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01
Jun

Penn Mile sets new track handle record

Press Release / 1 year
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2 min read

Friday’s Penn Mile night handle at Penn National shattered the track record, set on the event last year.

01
Jun

Frankie went to Hollywood (and won)

Frank Vespe / 1 year
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3 min read

Frankie (Dettori) went to Hollywood (Casino at Penn National Race Course) and left with the money, winning both the G3 Penn Mile and Penn Oaks.

30
May

Milestone wins for jocks Angel Rodriguez, Anthony Radcliffe

The Biz / 1 year
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3 min read

Jockey Angel Rodriguez earned his 2,000th career victory, while apprentice Anthony Radcliffe picked up his first Wednesday in the Mid-Atlantic.

30
May

Evenly matched group to meet in wide-open Penn Mile

Frank Vespe / 1 year
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4 min read

Friday’s Grade 3 Penn Mile features seven stakes winners, topped by Trikari, last out winner of the G2 American Turf.

10
Jan

Penn National set to kick off 2024 season with changes

Press Release / 2 years
2
4 min read

Penn National kicks off its 2024 season Jan. 10 and will race fewer days this year spread out among three meets, resulting in higher purses.

15
Nov

Angel Rodriguez tabbed as Guild’s “Jockey of the Week”

Press Release / 2 years
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3 min read

Winning a national-best nine races last week earned Penn National-based jockey Angel Rodriguez Jockey of the Week honors from the Jockeys’ Guild.

03
Jun

Major Dude with major move to win Penn Mile

The Biz / 2 years
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3 min read

Favored Major Dude overcame trouble at a critical moment to run down Behind Enemy Lines to win Friday’s Grade 2 Penn Mile.

02
Jun

Major Dude looks for more in G2 Penn Mile

The Biz / 2 years
2
3 min read

Friday’s Penn Mile gives Major Dude a chance to bounce back from a third-place finish in the American Turf and several others a chance to try turf.

24
Feb

Racing notes: First win for Jadiel Zambrana

Press Release / 2 years
2
3 min read

Jadiel Zambrana, an 18-year-old apprentice rider, earned the first win of his career Thursday at Penn National aboard Bar On the Beach.

26
Nov

Flor de Sombra blooms in Shamrock Rose

The Biz / 3 years
2
2 min read

Flor de Sombra won the third stake of her two-year-old season with a dominant win in Friday’s Shamrock Rose for PA-breds at Penn National.

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