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No Live Racing Until Feb. 17 at Penn National

Track needs to clean up after massive snowstorms in Central Pennsylvania.

 Thursday, February 11, 2010

Bailey Appointed to Penn National Position

David F. Bailey has been appointed assistant race secretary at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course.

 Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Penn National Back to Old Closing-Time Policy

Penn National Race Course, which had changed its closing time on pools after two recent separate past-posting incidents, reverted to its previous policy June 18.

 Thursday, June 18, 2009

Purses Reach Record Level at Penn National

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course announced that a purse increase that went into effect June 11 raised the daily average purses at the track to a record $170,000.

 Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Penn Refunds Pools in Past-Posting Incident

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course refunded more than $150,000 in wagers after a communications router failure at its main wagering hub went down, leaving the second race May 20 open for betting after off time.

 Friday, May 22, 2009

Penn National to Suspend Racing Sept.20

Live racing and training at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course will be suspended following the Sept. 20 racing program for a resurfacing project of the entire racetrack cushion. The unexpected shutdown of the Pennsylvania racetrack is believed to be due to track conditions that have resulted in a high number of recent catastrophic breakdowns, based on information from horsemen.

 Friday, August 29, 2008

Barn Work Under Way at Penn National

A backstretch improvement program has begun at Hollywood Casino at Penn National, which will spend up to $10 million over the next 10 years to build new barns, refurbish old ones, and make other barn-area upgrades.

 Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Penn National Cancels Feb. 22 Card

Penn National Cancels Feb. 22 Card

Live racing at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Pa. was canceled Feb. 22 after a snowstorm dumped around six inches of snow in the Central Pennsylvania area.

 Friday, February 22, 2008