear if the Triple Crown or the Breeders’