Hank Nothaft Archives • The Racing Biz

Pennsylvania Thoroughbred industry could get boost from new law

by Linda Dougherty | Nov 15, 2017 | Breaking, Business, PA Business, Pennsylvania, Top Stories | 1 |

The Pennsylvania Thoroughbred industry will see its share of gambling revenues protected under the new law, signed by the Governor October 30.

For Grand Prix, CT Oaks “our Breeders’ Cup”

by Frank Vespe | Sep 14, 2017 | Breaking, Racing, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Grand Prix has thrived since coming east for owner-breeder Hank Nothhaft, who hopes she’ll take another step forward in the G3 Charles Town Oaks September 23.

Happy homecoming for Nothhaft as Grand Prix takes New Start

by Frank Vespe | Jun 3, 2017 | Breaking, PA Racing, Pennsylvania, Top Stories | 0 |

Hank Nothhaft returned to his home state with a half-sister to Finest City today and little sis lived up to her end, taking the New Start at Penn National.

2016 in review: Winning!

by Frank Vespe | Jan 13, 2017 | Breaking, Breeding, Business, Opinion, Racing, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |

The final installment of our 2016 in review, in which we take a sometimes happy, sometimes sad, and most often bemused look at the year that was in the mid-Atlantic.

PA-bred Finest City delivers “everything” in Filly and Mare Sprint

by Frank Vespe | Nov 5, 2016 | Breaking, Breeding, PA Breeding, Pennsylvania, Racing, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |

Finest City lodged an upset in today’s Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint — a first for trainer Ian Kruljac, who called the win “everything you can do in this game.”