The Grade 3 Penn Mile has attracted 37 top-quality nominees, while venerable star Ben’s Cat headlines the likely undercard performers.
Jenny Bowman has been named Penn National racing secretary, joining Maryland’s Georganne Hale as one of a small group of female racing secretaries nationwide.
The ultra-consistent Page McKenney has been named Pennsylvania-bred Horse of the Year by the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association.
This weekend saw the return of live racing to Parx Racing after delays pushed its season opening back by two weeks.
Mor Spirit, a Pennsylvania-bred son of Eskendereya, took the Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita Park to stamp himself the top Derby contender in the West.
Carly Kaiser’s been a docent, a pinhooker’s assistant, a blogger, a Youtuber. Now 24 and a chartcaller, she’s a young face in an industry that needs them.
Our state-by-state review of breeding programs continues with Pennsylvania, where uncertainty has reduced the foal crop even as program dollars remain robust.
Penn National has canceled live racing both this evening and Saturday; it will resume live racing on January 27.
With Parx Racing set to close for two months, its horsemen and horses are scattering, some headed south and others to the farm.
How impressive has Behrnik’s Bank in her two dominant wins? Good enough that her sire’s stud fee has quadrupled as a result.