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The Events page...THE most important page on the site.
Find out what we're up to, where we'll be and when. There are so many talented alumni in area bands, find out about reunions, fundraisers and of course, those HTHS Alumni Night Out functions at a local watering hole. More
info to come.
Current News
Planning for 2012
The
committee is busy planning for 2012. If you can help, please contact
Dan Santora ('73)
Recent Events
HTHSAA Gift to HTHS
$2000 Donation
Thanks to everyone for their support of the HTHS Alumni Association for the past year. We recently presented HTHS Principal Gary O'Brien with a check for $2,000 to benefit the athletics and activities fund.
Anthony "Tony" Black '70
Record Holding Jockey
Anthony S.
"Tony" Black
(born September 4, 1951 in
Mt. Holly,
New Jersey)
is a record-holding
jockey
in Thoroughbred
horse racing.
He is a nephew of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey and New Jersey state steward, Sam Boulmetis, Sr. He was raised in
Haddon Township, New Jersey and was a talented wrestler at Haddon Township High School.
Tony Black won his first race at Liberty Bell Park Racetrack in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 15, 1970. At Philadelphia Park Racetrack on May 1, 2006, the 54-year-old
Black became only the 21st jockey in North American racing history to win 5,000 races.
Black is also a co-holder of the North American record for most consecutive wins by a jockey. Tying a sixty-three-year-old record established in 1930 by Albert Adams, on July 30, 1993 Black won three races at the Atlantic City Race Course, followed by two straight at Philadelphia Park on July 31 and another four in a row that same day back at Atlantic City.
In the video are pictures from his wrestling days, in one of them with Tony are current AD Alan Carr and PE Teacher Bill Hoover.
Black is also a co-holder of the North American record for most consecutive wins by a jockey. Tying a sixty-three-year-old record established in 1930 by Albert Adams, on July 30, 1993 Black won three races at the Atlantic City Race Course, followed by two straight at Philadelphia Park on July 31 and another four in a row that same day back at Atlantic City.
Click here to watch Tony's 5000th
win video documentary
(This link will open a new
window and stream a YouTube
video)
In the video are pictures from his wrestling days, in one of them with Tony are current AD Alan Carr and PE Teacher Bill Hoover.
