NEWS AND NOTES FOR MARCH 11, 2016
TEXAS THOROUGHBRED 2016 YEARLING SALE QUESTIONNAIRE The TTA Board of Directors is considering putting on a Thoroughbred yearling sale at Lone Star Park in August or September of this year, […]
News and Notes for March 4, 2016
TTA SALE CATALOGS NOW AVAILABLE Catalogs for the Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale have mailed and are also online. The auction is set for April […]
News and Notes for February 26, 2016
MAXXAM RACING FESTIVAL AT SHRP The $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup is the marquee feature of Saturday night’s Maxxam Gold Cup Racing Festival, but each of the three turf stakes on the ten-race card came […]
News and Notes for February 19, 2016
TEXAS RACING COMMISSION REPEALS HISTORICAL RACING The Texas Racing Commission on Thursday voted by a 5 to 4 margin to repeal rules for historical racing at Texas racetracks. This vote […]
News and Notes for February 12, 2016
THREE STAKES SET FOR SATURDAY AT SHRP The stakes action on Saturday night at Sam Houston Race Park includes three features, each with a $50,000 purse: the Houston Distaff, the […]
News and Notes for January 29, 2016
HOUSTON RACING FESTIVAL Four stakes are on tap for Saturday’s Houston Racing Festival at Sam Houston Race Park, highlighted by the Grade 3, $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic and the Grade […]
News and Notes for January 22, 2016
FIELDS SET FOR TEXAS CHAMPIONS WEEKEND AT SAM HOUSTON Sam Houston Race Park will salute Accredited Texas-breds tonight and Saturday night when they host Texas Champions Weekend. Seven stakes […]
Texas Horsemen Await Meeting with Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Mary Ruyle at (512) 458-6133 or maryr@texasthoroughbred.com Texas Horsemen Await Meeting with Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick Austin, Texas – January 19, 2016 – Despite repeated attempts […]
News and Notes for January 15, 2016
TEXAS-BREDS IN WEEKEND STAKES Bred by Mike Neatherlin, Eurodevilwoman (Euroears – the Devil is Mine) will compete in a field of 8 in today’s $100,000 Dixie Belle Stakes for 3-year-old […]
NEWS AND NOTES FOR JANUARY 8, 2016
TEXAS HORSEMEN’S PARTNERSHIP FILES LEGAL ACTION REGARDING TEXAS RACING COMMISSION FUNDING The Texas Horsemen’s Partnership issued a press release this morning, with the following excerpts: On Thursday, attorneys for the […]