Update: Mid-Atlantic Strategic Plan continues to implement important reforms
Read the Article Posted: Nov. 12, 2020 COVID-19 forced Thoroughbred racing into what was for most a two-month hiatus, but the stakeholders in the Mid-Atlantic region turned the down time into an opportunity to focus on its Strategic Plan to Reduce Equine
HPA Black Friday Sale!
The HPA store will be closed on Thanksgiving, but is open regular hours Friday and Saturday.
Backstretch Thanksgiving Dinner
All Backstretch personnel are welcome to enjoy a free Thanksgiving meal!
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’
Celebration of Life
"Learn this well, the last ride is never the last ride. And the end is not the end." Richard Rowland
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
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,
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
Chaplain’s Corner
A Message from Chaplain Rick Bunker1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its