July 2, 2013:

The Pennsylvania Equine Coalition today announced that a provision of state code that resulted in the diversion of 17 percent -- more than $200 million over the last four years -- from the Race Horse Development Fund has sunset with the adoption of the state budget for the 2013-2014 fiscal year....read on

February 9, 2013:

“While less money is being diverted to other budget items, our projections show significant declines in money going into the fund. That’s bad news for the industry, considering that breeders incentives are already down and some tracks were forced to reduce their purses by 10 to 13 percent this year.”...read on

January 29, 2013:

The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association announced today that purses will decrease by 10 per cent at The Meadows Racetrack and Casino starting February 1....read on

January 8, 2013:

The Pennsylvania Equine Coalition reported today that funds generated from slot machine gaming to the Race Horse Development Fund decreased by 4.6 per cent or $6.36 million over the past six months, the most significant decline in the history of the fund....read on