Penn Mile to be canceled
With no clear date for racing to return announced, Penn National announced that its annual marquee event, the Penn Mile, would be canceled this year.
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Category: PA Business
Penn National to suspend racing temporarily
Penn National Race Course in Grantville, PA will suspend live racing as a result of the coronavirus, the track announced today.
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Parx Racing suspended over coronavirus concerns
With fears of coronavirus shutting down most major sports, the show is going on in horseracing, except at Parx, which is shuttered.
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Hands off Race Horse Development Fund, PA. racing folks say
More than 500 gathered at Equistar Farms (PA) Sunday to protest a proposal to fund college scholarships with money in the Race Horse Development Fund.
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Parx riders, management strike deal, avert shutdown
A deal between Parx management and local jockeys to improve the jocks’ room and streamline background checks means Saturday’s card will take place.
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Pennsylvania racing girds for key legislative fight
Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed 2020-21 budget would fund a $200 million college scholarship program by taking the money away Pennsylvania racing.
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Smarty Jones to make Parx Racing appearance Monday
Smarty Jones – dual classic winner in 2004 – will return to his home track of Parx Racing for a Labor Day celebration also featuring several stakes.
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Parx Racing receives NTRA safety accreditation
Parx Racing has received safety accreditation from the NTRA for the first time, the group announced.
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Equibase to be official timer at Penn National
Using its GPS system, Equibase will now be the official timer at Penn National and Mahoning Valley, along with tracks already in the fold, including Laurel and Pimlico.
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Charles Town, Penn cancel Wednesday cards
With nasty winter weather in the Mid-Atlantic, both Charles Town and Penn National canceled their Wednesday night cards.
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Charles Town, Penn National announce cancellations
With nasty winter weather arriving in the Mid-Atlantic, Charles Town Races and Penn National both will miss some days this week.
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Stories that mattered in ’18: The rise of sports betting
Legalized in mid-year, sports betting was by the end of 2018 having significant impacts on the gambling landscape throughout the Mid-Atlantic.
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