Social Distancing in Racing: 2020 G1 Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn
After a break from an injury in her three-year-old year, Trainer Michael McCarthy brings Bo Hirsch's homebred filly Ce Ce back to win by a head over Ollie's Candy in Saturday's $600,000 Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn Park. Victor Espinoza,
WITH FUNDING SHUT OFF, PURSES AND RACING SCHEDULES GET A MUCH CLOSER LOOK
By: Tom LaMarra Posted: April 15, 2020 As racetracks and horsemen’s groups await clarity on when live racing—probably with only essential personnel on hand at the outset—can resume in many jurisdictions, they also are re-examining purses and racing dates given revenue shortfalls
Recording of NTRA/Dean Dorton April 1 Webinar on Covid-19 Federal Relief Packages
https://www.ntra.com/covid-19/ LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 30, 2020) – The NTRA and its Washington, D.C., legislative team, The Alpine Group, and Kentucky-based Dean Dorton, one of the nation’s leading experts on equine tax matters, will host a national teleconference to review Federal stimulus
Parx Changes Training
In an effort to prepare for an extended shutdown, Parx has closed the track for training on Wednesdays and Sundays. Normal hours and starting gate will continue on the other five days. It is important to take precautions and protect the
SPOOKED BY WOLF, PA HORSE BREEDERS LOOK TO MARYLAND FOR A STABLE ENVIRONMENT
POSTED ON MARCH 11, 2020 BY KEVIN SHELLY Like the rest of the Pennsylvania equine world at the moment, Donald L. Brown Jr.‘s plans are on hold. That’s due to a proposal by Gov. Tom Wolf to break a trust fund that supports horse racing. Wolf had approved the trust law just two
Bob Baffert: Horse racing is in crisis. We need immediate, drastic federal action to fix it.
By Bob Baffert March 13, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. EDT Bob Baffert trained Triple Crown winners American Pharoah and Justify. Horses he has trained since 1992 have won five Kentucky Derbies, seven Preakness Stakes, three Belmont Stakes, 15 Breeders’ Cup races and three
John Brennan passed away Tuesday from Coronavirus
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Breeder Peter Giangiulio on Governor Wolf Proposal (Date Here) The Honorable (State Representative’s/Senator’s Name here) Address Dear (TITLE such as Senator or State Representative) This may be a form letter but I am a real person and there are over 28,000 real people just like