Late Breaking News: TRAINER JAMIE NESS GETS CAREER WIN #3,000
Blissful Breeze dominates Saturday’s PTHA Trophy race for trainer Jamie Ness & owner Jagger, Inc. Parx Racing Hall of Fame…
Turning for Home Hits Its Stride
Thoroughbred Daily News Article: On Aftercare: Turning for Home Hits Its Stride Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 2:24 pm | Back to: On…
Parx Takeout Reduced for 2020
-By Dick Jerardi It is no secret that big bettors have avoided Parx Racing trifecta and superfecta pools because the...
From Top Jockey to Top Agent
-By Dick Jerardi Josiah “Joe” Hampshire rode horses for 33 years. He was top 10 in wins from 2000-02. His...
Longtime Parx Steward John Hicks Grew Up in the Game
-By Dick Jerardi John Hicks grew up right near Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire. There was no chance he...
In Memorium: Nicholas J. Saponara
Longtime owner Nicholas J. Saponara, 80, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 7, 2019, after a long battle with cancer....
Carlos Mercado, the Singing Jockey Agent
-By Dick Jerardi When he was growing up in his native Puerto Rico, Carlos Mercado was drawn to the sights...
Special Relationship Between Horse and Rider
-By Dick Jerardi Luis Villanueva has ridden three winners in 2019. Each has been on three-year-old Pennsylvania-Bred filly I’m the...
Kirby Family Tradition Moves to Parx
-By Dick Jerardi John F. Kirby trained horses for decades; the last one, according to Equibase, was in 1999. Timothy...
South Philly Guy with Score of a Lifetime
-By Dick Jerardi John Fanelli grew up in South Philly (Sixth and Fitzwater and then 16th and Mifflin). He was...