| 2011 HORSEMEN'S AWARDS BANQUET March 14, 2012 For information, click here! |
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PTHA REJOINS THA The Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (PTHA) and the Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (THA) are pleased to announce that the PTHA and its 3800 owner/trainer membership has rejoined the THA. Click here for complete story. |
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Cotillion Awarded Grade 1 Status for 2012; |
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The North American Graded Stakes Committee recently upgraded the $750,000 Cotillion Stakes to Grade 1 status, due in part to the stellar fields of three-year-old fillies the race has attracted in recent seasons. |
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CONGRATULATIONS BOB AND SUSAN KRANGEL OF KASEY K STABLES AND TRAINER BUTCH REID! BC Marathon Champion |
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Close Out Parx Fall Festival 2011  Plum Pretty Scores Over It's Tricky in the 42nd Running of the Gr.2 Cotillion Stakes; Parx Racing's C.O.O. Joe Wilson presents a check for $25,000 to the Susan G. Komen's Run for the Cure (top left); Group photo of the participants of the Ladies Day Riders Challenge, won by Tara Hemmings (2nd from right in top right photo). |
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| To Honor and Serve Over Fast Closing Ruler On Ice in $1 Million PA Derby; Parx Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction Part of Celebration |
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| To Honor and Serve reports home an easy winner of the Gr.II PA Derby with Jose Lezcano aboard on September 24. Presenting the owner's silver bowl to Charlotte Weber was Robert Green, Chairman , Greenwood Gaming Enterprises; PTHA President Sal DeBunda presented Bill Mott with the trainer's crystal vase (top). The Breeders Cup Classic on Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs is a possible next start for the son of Bernardini. |
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FIFTEEN INDUCTED INTO PARX HALL OF FAME HORSES JOCKEYS SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT TRAINERS OWNERS Click on categories for inductees, pictures and bios. |
PTHA'S OWNERS APPRECIATION DAY HUGE SUCCESS!
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| PTHA President Sal DeBunda presents President's Cup trophy to the winning connections of Stormy Lord, owned by David Wilmot. The 4yo son of Stormy Atlantic was trained by Ian Black, and ridden by Justin Stein. |
| PARX BACKSTRETCH WORKERS GRADUATE FROM GROOM ELITE 201 |
Twelve Parx backstretch workers recently graduated from the Groom Elite 201 program, an advanced certification course for those who had previously completed Groom Elite 101. The Elite Program, Inc. a non-profit horsemen's education service, provides high quality equine care courses to grooms, owners, trainers and anyone interested in learning about taking care of a horse.
Reid McLellan, Groom Elite Instructor and Executive Director presents Terry Sanfratello with Groom Elite Certificate. For more pictures, click here. |
WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR BACKYARD? Parx Backstretch Brand New Manure Containment System Ready by September 30 Behind Barns 35 and 36, there now looms a 150' x 78' 3-sided building which will soon become the collecting place for all of the barn area's used shavings and straw. Workers have been pouring cement, putting up walls and ceilings and digging holding ponds to prevent runoff in preparation for the end of September. |
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Click here for entire 2011 Stakes Schedule at Parx Racing |
| PTHA HOSTS PA SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE'S PARX BARN TOUR |
 PA Secretary of Agriculture George Greig (center) Tours Backstretch with PTHA Board On May 17, the PTHA Board met with Secretary Greig to talk about the importance of the Thoroughbred racing industry to agriculture in the Commonwealth. PTHA Executive Director Michael Ballezzi, Director of the PA Racing Commission Daniel Tufano and (pictured above right to left) PTHA President Sal DeBunda, Racing Commissioner Jeb Hannum, Greig, PTHA board members Ed Lehman and John Servis, and PA Breeders' President Brian Sanfratello toured the new barns after watching a video presentation created by Bruce Casella of Let's Go Racing. The video showed thePTHA-sponsored commercials that are currently airing on television promoting the racing industry with an "I Have a Job" theme, as well as a a Turning For Home piece on the retirement program for Thoroughbred racehorses, also sponsored by the PTHA. |
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| May 13, 2011.....Philadelphia's Mounted Patrol Unit Accepts Donation of supplies from the PTHA's Horsemen's Purchasing Association store at Parx Racing. For more info on the Mounted Patrol: http://www.phillypolicefoundation.org/projects/mountedunit/ |
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| The two billboards pictured above will be new additions to highways leading into Harrisburg, the State Capitol. Legislators heading into their offices will view images of real people who have jobs because of the racing industry in our state. The creation of such billboards is just part of the large, ongoing effort to promote Pennsylvania horseracing. |
AND THE WINNERS ARE IN: The 2010 PTHA Awards Banquet honoring Parx Racing's top horses and horsemen was held on March 17 at Celebrations in Bensalem. The standing-room only crowd saluted not only the best on the racetrack, but those who have supported the Pennsylvania horseracing industry. |
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| PTHA Improved Health Plan for Trainers & Families in 2011 Click here for new Gap plan Savings The PTHA recently announced improved medical benefits for trainers and their families. The above chart reflects the new Gap plan that began 1/1/11and greatly decreases the out-of-pocket co-pay expenses paid by our horsemen and members of their families. Spouses and dependents of trainers are now also covered at no additional expense with the new plan. |
PTHA WELCOMES 2011 BOARD MEMBERS Click above for complete bios on new board members |
PTHA CURRENT NEWS Parx New Manure Containment Building |
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WEEKLY SPECIALS 1/19/12*
Case of Furacin $60 (was $64.26)
Whole oats $12.50
WINTER SPECIALS
White tampico brush $8.50 (was $9.95)
BearCat Hoof $11.56 (was $12.50)
Hemo Cease 5 # $82.95 (was $89.99)
*While supplies last
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE INVENTORY
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