Joe Wilson, Chief Operating Officer at Parx Racing, said pari-mutuel handle on the track’s races after it resumed racing June 22 was “a little slow at first but kept picking up.” Presque Isle plans to race four days a week (Monday through Thursday) from May 10-Oct. Penn National also will stay with its post-shutdown schedule with racing only on Wednesday and Friday evening each week from Jan. 19, and no weekend racing is scheduled at this time. Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course asked for 96 programs, down from 164, and Presque Isle Downs & Casino was approved for its customary number of 100 days.ĪCCORDING to its calendar, Parx will stick with the schedule it has run this year since reopening after the COVID-19 shutdown: racing three days a week on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Parx Racing, which was scheduled for 170 days this year, requested 152 for next year. With 472 programs approved for the state’s three Standardbred tracks, the overall total of live racing dates for 2021 is 820. The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission approved the submissions at its Nov. Racing oast the Parx grandstand (Photo by Sarah Andrew)Those three thoroughbred tracks have been approved for a total of 348 racing dates for 2021, down from the 434 requested for 2020before Covid hit. HARRISBURG, Pa.-Racing at Parx, Penn National and Presque Isle will continue in 2021 under the abbreviated schedule worked out after Covid-19 hit and closed down all racing last spring.
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