Beren Nabs First Stakes Score in Gold Fever
Weigelia colt ran down Candy Man Rocket to win six-furlong stakes at Belmont May 9.by Bloodhorse Staff Susan Quick and Christopher Feifarek's Beren made up 5 1/2 lengths in the Belmont Park stretch, closed in on Candy Man Rocket with a strong outside move, and gained the edge in
Afleet Alex Stud Halter Raffle
Drawing on Turning for Home Day Read the Philadelphia Inquirer article "After 10 Years, Memories of Afleet Alex Abound": [Afleet Alex's] place in horse racing lore was established at that year's Preakness. After another horse veered into his path, their heels
Shock Wave Devices & Therapies
To: Parx Horsemen The following is a letter sent from our PA Director of Thoroughbred Racing. Please advise all of your employees as to the possession and use of stated therapeutic devices. Good afternoon, Based upon investigation and discussions, there appears to
The Perfect Chub Wagon
May 24th, 2021Article by Dick JerardiPhoto by Bill Denver / Equiphoto Lupe Preciado has started more than 12,000 horses. The Parx Hall of Fame trainer has won more than 2,000 races. The filly that got win No. 2,000 for him on
Best of 2020 Horsemen’s Awards Winners
PTHA Board Member Robert Reid, Jr., presents the award for Leading Owner to Jamie Ness of Jagger Inc. PTHA Board Member Jack Armstrong presents the award for Leading Trainer to Robert Mosco. Leading OwnerJagger Inc.,named after Jamie Ness’s beloved dog, started in
Pennsylvania’s Day at the Races – August 23rd, 2021
June-2021-ReportDownload
Tuesday, June 22, 2021 is Turning for Home Day!!!
Watch this throwback video!!! Not much has changed over the years, except that the number of horses we take in each month has doubled to 25 horses each month on average, (TFH helped 38 horses retire safely in April
Did you see the latest PTHA Newsletter?
Did you miss any of the thirty or so PTHA Newsletters which have gone out bi-weekly this year? You may have missed many medication updates, news stories, Trainer notices, and plenty of updates on the goings-on at Parx Racing! Newsletter
PA-Day at the Races – August 23rd, 2021
Banjo Picker Spring Stakes - $100,000 Purse Guaranteed Registered PA-Bred Three-year-olds and Upward, Six Furlongs. Dr. Teresa Garofalo Memorial Stakes - $100,000 Purse Guaranteed Registered PA-Bred Fillies and Mares Three-year-olds and Upward, Six FurlongsMarshall Jenney Handicap - $100,000 Purse Guaranteed
NBC Seeking Racehorses in Training for Study
New Bolton Center is seeking sound, actively racing Thoroughbred racehorses that are training and racing at Parx Racing for participation in a revolutionary diagnostic imaging clinical study. The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of the type and