Parx featured three stakes on its Saturday program, two for state-breds and an open sprint for three year-old fillies.  Favorites ruled the day.   The $100,000 Foxy J G Stakes for PA-bred fillies and mares three and up went to Freedom Acres’ Disco Chick.  It was the third consecutive stakes win this year for the Read more »

In February, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law a bill dissolving the existing horse racing commission and creating a new commission giving extraordinary powers to breeders and horsemen’s organizations for both the Thoroughbred and Standardbred breeds, including appointments to the new commission from a list supplied by representative organizations of owners and breeders in the Read more »

Phillip F.N. Fanning Born: January 28, 1924 Died: May 06, 2016 Philip Ford Nieukirk Fanning, a long time resident of Unionville Pennsylvania, passed peacefully at the age of 92 on Friday, May 6th, 2016 at Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester, PA after a brief illness. Known to his friends as Phil, he was born January Read more »

by Paulick Report Staff Pennsylvania-based young stallion Mad Flatter was euthanized following a stall accident, reports bloodhorse.com. The multiple Gr. 3 winner “was just feeling good,” according to part owner Kim Heath of Bonnie Heath Farm, and every effort was made to save him. A son of Flatter, Mad Flatter won eight of his 28 Read more »

Mor Spirit, runner-up to Exaggerator in the April 9 Santa Anita Derby (GI) last time out, put in his first breeze over the Churchill Downs main track for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) on Tuesday morning during Churchill Downs’ special 8:30-8:45 a.m. training window, which is exclusive to possible starters in Read more »

2008 Pennsylvania older mare of the year passes away due to complications with colic.  The great “Jet Away Jane” owned by Golden Oak Farms (Ted & Robin Stepanoff) passed away the morning of Friday April 22nd. The family is devastated at the loss of their multiple stakes winning mare.  (Foxy J stakes, Ambassador of Luck Read more »

Outside of a few disappointing efforts, Stanford has been a very consistent racehorse in both his running style and ability to hit the board in top company. One thing had eluded him—a graded stakes victory—but that changed in his 11th start April 23. The 4-year-old Malibu Moon colt picked a perfect time to break through: Read more »

Barbara Hopkins’ Trouble Kid was honored as the top thoroughbred in Pennsylvania for 2015 at a banquet held Wednesday night at Parx.  The three year-old gelded son of Harlan’s Holiday proved to be an astute and bargain claim for trainer Ramon Preciado, who claimed the horse for just $15,000 in early July and then turned Read more »