Pennsylvania Racing

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PA Equine Coalition Welcomes Gov. Shapiro’s Budget Proposal

Stakeholders in Pennsylvania’s horse breeding and racing industry expressed their appreciation to Governor Josh Shapiro, who presented his new administration’s first proposed budget to the legislature...

Misery Continues For PA Horsemen

“My owner has horses in four different states, so there’s no reason not to move them to states where they can race. I can’t hold my owners hostage.”

LeVan Abandons PA Racino Proposal

It was recently announced that businessman David LeVan, who earlier this year proposed the Mason-Dixon Downs racino in Pennsylvania that would feature live Standardbred racing, has abandoned his plans...

More On Mason-Dixon Downs

Last week, the public got a first look at some of the preliminary details of Mason-Dixon Downs, the Pennsylvania Standardbred racino that has been proposed for Freedom Township in Adams County, locate...

PA Licence Process Moving Forward

February 02, 2017

On Thursday, February 2, Pennsylvania’s horse racing commission voted to begin accepting applications for the state's vacant Standardbred pari-mutuel racetrack license.

Standardbred Racino Proposed In PA

January 13, 2017

During a press conference at Hanover Shoe Farms on Thursday, January 12, Pennsylvania businessman Dave LeVan announced his intention to apply for and secure the state’s final harness racing licence an...

The End For Lawrence Downs?

A decade-plus long process to add another racetrack in Pennsylvania has ended for those backing the Lawrence Downs project after the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board voted unanimously on Wednesday to...

New Commission Holds First Meeting

A stronger, unified governance body to oversee Pennsylvania’s more than $1 billion equine racing industry began its work to strengthen horse and harness racing today (Wednesday, June 29) as the new St...

Alarm Bells In Pennsylvania

The head of The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) is calling on harness racing participants to voice concerns over proposed legislation that would be detrimental to the state's horse raci...

Casino Gaming Impact On Purses

Slot machine gaming in Pennsylvania generated $246 million to support the state’s horse racing industry, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board’s annual Racetrack Casino Benchmark Report.

Pinnacle To Acquire Meadows Operation

On Tuesday, March 29, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (PNK or ‘Pinnacle’) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (GLPI) to acqu...

Governor Signs PA Racing Bill Into Law

February 23, 2016

On Tuesday, February 23, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed House Bill 941, which, among other things, includes reforms of Pennsylvania’s equine racing industry.

PA Governance Bill Set For Gov. Wolf

February 12, 2016

A bill that calls for Pennsylvania’s existing two racing commissions to be dissolved and replaced by a new sole commission that would operate under the Department of Agriculture has passed all legisla...