Parx Racing’s plan for a $20 million “Fall Festival” – coupled with reduced racing days – has received a generally (but not entirely) warm response.
Three graded races among the weekend’s mid-Atlantic stakes — and some amazing performances.
Saturday’s G3 Parx Dash will feature a number of familiar rivals, including the headliner: ageless Ben’s Cat.
Claiming activity dipped in June after its huge May increase but still remained strong, in our Claimbox report.
The Grade 3 Dr. James Penny Memorial, at Parx, and Monmouth’s Elkwood Stakes took place yesterday.
Under an agreement between Parx Racing and Pennsylvania horsemen, the track will run 156 live days in each of the next three years — down from 210 this year.
The closure of Suffolk Downs forced jockey Tammi Piermarini to move to Parx Racing, where former Suffolk jock Joe Hampshire is her agent, and both are thriving.
Claiming activity jumped nearly 50 percent in May, in our Claimbox report.
Though the My Juliet Stakes was filled with more accomplished runners, it was recent claim Donita’s Ruler who posted the victory — at 18-1 odds.
Pennsylvania’s benchmark report on wagering breeding shows declines in both. But why? And is it changing? Answers vary.