Vequist Turns the Tables on Dayoutoftheoffice in Juvenile Fillies
Vequist takes command in the Juvenile Fillies. (Eclipse Sportswire) Trainer Butch Reid has noticed that Vequist doesn't mind racing inside, and that affinity proved to be very useful Nov. 6, when the filly found an opening on the inside and powered
Attention Trainers!!! 150 Day Layoff Report
Attention Parx Trainers!! Starting November 26, any horse that has not run for >150 days ( 5 months) , should have a Layoff Form submitted to the State Vets office. Racing Commission policy can be found here: 150 Layoff Report_4254Download Entries
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
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’
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
PENNSYLVANIA THOROUGHBRED TRACKS AWARDED 348 PROGRAMS FOR 2020
Posted: Nov. 18, 2020 Three Thoroughbred tracks have been approved for a total of 348 racing dates for 2021, down from the 434 requested for 2020. The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission approved the submissions at its Nov. 17 meeting. With 472 programs
Lupe Preciado Achieves 2,000th Win
Photo by Barbara Weidl BY Dick Jerardi Guadalupe Preciado’s first win as a trainer came at Philadelphia Park on June 4, 1989, with a first-time starter named Broadway Bouncer. His 2,000th win came at Parx Racing on Nov. 16, 2020, with a
Severe Storms Cancel Training Monday 11/30 at Parx
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Frontside @ Parx
Weekly Highlightswith Dani Gibson 11/25/2020 PTHA Trophy Race - Maiden Special Weight at Parx Racing, 1 mile 70 yards for 2 year olds, $40,000 purse was won by a promising 2 yr. old bay colt, Capo Kane by Street Sense. Ridden
A Lifetime With Horses
https://youtu.be/kxanRg9igCE A Lifetime of Horsesby Dick JerardiBobbi Anne Hawthorne has been a licensed trainer for three decades. She has been around horses essentially forever. “My mother trained horses as well,’’ she explained in the shedrow of her immaculate Parx barn. “We did