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Philadelphia Park was located at the town of Bensalem, in Bucks County, in the state of Pennsylvania. It first opened its gates to racing on 4th November 1974 when it was known as Keystone; later on 28th December 1984 it was renamed Philadelphia Park. Six years later it was taken over by Greenwood Racing. It enjoyed the benefit of two tracks, one a mile that was oval in shape, and a turf track of 7 furlongs. Its principal race is the Pennsylvania Derby, a 9 furlong race for 3 year olds first run in 1979, but it also featured the Pennsylvania Oaks for fillies, the Greenwood Cup Stakes and the Cotillion Handicap. Since 30th August 2010 it has become known as Parx Racecourse and Casino and continues to hold well-attended meetings to this day. |
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Local Patrons | Parx Race Club |
Principal Races | Pennsylvania Derby, Pennsylvania Oaks, Greenwood Cup Stakes, Cotillion Handicap |
Pennsylvania Derby winners since its inception in 1979 |
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Course today | The racecourse continues to operate very successfully. |
If you have photos, postcards, racecards. badges, newspaper cuttings or book references about the old course, or can provide a photo of how the ground on which the old racecourse stood looks today, then email johnwslusar@gmail.com |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-0-3 652 pages 774 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-1-0 352 pages 400 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-2-7 180 pages 140 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-3-4 264 pages 235 former courses |
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Copies of the above books are only available by emailing johnwslusar@gmail.com stating your requirements, method of payment (cheque payable to W.Slusar) or Bank transfer, and the address where the book(s) should be sent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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