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In 1961, the Pennsylvania harness racing commission voted 2-1 to grant Liberty Bell Racing Association, led by Philadelphia Democratic Party and Philadelphia Eagles owner James P. Clark, the state's first parimutuel track license, with both Democratic members of the committee voting in favor of Clark and the Republican member voting against. [1]
The Hollywood Casino at The Meadows, formerly The Meadows Racetrack and Casino, originally (1963) just The Meadows horse-racing track, is a Standardbred harness-racing track and slot-machine casino which is located in North Strabane Township, Pennsylvania, United States, about 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Pittsburgh. After 44 years as a ...
The racing paddock at Harrah's holds up to 131 horses. Because of limited space, horses are shipped in to the paddock rather than stabled on-track. Harrah's Philadelphia was the host site of PA Harness Week, a weekly show aired on Philadelphia's local Comcast SportsNet channel. It aired its final episode on August 29, 2015. [10]
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky , spider, or chariot occupied by a driver.
Heather Vitale broadcasting at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono in Pennsylvania during Breeders Crown in 2010. Heather Vitale is a television journalist for the sport of Standardbred horse racing (harness racing). [1] [2] Heather Vitale with Foiled Again, richest Standardbred in history, at Open Space Pace at Freehold Raceway (New Jersey) in 2018.
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He was the founder of The Meadows racetrack in Meadow Lands, Pennsylvania where in 1997 the Adios Pace was officially renamed the Delvin Miller Adios Pace to honor his memory. Del Miller was inducted into the United States Harness Racing Hall of Fame in 1969. [2] He died in 1996 and was interred in the Cross Creek Cemetery in Cross Creek ...
The Little Brown Jug is the second leg of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers. Palone was inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame on July 4, 2010. [5] Palone drove his 15,000th career winner on March 26, 2012, at The Meadows racetrack. [6] Before Palone, only Hervé Filion had reached that harness racing milestone.