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SMARTY JONES ELECTED TO THE HALL OF FAME

By Dick Jerardi The Smarty Jones resume, carved out on the track over seven months and nine races from November 2003 until June 2004 lacked only one e...

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COUNTERSPY STAKES CLAIM AS BEST OLDER MALE HORSE AT PARX

By Dick Jerardi When Centre Court Champ, one of Jack Armstrong’s favorites, was claimed for $40,000 by Jamie Ness on Jan, 10, 2024, the owner had so...

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MIKE PINO ON FIRE AT PARX

By Dick Jerardi Through Monday, trainer Mike Pino’s horses had started 10,242 times with 2,131 wins and earnings of nearly $47 million. By any defin...

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TERRY FINLEY FROM BUCKS COUNTY TO THE TOP OF THE HORSE RACING WORLD

By Dick Jerardi Terry Finley’s West Point Thoroughbreds has been part owner of a Kentucky Derby winner. Two years later, West Point paid $1 million ...

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JACKIE DAVIS A WINNING JOCKEY FROM A WINNING FAMILY

By Dick Jerardi Jacqueline (Jackie) Davis had one word to describe her 2025 Parx meeting: “aggravating.” And no wonder. After Tuesday’s ...

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HISA DATA INDICATES MAJOR PROGRESS ON HORSE SAFETY

By Dick Jerardi When the Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) was formed, one of its major goals was to improve horse safety which, even...

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KENDRICK CARMOUCHE WINS GEORGE WOOLF AWARD

By Dick Jerardi Bill Shoemaker, Johnny Longden, Eddie Arcaro, Laffit Pincay, Jr., Angel Cordero, Mike Smith, John Velazquez. Those are just a few of t...

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FIRST STAKES WIN IN FIRST 2025 PARX STAKES

By Dick Jerardi Tuesday’s $75,000 Main Line was the first Parx stakes of 2025 and, after a gate to wire win by 23-1 Burner Account, it was the first...

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SMARTY JONES RACING FOR HIS PLACE IN THE HALL OF FAME

By Pat Chapman It is hard to find appropriate words to express my deep gratitude to the Hall of Fame committee for nominating Smarty Jones as a finali...

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SMARTY JONES A FINALIST FOR THE HALL OF FAME

By Dick Jerardi This week, 170 ballots will be sent to the Hall of Fame voting panel. For the first time, Smarty Jones will be among the 16 finalists ...

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SPIKEZONE 2024 PARX HORSE OF THE YEAR

By Dick Jerardi Jamie Ness got a cold call about a decade ago from two San Francisco Bay area horse owners. They loved the game, but did not see much ...

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A NOSTALGIC VISIT TO SANTA ANITA

By Dick Jerardi My first visit to Santa Anita was nearly 40 years ago – for the 1986 Breeders’ Cup. It was the third BC and my first covering ...

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