Pennsylvania

USHWA Doles Out PA Honours

Ron Battoni, executive director of the Pennsylvania Harness Horsemen’s Association and a prime mover in bringing all 12 Breeders Crown races to Pocono Downs last October, has been voted the most prest...

Judge: Adamo, Gill Can Sue PHRC

According to a report, a federal judge in the United States has ruled that thoroughbred horse owner Michael Gill and trainer Anthony Adamo can sue racing commissioners in Pennsylvania in regard to hav...

'Give Chrome' Abuser Sentenced; Abuse Charge Dropped

Forty-four-year-old Wilbur F. Frost, the man that abused retired standardbred Give Chrome before being arrested and charged by Pennsylvania police, has been

Encore Encore Enters Stud In Pennsylvania

February 01, 2011

Encore Encore 3,1:53.3f ($464,510), a winner of more than $360,000 his two-year-old season and current three-year-old track record holder at the Meadows, will enter stud for 2011 at Lindwood Farm in G...

A Bill For MD Table Games

January 18, 2011

Kathy Klausmeier, a state senator in Maryland, doesn’t fool around wasting time.

Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Spars With 60 Minutes Interviewer Over Gaming

January 07, 2011

In a segment scheduled to run during the Sunday, January 9 episode of '60 Minutes' on CBS, interviewer Lesley Stahl and outgoing Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell passionately spar over the topic of ca...

Down To Business In PA; Investor Divulged

December 16, 2010

On Tuesday, December 14, just one day after winning the rights to the last harness racing license in the State of Pennsylvania, American Harness Tracks LLC and Merit Management started getting down to...

NJSEA Pushes To Have Two Of State's Three Off-Track Wagering Locations Close

December 16, 2010

It has been reported that the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority is seeking to shut down two of the three off-track wagering locations in the state

Court Approves Bid For Last PA License

December 14, 2010

On Monday, December 13, a federal bankruptcy court in the State of Delaware approved the $5.6 million bid put forth by American Harness Tracks LLC which would see it acquire the final harness racing l...

Lawsuit Filed Over Penn National Ouster

December 01, 2010

It has been reported that a federal lawsuit has been filed in regard to the ouster of a high calibre owner and trainer early this year in Pennsylvania

In NJ, Dorfman Calls A Spade A Spade

November 24, 2010

Sid Dorfman's journalistic career in New Jersey has spanned more than three-quarters of a century. On Tuesday, November 23, Dorfman, who is respected by many, wrote an opinion piece on the dire horse ...

Delay In PA Racing License Process

November 18, 2010

Those interested in the status of the last harness racing license in the State of Pennsylvania and the proposed Valley View Downs racetrack/entertainment complex are going to have to wait longer to ge...