Horsemen are advised that Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack will hold pre-meet qualifiers on Tuesday (June 16), Thursday (June 18) and Friday (June 19) mornings, with first post at 10:00 a.m. each day.
Horsemen are advised that Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack will hold pre-meet qualifiers on Tuesday (June 16), Thursday (June 18) and Friday (June 19) mornings, with first post at 10:00 a.m. each day. Entries for the Tuesday (June 16) qualifier will be accepted on Sunday (June 14), with the box scheduled to close at 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday's qualifier will be for three-year-olds and upward, Thursday will be restricted to two-year-olds, and Friday will be for horses of all ages.
Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission is temporarily modifying the 45-day rule. Horses who have started and have a clean line after Feb. 1, 2020, will not need to qualify. This will only be in effect for a period of two weeks once live racing resumes; after that, the 45 day rule will be in effect.
Opening Day for the 2020 season is now scheduled for Sunday, June 21 with a 12:40 p.m. post time.
Following the Opening Day card, Harrah’s Philadelphia will move to its traditional race schedule of Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
Horsemen are once again reminded to provide the Race Office with all applicable health documents for their horses, including Coggins, EHV and rabies paperwork dated 2020 and a health certificate from the last 30 days. They may be faxed to the race office at 484.490.2230. Additionally, racing applications are available through the Harrah's Philadelphia website (www.harrahsphilly.com) at the "Horsemen" link.
(Harrah's Philadelphia)