The Board of Directors of the Meadows Standardbred Owners Association (MSOA) has announced a 10 per cent, across-the-board purse increase, effective Aug. 3, 2022, for races at Hollywood Casino at The Meadows.
Pennsylvania Governor Again Seeks to Raid Race Horse Development Fund
Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 6:46 pm |
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Updated: February 4, 2021 at 6:48 pm
Bill Finley
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf unveiled a budget plan on Wednesday that called for moving $199 million from the state s Race Horse Development Trust Fund into a program to help Pennsylvania students pay for colleges. Should Wolf succeed, purses at the Pennsylvania tracks would have to undergo dramatic cuts and to a degree that would decimate the state s racing and breeding industries.
“This proposal would result in the end of horse racing, which supports 20,000 jobs, delivers an annual $1.6-billion economic impact, and preserves hundreds of thousands of acres of open space,” said Pete Peterson, spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Equine Coalition.