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Northview is a Peek into the Importance of the Racehorse Industry in PA
When Northview Pennsylvania opened for business in 2009, it was the showplace horse farm in the Commonwealth. As it is closing on its first decade, No...
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Equine Dentist Scott Gager Segment
Scott Gager has been a horse dentist for 40 years, a singer for just six. His dad, Eddie Gager, also an equine dentist, actually wrote the book on it:...
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Ron Glorioso is a Walking, Talking History Lesson at Parx
By Dick Jerardi It was Oct. 10, 1974 when Ron Glorioso arrived with a few horses at Keystone Race Track. It was just him and the horses, the opening o...
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Shoeing Racehorses is a Delicate Business
Rob Wheeler’s father was a blacksmith. So was his uncle. And his brother. Known universally around the track as “Wheels”, Rob got started in the...
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Longtime Jock’s Agent “Kidd” Breeden is Home at Parx Racing
If you went to any racetrack in the eastern time zone and asked somebody if they knew John Breeden, they would likely look at you blankly. If, however...
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Leading Owner Driving Pennsylvania Economy at Parx Racing
Marshall Gramm is an economics professor at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., its urban campus renowned for its beauty, its 2,025 students from 46 sta...
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Thanks to Year-Round Parx Racing, the Castillos are Gypsies No More
Freddy and Michelle Castillo rode together at several different tracks around the country and, for a few years, in Chile. Now, they train horses toget...
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Danielle Montgomery Discusses TFH
Michael Ballezzi recoiled every time he saw the words ‘horse’ and ‘slaughter’ in proximity. He had a thoughtful idea, but ideas without pr...
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2018 Butch Reid
Butch Reid has been training horses since 1985. Like so many of his brethren, he led the life of a gypsy, going from track to track depending on the s...
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Saving Lives: The Roger Brown Story
Roger Brown knew instantly something was wrong. “I had acid reflux two days in a row,” the trainer said. “I said I have to go to the...
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