May 28, 2021 | 10:08 AM
Search found ‘significant’ contraband at horse racing track in Bensalem
Inspectors found items “that have no business on the backside, with needles and syringes and some other things that we discovered.”
tag | horse racing
May 26, 2021 | 5:12 PM
Students or horses? Education advocates want to repurpose Pa.’s generous horse-racing subsidy
In 2019, PASSHE students received $5,739 in state subsidies, while the per-horse rate works out to $15,271.
May 16, 2021 | 8:14 AM
11-1 Rombauer wins Preakness after skipping Kentucky Derby
Rombauer has won the Preakness as an 11-1 long shot after his owners decided to skip the Kentucky Derby.
May 2, 2021 | 9:12 AM
Medina Spirit gives Baffert record 7th Kentucky Derby win
Medina Spirit fought off three challengers in the stretch to win the Kentucky Derby, making Bob Baffert the winningest trainer in the race’s 147-year history
April 30, 2020 | 8:13 AM
Horse racing community asks Gov. Wolf to open starting gates before money for care runs out
“We’re deemed essential on the backside, but not on the revenue side.”
February 27, 2020 | 10:32 AM
Why it’s so hard to kill horse racing subsidies
Billionaires are easy targets for lawmakers. Farmers aren't
February 26, 2020 | 2:39 PM
Pa.’s agriculture secretary confronted about past opposition to cutting horse racing subsidies
In 2017, he opposed a $27 million cut, but now backs governor's plan to shift $200 million away from fund supporting horse farms and tracks
September 12, 2019 | 3:09 AM
Report: Justify failed drug test before Triple Crown run
Instead of a speedy disqualification, the California Horse Racing Board took more than a month to confirm the results.
