Nominations Now Open for the 6th Annual Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards
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Triple Crown Order Restored
June 7th, 2021by Dick Jerardi It took until the first Saturday of June, but after the Kentucky Derby exacta was 12-1 over 26-1 (the final official result to be determined who knows when) and an 11-1 Preakness winner, 2-year-old champion Essential
Rush to Judgement
June 14th, 2021By Dick Jerardi Patience is a lost virtue in our 24/7 society. Once something becomes news, there is a mad rush to get to an immediate conclusion. It is amazing how often the initial “conclusion’’ turns out to be
Amended Clenbuterol Regulation
NOTICE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATE HORSE RACNG COMMISSION Administrative Policy SHRC 2021-3 Amended ARCI Restricted Therapeutic Use — Clenbuterol (Thoroughbred Horses Only) The State Horse Racing Commission ("Commission"), in accordance with 9312 (6) of the Race Horse Industry Reform Act (3 Pa. C.
Turning For Home Day A Huge Success Again
June 23rd, 2021by Dick Jerardi The weather could have been better, but the cause is so good that nothing really was going to stop the celebration that is Turning For Home Day at Parx. It was Tuesday, with a terrific card that
Parx Racing Leaderboards
Parx Racing Leaders as of June 24th, 2021
Kirkpatrick & Co. Presents in Their Care: Secretariat and Sweat Taught Reid Everything She Knows
If only she knew then what she knows now. That may be Virginia Reid's only lament as she reflects on her 49 years at the racetrack. Reid, the wife of veteran Parx-based trainer Robert “Butch” Reid, is widely known as “Ginny.”
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
Medication Infractions in Pennsylvania Deemed Minor
The Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission reported June 29 that during investigations conducted over the previous month there were no substantive medication violations at Parx Racing or Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, the two in-state Thoroughbred tracks which are conducting live racing
U.S. House Passes Amendment To Effectively Ban Horse Slaughter
An amendment that would ban the transportation of horses across state lines or to Canada or Mexico for slaughter for human consumption passed the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday. The amendment is part of the Investing in a New Vision