2022 MATCH SERIES AT PARX
By Dick Jerardi The 2002 Match Series paid a visit to Parx Tuesday, June 14 with races in two divisions and is scheduled to return for the series grand finale on Oct. 3 with races in all four divisions, including the
CHUB WAGON BACK TO THE RACES AND BACK IN THE WINNER’S CIRCLE
By Dick JerardiChub Wagon ended her incredible 2021 season on the last Saturday of September during the Pennsylvania Derby Day undercard.She began her 2022 season on the last Monday of June. The 2021 ParxHorse of the Year ended both races
Michael Moore Halfway Home to a Career Year
By Dick Jerardi Over two June days at Monmouth Park, 62 miles from his Parx base and 48 hours apart, trainer Michael Moore sent out a 3-year-old that very much looks like a coming star and a 10-year-old that is a
EPICENTER CLEARLY THE BEST
By Dick JerardiEpicenter was the most consistent 3-year-old in the winter andspring. Now, in late summer, it can be said definitively that Epicenter issimply the best of his generation.With a bit more racing luck, Epicenter could be 7-for-7 in 2022.There
FLIGHTLINE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
By Dick JerardiChampions,’’ a Daily Racing Form publication, subtitled "The Lives, Times and Past Performances of America’s GreatestThoroughbreds,’’ is a wonderful resource that I have used countlesstimes through the years. It chronicles America’s greatest horses from the1890s to the 2000s.When Flightline
PA DERBY DAY CARD BEST IN PARX HISTORY
By Dick Jerardi The 2021 Pennsylvania Derby Day 13-race card was clearly the best in track history. This Saturday’s 13-race card, with 10 stakes, five graded, and a record $4.1 million in purses, is even better. Last year, players at the
THE BEST EVER DAY AT PARX
Gun Runner sends his kids out to romp September 26th, 2022 By Dick Jerardi The first Saturday of autumn was grand and glorious and, without any doubt, the greatest day in the history of Keystone/Philadelphia Park/Parx Racing. The first of 128 horses in the
MATCH SERIES FINALE AT PARX
By Dick Jerardi It was dark and gloomy and cold and raining at Park Racing Monday, but not even the leftovers from Hurricane Ian could spoil the 2022 Match Series Finals. Yes, two of the races came off the grass, but
LOTS TO BE THANKFUL FOR AT PARX
By Dick Jerardi Starting the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and ending with theTuesday after Thanksgiving, five stakes were conducted at Parx and twoParx-based horses won out-of-town stakes.Tuesday's $200,000 Pennsylvania Nursery for Pennsylvania bred2-year-olds at Parx was the grand finale of the stakes