Parx Racing – Pennsylvania Racing

Carlos Mercado, the Singing Jockey Agent

29, Nov, 2019

-By Dick Jerardi When he was growing up in his native Puerto Rico, Carlos Mercado was drawn to the sights...

21, Nov, 2019

-By Dick Jerardi Luis Villanueva has ridden three winners in 2019. Each has been on three-year-old Pennsylvania-Bred filly I’m the...

11, Nov, 2019

-By Dick Jerardi John F. Kirby trained horses for decades; the last one, according to Equibase, was in 1999. Timothy...

28, Oct, 2019

-By Dick Jerardi John Fanelli grew up in South Philly (Sixth and Fitzwater and then 16th and Mifflin). He was...

28, Oct, 2019

With a victory aboard Tambora in the fifth race at Parx Racing Sunday afternoon, jockey Roberto Rosado won the 1,000th...

21, Oct, 2019

-By Dick Jerardi Josiah (Joe) Hampshire’s distinguished riding career was nearing an end when Mychel Sanchez first began to ride...

21, Oct, 2019

-By Dick Jerardi Frank Henson has been around the race track for seven decades. He had seen it all and...

12, Oct, 2019

With a dazzling burst from just off the pace near the three-eighths pole, Spun to Run blew open a close...

08, Oct, 2019

**Owners Appreciation Day Festivities Are Available to All Licensed Parx Racing Owners + Trainers.** Get a Sneak Peek at the...

30, Sep, 2019

-By Dick Jerardi Get Set, making the fourth start of his career, finished an impressive second in the second race...