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Frankie Dettori
01
Jun
  • Eric Johnston
  • Penn Mile
  • Penn National
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Penn Mile sets new track handle record

  • Press Release / 1 year
  • 2
  • 2 min read

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

First World War-Penn Mile
01
Jun
  • Frankie Dettori
  • Penn Mile
  • Penn National
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Frankie went to Hollywood (and won)

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Frankie (Dettori) went to Hollywood (Casino at Penn National Race Course) and left with the money, winning both the G3 Penn Mile and Penn Oaks.

Angel Rodriguez
30
May
  • Angel Rodriguez
  • Anthony Radcliffe
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • Penn National
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Milestone wins for jocks Angel Rodriguez, Anthony Radcliffe

  • The Biz / 1 year
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Jockey Angel Rodriguez earned his 2,000th career victory, while apprentice Anthony Radcliffe picked up his first Wednesday in the Mid-Atlantic.

Major Dude Penn Mile
30
May
  • Graham Motion
  • Penn Mile
  • Penn National
  • Penn Oaks
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Trikari
  • Umberto Rispoli

Evenly matched group to meet in wide-open Penn Mile

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Friday’s Grade 3 Penn Mile features seven stakes winners, topped by Trikari, last out winner of the G2 American Turf.

Major Dude Penn Mile
10
Jan
  • Angel Rodriguez
  • Penn Mile
  • Penn National
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Tim Kreiser

Penn National set to kick off 2024 season with changes

  • Press Release / 2 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

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.

Angel Rodriguez
15
Nov
  • Angel Rodriguez
  • Jockeys Guild
  • Parx Racing
  • Penn National
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Angel Rodriguez tabbed as Guild’s “Jockey of the Week”

  • Press Release / 2 years
  • 3
  • 3 min read

Winning a national-best nine races last week earned Penn National-based jockey Angel Rodriguez Jockey of the Week honors from the Jockeys’ Guild.

Major Dude Penn Mile
03
Jun
  • Behind Enemy Lines
  • Major Dude
  • Penn Mile
  • Penn National
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Major Dude with major move to win Penn Mile

  • The Biz / 2 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Favored Major Dude overcame trouble at a critical moment to run down Behind Enemy Lines to win Friday’s Grade 2 Penn Mile.

Tuskegee Airmen
02
Jun
  • Penn Mile
  • Penn National
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Major Dude looks for more in G2 Penn Mile

  • The Biz / 2 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Friday’s Penn Mile gives Major Dude a chance to bounce back from a third-place finish in the American Turf and several others a chance to try turf.

Jadiel Zambrana
24
Feb
  • Jadiel Zambrana
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Penn National
  • Pennsylvania horse racing

Racing notes: First win for Jadiel Zambrana

  • Press Release / 2 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Jadiel Zambrana, an 18-year-old apprentice rider, earned the first win of his career Thursday at Penn National aboard Bar On the Beach.

Flor de Sombra
26
Nov
  • Flor de Sambra
  • Penn National
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Shamrock Rose S.

Flor de Sombra blooms in Shamrock Rose

  • The Biz / 3 years
  • 2
  • 2 min read

Flor de Sombra won the third stake of her two-year-old season with a dominant win in Friday’s Shamrock Rose for PA-breds at Penn National.

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