THE BEST EVER DAY AT PARX
Gun Runner sends his kids out to romp September 26th, 2022 By Dick Jerardi The first Saturday of autumn was grand and glorious and, without any doubt, the greatest day in the history of Keystone/Philadelphia Park/Parx Racing. The first of 128 horses in the
DIVISION LEADERS SET SIGHTS ON MATCH FINALE
Posted: Sept. 24, 2022 By Tom LaMarra All of the horses in the running for divisional honors and the overall 2022 Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships Series (MATCH) title are among the 98 nominees for the final leg on Oct. 3 at Parx Racing. The
The Deciding Vote nets a MATCH Series Championship
Owner William Pape and trainer Edward Graham had a tough call to make after Parx Racing decided Saturday to move the two turf races scheduled for the final round of the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships Series (MATCH) on Monday, Oct. 3,
I Want to Win a Racehorse
The "I Want to Win a Racehorse" campaign promotion finished strong for the Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association. With the partnership of the Chickie's and Pete's Restaurant and Sports bar, close to a thousand entries were taken over the past several
Two Parx Horses Crowned at Churchill Downs
Out of Sorts for Parx-based Bobby Mosco was one of two horses who shipped in from Parx Racing to win a Claiming Crown race. Gregg O'Donnell's Hero Tiger won the Ready's Rocket Express for trainer John Kirby, the second Claiming
Chaplain’s Corner
by: Chaplain Rick Bunker Psalm 9:1+10 (ESV)1 I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderfuldeeds….10 And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O LORD, have
LOTS TO BE THANKFUL FOR AT PARX
By Dick Jerardi Starting the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and ending with theTuesday after Thanksgiving, five stakes were conducted at Parx and twoParx-based horses won out-of-town stakes.Tuesday's $200,000 Pennsylvania Nursery for Pennsylvania bred2-year-olds at Parx was the grand finale of the stakes
PARX HANDLE NUMBERS UP AGAIN IN 2022
by Dick Jerardi It was going to be hard to top the 2021 average daily handle numbers on Parx races which were up more than 70 percent from 2019. But thanks to a flying start on the three days right after