Ugh

No this is not about Sunday or Kantharos being retired. My friends the title Ugh has to do with the track formally known as Philadelphia Park. It got a namechange, and it's not at pretty one either. Philadelphia Park is now being called Parx Racing. All I have to say is really? It's amazing what casino money does to tracks soemtimes. Yes I know casinos help out with purses, but the point I'm making is not all tracks that have casinos all of sudden rename their tracks to go along with the Casino (Parx is the name of the casino at the PHA).

I mean while Harrah's runs several tracks the names of the tracks before they bought them still excist (see Lousiana Downs). While people may night like having a casino name attached to Mountaineer Park, at least you could still call it Mountaineer Park. This is one of the reasons why I love Delaware Park and how they get it right. Sure there is a casino there, but on their signs they put Racetrack and Slots (I don't think they say casino yet as the Table Games just came in this year).

Then again this is not the first time the PHA has changed it's name. Orginally the track was called Keystone Park. To Equibase is using Parx Racing at Philadelphia Park in their entries and DRF is using PHA. I assume though DRF will have to change that to Park Racing or like Equibase to just add Parx Racing to Philadelphia Park. As for me? I'm still going to call it the PHA and it sounds like other people will be doing the same. Lets just hope I didn't jinx myself and DP decides to add a casino name.