Local trainers looking to pull Swatara shocker
Handicappers won’t give Van Persie or Twin Engine a look in Saturday’s Swatara at Penn National. But that’s not a concern for their locally-based trainers.
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Author: Linda Dougherty
For quiet Alfredo Velazquez, Private Zone a different type of horse
For 25 years, trainer Alfredo Velazquez has conditioned hard knockers at Parx Racing. Then Private Zone entered his barn and brought him his first Grade 1 win.
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“Low-key” Guerrero aims for limelight with Classic Giacnroll
It took a messy court fight, but trainer Juan Carlos Guerrero is training at Parx and trying to stay “low key.” Unless Classic Giacnroll upsets the Pennsylvania Derby.
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Jockey Eriluis Vaz, aiming to put past behind him
Jockey Eriluis Vaz made some big mistakes. Now, fresh off his first Grade 1 win with Breeders’ Cup-bound Hardest Core, he hopes to put the past behind him.
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At Parx Racing, a “September to remember” business plan
Some tracks have big days, Others have big weekends. At Parx Racing, Sal Sinatra aims to make September a big month to garner some national attention.
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