Listen to Keith Jones Announce His Final Call at Parx Racing
Keith Jones Farewell Speech 12/29/2020 at Parx Racing Keith Jones Last Call at Parx Racing Keith Jones retires as Parx Racing announcer after 34 yearsArticle by Dick Jerardi from the Philadelphia Inquirer Keith Jones estimates he has called around 70,000 races. His first
Capo Kane Wins Jerome On New Years Day
January 6th, 2021by Dick Jerardi One Kentucky Derby prospect clearly is not enough at Parx in 2021. On the first day of the new year, trainer Harry Wyner sent newly turned 3-year-old Capo Kane to Aqueduct, aka Parx north, for The Jerome. The
Chartcaller Lew Zagnit Retires After 45 Years
January 14th, 2021by Dick Jerardi The track was nearly enveloped in darkness late in the afternoon of Dec. 30. There were two lights still shining atop the Parx grandstand after the last race of the day. There were the lights from the
Frontside @ Parx
Weekly Highlights with Dani Gibson 1/13/2021 PTHA Trophy Race at Parx Racing - Starter Optional Claiming Purse $25,000 going 6 furlongs was won by Pennsylvania Bred Lula's Roadrunner & jockey Anthony Salgado for trainer Ed Coletti, Jr. and owner/breeder Uptowncharlybrown Stud
2020 Eclipse Awards Finalists
(Featured photo by Anne M. Eberhardt, bloodhorse.com) Winners of the 2020 Eclipse Awards will be announced on January 28th, 2021, during a virtual ceremony hosted by Spendthrift Farm.2020 Eclipse Awards Finalists (in Alphabetical Order): Horse of the Year: Authentic, Improbable, Monomoy Girl 2-Year-Old Male: Essential
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Weekly Highlights with Dani Gibson 1/21/2021 PTHA Trophy Race was won by PA Bred Lucky Olivia Rose with jockey Gerardo Milan going 1 mile at Parx Racing for $18,000 purse. Winning trainer Mario Dominguez and owner The Hakim's Stable LLC ran
Vequist An Eclipse Award Finalist
Featured photo by David Coyle, bloodhorse.comJanuary 18th, 2021Article by Dick Jerardi Vequist, who began her career at Parx and trained there before she won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Keeneland, was announced on Jan. 16 as a finalist for the
Danny Limongelli, Owner of Banjo Picker, Passes Away at 74
January 25th, 2021by Dick Jerardi Danny Limongelli’s last winner, Quiet Please, entered the Parx winner’s circle shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 18. The longtime horse owner, with 450 wins and nearly $9 million in earnings over a career that spanned
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Weekly Racing Highlights with Dani Gibson 1/27/2021 PTHA Trophy Race at Parx Racing was won by Jump Shot for trainer Haleem Ricardo Lee & owner Lee Stables going 6 /12 furlongs for $18,000 purse. Ridden by jockey Silvestre Gonzalez who had