Kendrick Carmouche Goes For the Roses
April 26th, 2021Article by Dick Jerardi He has been riding for two decades now. Has won more than 3,400 races. Got his first Grade I win last year. Saturday, Kendrick Carmouche, unquestionably one of the best jockeys in the near 50-year history
Bob Baffert Wins Record Seventh Kentucky Derby
May 2nd, 2021Article by Dick Jerardi When Bob Baffert came to Parx in September 2017, he was unfailingly polite and accommodating. He posed for photos and signed autographs for anybody who asked. The biggest name in horse racing was there to run
PA Commission Approves Policy to Ban Race-Day Lasix in 2-year-old Races, Graded Stakes
April 28th, 2021by Tom LaMarra The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission April 27 approved an administrative policy that will eliminate the use of race-day Lasix in 2-year-old races and graded stakes effective June 1 of this year. The policy, which was published earlier
Horsemen’s Awards Nominations – Best of 2020
Two-Year-Old Colt or Gelding Two-Year-Old Filly Three-Year-Old Colt or Gelding Three-Year-Old Filly Four-Year-Old and Up Colt or Gelding Four-Year-Old and Up Filly or Mare Claiming Horse Of the Year Outstanding Claim of the Year
PHBA Strengthens Commitment to Aftercare and Supports SAFE Act
by Linda DoughertyContinuing to demonstrate its com- mitment to the health and welfare of Thoroughbreds, the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association (PHBA) announced in late March its endorsement of the John Stringer Rainey Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act. The SAFE Act,
Parx Leaderboards
Parx Racing leaders as of May 6th, 2021
Chaplain’s Corner
by Rev. Dr. Rick Bunker, Chaplain 12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. - Exodus 20:12 (ESV) The fifth of the Ten Commandments listed above gives us a lot
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