March 15, 2022 | Issue #4 |
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Watch the PTHA Sponsored Let's Go Racing Show every Saturday on PHL 17 at 10 am with Dani Gibson and Dick Jerardi |
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Commissioner Thomas Jay Ellis speaks on the protection of the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Trust. President Salvatore DeBunda and the PA Racing Commission fight behind the scenes for the future of racing in PA!
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Let's Go Racing. with Dick Jerardi
Dick Jerardi is an award winning sports writer as well as a radio/television host and commentator, and is arguably best known for covering the sport of Horse Racing.
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By Dick Jerardi
It was the first full week of March so what better time for “Parx Madness?’’
Seven $100,000 stakes Monday and Tuesday named after local landmarks, starter allowances honoring local colleges and with a number of prominent basketball coaches, players and graduates as trophy presenters on Wednesday.
Perfect weather Monday, a bit chilly on Tuesday, rainy and cold Wednesday.
The three stakes Monday went off perfectly. After a backstretch quarantine was announced, 17 of the 37 horses in the four Tuesday stakes were scratched because, once on the grounds, horses were not able to leave until the problems that caused the quarantine can be isolated. Good races Wednesday and a record $505,292.94 Philly Big 5 carryover jackpot that was sure to attract major play because of a mandatory distribution, attracted $2,527,400 in handle, making the three-day total handle just more than $12 million.
Parx Madness indeed....
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Long-time PA State Racing Stewart John Hicks retired last week. We thank him for his many years of service and wish him many happy years with his family!
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Real-time uploads and video highlights with Dani Gibson for the PTHA at Parx Racing can be found on our Social Media or on the front page of the PTHA website
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Dani interviews Hollywood Jet’s winning owner/trainer Carlos "Tito” Milian after his exciting late arrival to the paddock & win in the $100,000 Fishtown Stakes during Parx Madness. Tune into PTHA Peeks for more recaps!
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PA-Bred Hey Mamaluke & Apprentice jockey Andy Hernandez win the $100,000 Penn’s Landing Stakes at Parx Racing going 6 1/2 furlongs for owner/breeder Joseph Capriglione & trainer Patricia Farro at Parx Racing
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3-year -old filly Luna Fortuna & jockey Jorge Vargas, Jr. win the 3/9/22 PTHA Trophy race going 5 1/2 furlongs for trainer Ernesto Padilla-Preciado & owner Natalie Lynch at Parx Racing.
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Wonder City wins our 3/2/22 PTHA Trophy Race at Parx Racing with jockey Edwin Rivera riding for trainer Ruperto Perez and owner Guadalupe Perez Aguirre. We talk with owner Guadalupe's nephew Eduardo about how exciting it was to be a part of his first win.
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Parx Madness Big 5 Day - Pennsylvania Thoroughbred...
The Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (PTHA) works hard to protect and provide for the Parx Racing horsemen through the guarantee of live racing, horsemen's rights, health care and pension for horsemen, benevolence programs, and more.
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patha.org
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Outreach is an important part of the PTHA's Turning for Home's mission. After a two-year struggle, it was nice to get out amongst thousands of horse enthusiasts from all backrounds to share the love for our Thoroughbreds. TFH led the Thoroughbred Parade of Breeds on all four days with our Partner Farms TRRAC at Maui Meadow and Another Spin at Chica's Ranch.
Hannah Freeman demonstrated the promise of her baby Downtown Doc Brown whom she is pointing for the 2022 RRP Makeover. Recently retired Bill's Mafia stole the show in our clinic on restarting OTTBs and found a perfect home as a result of the coverage with Carleigh Fedorka in KY. Four-year-old Sweetly Talented represented in the Extreme Trail Competition, conquering every obstacle, and a Thoroughbred ridden by Lindsey Partridge, Elysia, won the competition, proving again that Thoroughbreds really compete at the upper levels of any equine sport. Spurring on the excitement in the Large Arena at the Harrisburg Farm Show Complex was twelve-year-old Addyson S. on her NBHA and T.I.P. Champion barrel horse, Girl Crush. Never to be overlooked, Briter Stable's Sulley's Boo displayed the work ethic and bravery over fences that make OTTBs so desirable in the Eventing world. We thank everyone who supports TFH in the mission to find safe second careers for our amazing retiring racehorses.
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Far Mo Power with Dexter Haddock win Race 1 at Parx on March 8, 2022. Photo By: Chad B. Harmon |
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Dawn Stensland visits Parx - Photo : Thomas Communications |
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2-YEAR-OLD PA-SIRED PA-BRED STALLION SERIES - PHBA
The Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association Announces our first 2-Year-Old PA-Sired PA-Bred Stallion Series! 2022 kicks off this new, exciting stakes series for all registered PA-Sired PA-Breds! The series will consist of two stakes races on each ...
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pabred.com
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Penn State Students Get Horse Racing Education
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March is National Nutrition Month. We encourage everyone to take some time to consider their nutritional path. Are you making health-conscious decisions when it comes to the food you eat? Many of us lose sight of the importance of a healthy diet during the day to day activities. There are many small changes you can make to your diet that will promote a healthy lifestyle. We wish health, happiness, and good energy to all of our members and hope that these 20 tips for healthy eating will benefit your journey in 2022. Please see Amanda-Kate in the PTHA office for more information on benefits and programs that may be available to you through the benefits department of the PTHA. |
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A direct and compelling headline |
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Archives Create Valuable Space for Magazine |
Published: March 2022
Written by Joe Clancy
Consider this a warning. Reading this column could be dangerous to your productivity. It might also be good for your soul.
In a process begun seven or eight years ago, every edition of Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred magazine and its predecessor The Maryland Horse is available online at archive.org. The 1,043 (and counting) magazine editions are searchable and sortable and – in short – treasures of history, information and entertainment. I’ve known this chest of treasures was there, but dove in fully while researching the exploits of Broad Brush, Deputed Testamony and others for an article in this magazine.
And nearly lost myself.
There is so much stuff – articles, columns, photography, advertisements, letters to the editor, strong opinions, gentle essays, legends equine and human, bygone places and eras.
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2021 PA - Bred Stakes Winners |
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