Harrah's Philadelphia: June 21 set for opening day

Horsemen are advised that Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack will hold pre-meet qualifiers on June 16 (Tuesday) June 18 (Thursday) and June 19 (Friday) mornings, with first post at 10:00 a.m. each day. Entries for the Tuesday June 16 Qualifier will be accepted on Sunday June 14 with the box scheduled to close at 11:00 a.m.

The Tuesday June 16 Qualifiers will be for 3 Year Old & Older Horses, the Thursday June 18 Qualifiers will be for 2 Year Old Horses, and the Friday Qualifiers will be for All Ages.

Please note that due to Covid-19 pandemic shutdown, the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission is temporarily modifying the 45-day rule. Horses who have started and have a clean line after February 1, 2020 will not need to qualify. This will only be in effect for a period of two weeks once the first live race resumes. After that, the 45-day rule will be in effect.

Opening Day for the 2020 season is now scheduled for Sunday June 21 with a 12:40 p.m. post time.

Following the opening day card, Harrah's Philadelphia will move to its traditional race schedule of Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Sunday.

Horsemen are once again reminded to provide the Race Office with all applicable health documents for their horses, including Coggins, EHV and rabies paperwork dated 2020, and a health certificate from the last 30 days. They may be faxed to the race office at 484.490.2230. Additionally, racing applications are available through the Harrah's Philadelphia website: www.harrahsphilly.com, and following the "Horsemen" link.

-edited release (Harrah's Philadelphia)