PTHA News

June 5th, 2021 | Issue #12

Madam Meena Crowned2020 Parx Horse of the Year

The results are in! The PTHA partnered with Parx Racing on a beautiful Memorial Day tohonor the top horsemen and their equine athletes from 2020. On the first major holidayof the year at Parx, the lines were long and the picnic area was packed as hundreds ofpatrons watched to see who would be accepting their trophies in the Winner’s Circle forthe annual Horsemen’s Awards. Each trophy was handed out at the end of every race forcategories like Leading Trainer, Leading Owner, Leading Jockey, and of course, thecoveted Horse of the Year award.

Headlining the event as the 2020 Parx Racing Horse of the Year was Madam Meena , withan impressive record of 12 starts, 7 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds, capturing earnings of$221,740 for owner/breeder Michael Cox and trainer Jamie Ness. She also won theaward for 3-year-old Female.

Jamie Ness took home the title of Leading Trainer, with an incredible record of 109 wins,70 seconds, and 65 thirds out of 354 starts. Mychel Sanchez, who shared with FrankiePennington last year, has the title of Leading Jockey all to himself with a knockout 131wins, 87 seconds, and 95 thirds out of 624 starts. Leading Owner went to Jagger, Inc.with an amazing 42 wins, 23 seconds, and 24 thirds out of 129 starts. Leading “B” Trainerwent to Robert Mosco with 139 starts, 16 wins, 29 seconds, and 23 thirds, whilethe title of Leading Apprentice Jockey went to Gerardo Milan , with 289 starts, 34 wins,25 seconds, and 33 thirds.

A much deserved Special Achievement Award from her hometown peers recognizedEclipse Award winner, Vequist, for trainer Butch Reid and owners Gary Barber, WachtelStable, and Swilcan Stables. The 2-year-old Champion Female is also the winner of theGrade I Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies and broke her maiden in the Grade I SpinawayStakes.

Click Here to read the full recap of the 2020 Horsemen Awards.

Meet Parx Racing's New Female Jockey,Courtney Gilardo!

Get to know apprentice jockey Courtney Gilardo,Courtney Gilardo, who recently brought her saddle to ParxRacing. Her father, Howie LanciHowie Lanci, was a beloved jockey who rode in the New England & MidAtlantic area. Her recent wins brought a lot of excitement to our Memorial Day at the Races!

Let's Go Racing Show

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Watch the Let's Go Racing Show every Saturday on PHL 17 at 10 am with Dani Gibson and Dick Jerardi

Let's Go Racing. Let's Go Racing. with Dick Jerardiwith Dick Jerardi

Dick Jerardi is an award-winning sportswriter, as well as aDick Jerardi is an award-winning sportswriter, as well as aradio/television host and commentator and, is arguably bestradio/television host and commentator and, is arguably bestknown for covering the sport of Horse Racing.known for covering the sport of Horse Racing.

A Glorious Memorial Day at Parx

by DIck Jerardi

It was the first non-weekday/holiday, nomask live a racing day at Parx Racingin more than a year. The picnic tableswere jammed; the lines for food anddrink long, the weather perfect onMemorial Day...

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The Perfect Chub Wagon

by Dick Jerardi

Lupe Preciado has started more than12,000 horses. The Parx Hall of Fametrainer has won more than 2,000 races.The filly that got win No. 2,000 for himon Nov. 16, 2020 at Parx has donesomething none of his nine gradedstakes winners ever did...

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**Ban on Magna Wave and Bemer Blanketsand Like Devices Placed on Hold**

Representatives of the Magna Wave and Bemer Blanket devices have requestedthe Commission review documentation relating to their devices. Therepresentatives are attempting to make a case that these devices are not “ shockwave” devices and do not perform as a shock wave machine. They haverequested that the Commission take no enforcement action until the review iscompleted. As such, the June 7 th enforcement date for Magna Wave and Bemer Blanketsand like devices will be placed on hold until the conclusion of the review. Beadvised the regulation concerning shock wave devices remains in effect.

Upcoming Stakes Races @ Parx Racing

**Closing Wednesday, June 9th, 2021**Turning For Home Starter Handicap, Purse $75,000

Fillies and Mares 3-Year-Olds and Upward, One Mile and Seventy Yards(To be run on Turning for Home Day, Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021)

Turning For Home Starter Handicap, Purse $75,000 Guaranteed3-Year-Olds and Upward, One Mile and One Sixteenth

(To be run Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021)

**Closing Tuesday, June 15th, 2021**Dr. James Penny Memorial Grade III, Purse $200,000 Guaranteed

Fillies and Mares 3-Year-Olds and Upward, One Mile and One Sixteenth(Turf)

(To be run Tuesday, July 6th, 2021)

2021 Parx RacingStakes Schedule

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Around the OvalsMay 30th, 2021

Parx Racing was well represented at Belmont Park in the $100,000 ParadiseCreek Stakes. Even-money favorite Beren galloped to an impressive 10 3/4length victory over a sloppy track with jockey Eric Cancel for trainer Butch Reidand owners/breeders Susan Quick and Christopher J. Feifarek . Three TwoZone came in second with jockey Kendrick Carmouche for trainer MaryaMontoya and owner Alonzo Racing.

