Philly Park Purse Increase 40%
 

This is nice news. The article is in bloodhorse. And below is the link.

The main difference for me on a personal level is the increase in the MSW from $20k to $28k.

http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=36731

Meanwhile, the folks in Maryland are sticking a fork in the Christmas turkey.

Hopefully they can stop playing party politics and do whats
best for horsemen in Maryland. There days are counting down
until no hope.

That's a nice purse increase, the better fix that god awful thing
they call a backstretch.

You are exactly correct. Horse racing is almost defunct in Maryland.