Jockey Trevor McCarthy won five times at Parx Racing yesterday — for five different trainers, with none of the winners shorter than 7-2 odds.
La Vitesse won a Parx allowance last out by 14 lengths. She’ll look to validate that Wednesday in the Blue Mountain Juvenile Fillies at Penn National.
Wednesday’s Swatara Stakes at Penn National has drawn a full field of 10, headlined by West Virginia-bred Charitable Annuity.
The Fabulous Strike, anchoring Penn National’s Thanksgiving eve card, looks to draw a big field, as do two undercard stakes.
Pennsylvania-based stallion Uptowncharlybrown has his first winner, as True Sweetheart won a maiden claiming race at Parx at first asking.
Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint entrant Finest City — a PA-bred originally named City Envy — carries breeder Hank Nothhaft’s hopes into the fray.
The Pennsylvania legislature on Wednesday that will end the impasse that has kept breeders from receiving bonus moneys owed them; now it’s on to the Governor.
Legislation that would provide relief to Pennsylvania breeders awaiting long-delayed bonus payments took a step forward today but still has a ways to go.
A big crowd, Songbird, and Nyquist attended Pennsylvania Derby day, making for great fun, says Teresa Genaro. But she wonders: should we reward a track that otherwise cares “little about horse racing?’
Connect, crushed last out in the Travers, scored a 10-1 upset in today’s G2 Pennsylvania Derby at Parx Racing.