May 28th

PA Bred Midnight Obsession was ridden to a close second by jockey JoeBravo in the $100,000 Lyphard Stakes at Penn National for trainer JohnServis and owner Main Line Racing Stable.

The King Cheek ran second in the $300,000 Grade 3 Penn Mile Stakes withjockey Jaime Rodriguez for trainer Jamie Ness and owners Morris E. Kernan,Jr. and Jagger Inc. after a short lead against winner Gershwin.

Indian Lake ran second in the $102,000 Jersey Derby Stakes at Monmouth Parkwith jockey Luis Ocasio for trainer Jamie Ness and owner Gap ViewStables and Jagger. Inc. after a game battle against winner It's A Gamble in thefinal furlong.

PTHA Peaks

PTHA Peeks!

Real-time uploads and video highlightswith Dani Gibson for the PTHA at ParxRacing can be found on our Social Mediaor on the front page of the PTHA websitePTHA Peeks

6/2/2021 PTHA Trophy Race - Parx Racing

Our PTHA Trophy Race winner was the stunning gray mare Monaco Princess withour Parx Racing leading connections jockey Ruben Silvera, trainer Jamie Ness,own...

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Former jockey Josue Arce getshis 1st win as an owner at ...

Nothing like the feeling of your 1stwin for new owner Josue ArceRodriguez who celebrates with hisfamily after jockey Dexter Haddockguides him to the winn...

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My Best Friends gives trainerHarry Wyner & owner John...

An emotional win for trainer HarryWyner's team with their mare My BestFriend & jockey Ruben Silverawinning the early double for ownerJohn Fanelli in Tues...

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Tickets are $10 each, and can be purchased throughTurning For Home, PTHA, HPA, or online at:

www.TurningForHome.orgAll proceeds go directly to the care of the retiring Parx horses for surgeries,

rehabilitation, shipping, and retraining at our Partner Farms!

Prize ticket drawing will be held in the Winner's Circle at Parx Racing after feature raceon Turning For Home Day, Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021.

Uptowncharlybrown Stud LLC and Diamond B FarmRemain Lead Sponsors for TFH Day 2021

Prepare for a great day of races on Turning For Home Day, June 22nd! This day will notonly feature two $100,000 PA Bred Stakes Races, but will also feature two Turning forHome $75,00 Starter Handicaps, one for the boys and one for the girls!!! Be sure to enteron this fun day!.

Since the initial concept for TFH Day in 2014, UTC Stud LLC and Diamond B Farm havebeen the co-sponsors this event, along with Parx Racing and the PTHA and so many of oursupporters, which raises awareness for our program. They will resume top spot again in2021. As always, TFH Day celebrates the Partner Farms, without whom we could neverassist as many horses into safe second careers as we have. Last year over 300 horseswere rehabilitated, retrained and rehomed with no-slaughter contracts despite a 100 daypause in racing and the loss of corresponding funding. TFH kept its doors open for thehorses who remained in training and those who were retired prematurely with the threat of along pause in our sport. We hope you can come out, enjoy a great day of racing with two PABred Stakes and the TFH Handicaps, and celebrate the beauty, athleticism, and versatilityof the horses we love to breed and race and follow into their next careers. Theirachievements are ours to share and we need to celebrate the magnificent horses we raiseand train and share in their needs after racing by helping them transitionto the next stage oftheir lives.We are honored this year to be able to raffle the stud halter of the very special Preaknessand Belmont winner from 2005, Afleet Alex. Stay tuned for more to come on June 22nd!!

Remember theFun we had....before thepandemic onTFHDay....Let's doit Again!!!

TFH Success Stories of the Week

Tea's Eminence

Everyone on the backstretch knows the love thattrainers Mike and Peggy Tzortzakis have fortheir horses, and we are proud to announce that theyare now fur-baby grandparents! Tea'sEmminence was retired at age 6 after only 6 startsand two wins. The gorgeous daughter of ExclusiveQuality out of Tea Pot Joy, BY Joyeux Danseur hadinjured her tendon in a training accident and the scartissue, despite great care (and cookies), was enoughto encourage her connections to retire her fromracing. She was adopted through TFH to

Thundercrest Performance Horses, finished her rehab, and was subsequently bred toBelgium Warmblood stallion Bandelero JSF. After a fun gender reveal photoshoot, she gavebirth to an impressive filly and is just the best mamma. Her owner will see what "T" wants todo with her future, but for now, she is safe and happy, as her racing connections wanted forher!

