Parx Horse Mortality Review Board Announced
Mortality Review Board Established
Pennsylvanians Speak Out Against Governor Wolf’s Proposed Budget Raid that Would Devastate Agriculture Industry and End Horse Racing in the Commonwealth
HARRISBURG, PA (February 4, 2020): Individuals throughout Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry reacted with alarm today to Governor Tom Wolf’s FY 2020-21 budget proposal, which seeks to raid $204 million from the Race Horse Development Trust Fund. “If approved by the legislature, this
Name Your Riders!
An agreement has been reached today between the Parx Jockey colony and Parx Management that promises riders for Saturday's racing. Thirty-four jockeys had turned in written statements to the clerk of scales and racing secretary, citing three reasons for not accepting
Bipartisan effort to preserve race horse industry unites Chesco politicians, residents
By Jen Samuel Read the daily local here: HARRISBURG — Chester County residents traveled to the state Capitol Wednesday morning to deliver testimony for the "love and passion" of race horses. The House of Representatives Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee held a public
PA Equine Coalition Applauds State Horse Racing Commission for Suspending Occupational Licenses of Individuals Under Indictment
Pennsylvania’s racing industry supports a level playing field; integrity of sport and welfare of horse requires bad actors be held accountable HARRISBURG, PA –The Pennsylvania Equine Coalition applauded the swift action taken by the State Horse Racing Commission to suspend the occupational
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
Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano Self-Quarantine
Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano spoke about contracting COVID-19 for the first time on Monday, calling in for a conversation with Barry Abrams' In The Gate podcast. Agent John Panagot posted the news of Castellano's positive test to Twitter on Thursday, March 26,