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FORTHELUVOFBOURBON 2022 PARK HORSE OF THE YEAR
By Dick Jerardi It was the last award of the night at the annual Horsemen’s Awards Banquet. What should have been a total celebration at Celebration...
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ALAN BEDARD AND ANDREW WOLFSONT WIN WITH LONGSHOT AT AQUEDUCT
By Dick Jerardi Parx jockey Andrew Wolfson has ridden in six stakes at Aqueduct. He has won three of them and none of those winners were close to favo...
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TRAINER RAFAEL SCHISTL OFF TO A GREAT START IN 2023
By Dick Jerardi Trainer Rafael Schistl was likely destined to be in horse racing. His path to Parx Racing, however, has not been straight, but, now th...
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TRAINER MIKE PINO WINS HIS 2,000TH RACE
By Dick Jerardi Mike Pino won his first race on Aug. 13, 1983 at Atlantic City. He got win No. 2,000 at Parx on Jan. 30, 2023, nearly 40 years later. ...
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JOSE GOMEZ WINS ECLIPSE AS TOP APPRENTICE
By: Dick Jerardi, When Jose Antonio Gomez was growing up near Penn National, he knew nothing about Eclipse Awards for top apprentice jockeys. He only ...
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2022 HORSEMENS’ AWARDS BANQUET ON FEBRUARY 24
By: Dick Jerardi The best performances and best performers at Parx in 2022 will be celebrated at appropriately enough Celebrations Ballroom on the eve...
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BOB HUTT TAKES OVER AS PTHA PRESIDENT
By Dick Jerardi Bobby from the Bronx is 77 now. He is the president and CEO of Twenty-First Century Group LLC, a structured settlement company. He has...
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EPICENTER OR TAIBA FOR 3-YEAR-OLD CHAMPION
I was hoping the Malibu Stakes on Dec. 26 at Santa Anita would provide clarification as I finalized my Eclipse Award ballot. Other than Horse of the Y...
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A FAMILIAR NAME WITH TWO WINS IN THE FIVE POST CHRISTMAS STAKES
By Dick Jerardi It was a week late and a new year, but the man who dominated the Parx stakes action in 2022 started off 2023 with two wins in the five...
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PARX HANDLE NUMBERS UP AGAIN IN 2022
By: Dick Jerardi It was going to be hard to top the 2021 average daily handle numbers on Parx races which were up more than 70 percent from 2019. But ...
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HALL OF FAME DAY AT PARX
By Dick Jerardi When the idea of a Parx Racing Hall of Fame was conceived back in 2011, it was days like Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 that were top of mind ...
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TURNING FOR HOME DAY
By Dick Jerardi Turning For Home Day officially was Monday, Oct. 10 at Parx Racing. In reality, every day is Turning For Home Day. In May 2023, TFH wi...
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