Category: PA Business

Parx Racing cancels Jan. 21 card

by The Biz | Jan 21, 2025 | Breaking, Business, PA Business, Pennsylvania | 0 |

In the face of bitter cold, Parx Racing has canceled its live racing card for Tuesday, January 21, the track announced.

Inglis Digital Feb. sale to include PA-bred session

by Press Release | Jan 14, 2025 | Breaking, Business, PA Business, Pennsylvania, Press release other, Regionwide | 0 |

Next month’s Inglis Digital USA online horse sale will feature a selection of Pennsylvania-breds presented by the PA Horse Breeders Association.

Parx Racing temporarily off the turf

by The Biz | Aug 29, 2024 | Breaking, Business, PA Business, Pennsylvania | 0 |

Parx Racing will conduct all racing on the dirt track for the time being as outside experts analyze the turf course for holes and inconsistencies.

Penn Mile sets new track handle record

by Press Release | Jun 1, 2024 | Breaking, Business, PA Business, Pennsylvania, Press release other | 0 |

Friday’s Penn Mile night handle at Penn National shattered the track record, set on the event last year.

Penn National set to kick off 2024 season with changes

by Press Release | Jan 10, 2024 | Breaking, Business, PA Business, Pennsylvania, Press release other | 0 |

Penn National kicks off its 2024 season Jan. 10 and will race fewer days this year spread out among three meets, resulting in higher purses.

Wanamaker’s PA-bred catalog available

by Press Release | Jan 3, 2024 | Breaking, Business, PA Business, Pennsylvania, Press release other | 0 |

The catalog for Wanamaker’s sale of Pennsylvania-breds is now available, with the sale itself taking place starting January 7.

Mares bred figs continue steady decline

by Frank Vespe | Oct 30, 2023 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, New Jersey, NJ Business, PA Business, Pennsylvania, Regionwide, Virginia, Virginia Business, West Virginia, WV Business | 2 |

The Jockey Club’s report of mares bred indicates that for the eighth straight year, fewer mares were bred than in the previous year.

Maryland bucks ’23 trend as national foal crop falls

by The Biz | Oct 22, 2023 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, National news, PA Business, Pennsylvania, Press release other | 0 |

The national foal crop continued its long, steady decline in 2023, while Maryland, hoping to buck that trend, saw modest gains.

Wanamaker’s PA-bred sale kicks off Sunday

by Press Release | Dec 2, 2022 | Breaking, Business, PA Breeding, PA Business, Pennsylvania | 0 |

Thirty-seven horses are catalogued in the online Wanamaker’s Pennsylvania-bred sale, which kicks off Sunday, December 4 and closes December 8.

“Extremely lucky” Jeiron Barbosa escapes serious injury in spill

by Frank Vespe | Nov 9, 2022 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, PA Business, Pennsylvania | 1 |

Apprentice rider Jeiron Barbosa walked away with only an injured wrist after an incident at Parx Racing that saw four riders unseated.

Jessica Paquette named new track announcer at Parx

by Press Release | Oct 28, 2022 | Breaking, Business, PA Business, Pennsylvania | 3 |

Jessica Paquette, racing analyst at Colonial Downs in recent years, will take the role of track announcer at Parx Racing.

Juan Vazquez suspension could keep him out of racing to 2025

by Frank Vespe | Jul 20, 2022 | Breaking, Business, PA Business, Pennsylvania | 2 |

Trainer Juan Vazquez will, unless his appeal succeeds, be out of racing until 2025 after PA stewards suspended his license in an animal cruelty case.

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