Five questions for Pennsylvania Derby day
Saturday is the biggest day of the year for Parx racing, featuring the Pennsylvania Derby and Cotillion, and we have questions (and some horses to watch).
Saturday is the biggest day of the year for Parx racing, featuring the Pennsylvania Derby and Cotillion, and we have questions (and some horses to watch).
Parx kicked off its big month with some big upsets, and there was lots more regional stakes action… weekend RaceBrief.
On tap: Parx kicks off its big month with four stakes, three graded, Monmouth adds a couple stakes, and two region-bred runners try the last Saratoga stake.
Long distance races were once common in horse racing and helped to define greatness. What happened to them?
One hard-knocking star scored, another just missed, and Edge of Reality took the G3 Smarty Jones as Parx kicked off a big September.
In our weekly LookBack, we circle back on some recent top stories to see what happened next, plus some other news and notes.
Four stakes — three graded — top a day with more than $1 million in purses on Labor Day at Parx. Stars like Ben’s Cat, Eldaafer, and Pool Play hope for the spotlight.
Our weekly On Tap feature highlights the weekend’s best races from around the mid-Atlantic.