Penn Mile to return for 2021
After a one-year hiatus because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Penn Mile will return to the calendar for 2021 and take place on May 28.
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Penn National Racing to continue despite casino closure
Though Pennsylvania casinos are closed, racing at Penn National should be able to continue through January, the horsemen’s chief said.
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Penn National horsemen hope to run soon
Penn National could reopen for racing as soon as June 19, according to a Saturday tweet from the head of the local HBPA.
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Pennsylvania racing inches closer to return
Horsemen struck an optimistic tone for the return of Pennsylvania racing at Penn National and Presque Isle after a May 28 meeting.
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Pennsylvania equine industry on alert as state budget deadline looms
The Pennsylvania equine industry is working to ensure state legislators don’t raid racing’s share of slots money as the state tries to fill a budget deficit.
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Making a backstretch home for the holidays
Regional tracks and horsemen’s groups are trying to make backstretch workers’ holidays a little brighter. Here’s what they’re doing, and how you can help.
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At Penn National, a strike, but the show goes on
Penn National’s gate crew staged a strike Saturday, protesting what they called unfair labor practices. But, belatedly, the show went on without them.
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Pennsylvania racing legislation: Dead or very strong?
The Pennsylvania legislator who sought to raid the Race Horse Development Fund says his effort is “very strong.” Horsemen’s reps counter that it’s “dead.”
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For Pennsylvania horsemen, looking for a long winter’s end
Pennsyvlania horsemen have had their trials this winter, including terrible weather and contagious disease. Safe to say that spring can’t come soon enough.
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“A lot of jobs at stake” in Pennsylvania breeding, racing industries
Slots were supposed to usher in a new era of prosperity or Pennsylvania breeding and racing. Nearly 10 years on, have they worked? Depends on whom you ask.
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