You can now donate to TFH simply by shopping Amazon Prime, without anyextra cost to you! Click the banner below to go to AmazonSmile and choose

Turning For Home, Inc. to support our charity every time you shop.

Backstretch Views

Obituary: Hall of Fame Jockey BoulmetisLeaves Legacy

Besides the memories of his long list of top wins on horseslike the great mare, Racing Hall of Famer Tosmah, retiredjockey Sam Boulmetis Sr. leaves behind a family thatwould share his racing passion... Read More

Congratulations to New Father,Francisco Martinez!

Exercise rider, groom, & ownerFrancisco Martinez and his girlfriend

Camila Jimenez welcomed theirbeautiful new daughter, Aubrey, to the

world on May 16th, 2021

Happy Belated Birthday tolongtime horseman and Parx

fixture, Lyn Jones, whocelebrated his birthday last

month!

Memorial Day at Parx, May 31st, 2021

Goldenlineof wins the 5th race of the day with jockeyAngel Castillo for trainer Mario Dominguez and ownerThe Hakim's Stable LLC .

Obstnate wins the 6th race of the day with jockey AngelCastillo for trainer Felix Flores-Coba and owners Mr.Ree Stable & Gary Matthew

The crowd is back at Parx Racing, May 31st, 2021 Memorial Day at Parx, May 31st, 2021

Tale of Kitten wins the 4th race of the day with jockey Angel Castillo for trainer John Dunn and owners Carrie McCarthy

& Felissa Dunn

Dona Camile wins the 2nd race of the day with jockey JannHernandez for trainer Jose Santaella-Calderon andowners Cirexis Stable and Santaella Stable

Trainer Jose Santaella-Calderon is all smiles afterwinning his first race on Memorial Day

Continuing Education for Trainers and Assistant Trainers

1. Trainers and assistant trainers shall complete a minimum of four hours ofcontinuing education per calendar year and shall certify compliance with continuingeducation requirements as a condition of licensing. 2. Qualifying courses, whichmay...

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Caravel Named Pennsylvania's2020 Horse Of The Year -...

The Pennsylvania Horse BreedersAssociation's 42nd Annual IroquoisAwards was held virtually on May 21to celebrate the champions of 2020.Leading the way was Caravel, whowas named 2020 Horse of the Year.

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Guide to careers in horseracing - The Pennsylvania...

The newest version of A Guide toCareers in Horse Racing is nowavailable. Co-sponsored by thePennsylvania Horse RacingAssociation, the booklet is full ofinformation and photos related topossible careers in both harness andflat racing....

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PA Bred June Newsletter

Trainer John Servis introduces 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, Mrs.Patricia Chapman!

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15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, ….. 17 Thereforedo not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 …. be filled with theSpirit, - Ephesians 5:15-18 (NKJV)

The Holy Days of Shavuot, or Pentecost have already passed for most of theChurch, but for the Orthodox Church it is still to come on June 20th this year. Andanyways, I want to focus on the teaching and telling that being filled with the Holy Spirit, oras I like to say, the Spirit of God, is a continuing event. It is not something that happensonce and for all. As it has been said we need to be refilled because we leak. The passage above makes some important points about the filling of the Spirit whenwe look closely. The verb “be filled” in this passage is present passive imperative. Let ustake that in reverse – it is imperative, so it is important, necessary, crucial, essential, andrequired. Secondly, it is passive, so it is something that God accomplishes, God has toaccomplish it. We may present ourselves, but it is a gift of God. Thirdly, the verb is in thepresent tense, it happens in the present, even if it has happened, the filling continues in thepresent; and, that is imperative, and it is a gift of God. Do you feel empty, or like you are running on, or near empty? Maybe you are, butnot to worry. God gives free refills. God gives free refills, and God knows that we needrefills. God will not ever say, “Oh, you again,” in a derogatory way. God will say, “It is sogreat to see you again. I love you. I cannot get enough of you! I always love to see you.” Life wears us down. We are bombarded with messages that wrong is right and rightis wrong. It is not easy to “walk circumspectly,” and “wisely.” Fortunately, God is a solidsource of truth and strength, that we can go to, and need to go to regularly, daily to receivethe guidance that we need – the free refills that we need. Even the Apostles needed refills. It is striking, as we read through the books of Acts,to repeatedly see the phrase, “and they were filled with the Holy Spirit.” We might say, “Hey,they were just filled last chapter,” but now we know that even the great ones leak, and needrefills. Thank you, God that you know our needs. Thank you, God, that you give freerefills. Help us to come and receive the filling, and refilling that we need day by day –Amen!

18 The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. 19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and savethem. - Psalm 145:18-19 (NKJV)

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