Schedule Break

New Paddock Coming
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Keith Jones
kjones@parxracing.com

For Immediate Release: Friday, August 7, 2015 215.639.9000 ext. 3290 or 3329 Contact: Keith Jones, Announcer – Philadelphia Park @ kjones@parxracing.com

PARX TO SUSPEND LIVE RACING DURING CONSTRUCTION New Paddock Being Built

Following its live program this Tuesday, August 11th, Parx will suspend its live racing for two weeks while a construction project to build a new paddock is completed. Live racing will resume Saturday, August 29th as the track prepares for its huge fall schedule.

Upon opening again on the 29th, the feature race that day will be the G3 Smarty Jones Stakes. The race is the track’s local prep for the G2 Pennsylvania Derby. In recent years it’s been run on Labor Day, but was moved up this year to enable the horses completing to have ample time between races if they want to consider the Derby as their next option. The PA Derby this year is set for Saturday, September 19th, leaving the Smarty Jones horses just 12 days between races if the race had not been moved.

During the shutdown, simulcast racing will not be affected. The track will continue to offer its full slate of racing from around the country seven days a week.