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For Kathleen DeMasi, the first female trainer inducted into the Parx Racing Hall of Fame, watching horses improve over time keeps her love of the sport alive.
Overall 2021 was an up year for PA horse racing and horse betting, despite a few instances of bad behavior and negative press.
Parx Hall Of Fame Trainer Vega Summarily Suspended After Loaded Syringes Found In Barn Sponsored by: Masio #2 ridden by J.D. Acosta edged out Girls And Guns #6 to give trainer Richard Vega his #1,000 career win at Parx Racing in 2016 Owner/trainer Ricardo Vega, who trains as Richard Vega Racing Stable, has been summarily suspended after multiple loaded needles and syringes were found in his tack room at Parx. The items were discovered as part of a large-scale raid at the facility last week. The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission issued the summary suspension on May 24, following t...
Horse Racing – USR Photo The excitement is building for trainer Rob Atras and his wife Brittney, their 3-year-old filly Maracuja and jockey Kendrick Carmouche. The Kentucky Oaks (G1) is Friday, and there are high hopes all around for a breakthrough victory in one of the most prestigious races for females. Maracuja is Portuguese for passionflower, said to be a plant so powerful it can cure everything from deep wrinkles to high anxiety. And she just might be so talented that she can transport her connections into the winner’s circle while draped in lilies. Atras is an up-and-coming, New Yor...