NEWS AND NOTES FOR AUGUST 9, 2013
NEWS AND NOTES FOR AUGUST 9, 2013 RACING THIS WEEKEND AT GILLESPIE COUNTY FAIR Saturday’s card comprises 14 Quarter Horse Trials, with another 9 Quarter Horse races on Sunday. There […]
NOMINATIONS BEING TAKEN FOR TTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOMINATIONS BEING TAKEN FOR TTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS This winter, TTA members will elect candidates to fill five at-large director positions in addition to regional director positions for the North […]
FT TX Yearlings Eligible to be Nominated to Texas Stallion Stakes Series
Hey Folks, Yesterday, we told you about 31 yearlings in the Fasig-Tipton Texas Yearling Sale that have already been nominated to the Texas Stallion Stakes Series (TSSS). There are also […]
FT TX Sale Yearlings Nominated to Texas Stallion Stakes Series
Hey Folks, Have you looked at the catalog for the Fasig-Tipton Texas Summer Yearling Sale? Did you know that there are 31 yearlings that have already been nominated to the […]
ATB Awards Should Be Mailing Soon
Be checking your mailbox – the ATB owner, breeder and stallion owner awards for the 2013 Lone Star Park Thoroughbred meet should be in the mail on August 12 – […]
Pure Tactics Takes Barksdale Stakes
Congratulations to TTA member Don Eberts, whose Accredited Texas-bred Pure Tactics (Pure Prize – Dixie Tactics) won the Barksdale Stakes at Louisiana Downs on August 3 by 3 3/4 lengths. […]
Texan Bob French, Owned Terlingua and Others, Dies
Bob French, Owned Terlingua and Others, Dies By Blood-Horse Staff L.R. “Bob” French Jr., Thoroughbred owner and independent oil and gas operator and rancher, died on the night of Aug. 2. […]
Texas-breds in Stakes Competition This Weekend
Best of luck to the following Accredited Texas-breds who are racing in various stakes this weekend: Awesome J T, Honor Lisabeth, Ima Three Blinger, Mac Witt, Pontotoc, Pure Tactics, Tahoka, […]
Joe Kirk Fulton Passes Away
Longtime Horsemen and AQHA Hall of Fame Member Joe Kirk Fulton Dies Courtesy AQHA Longtime Horsemen and AQHA Hall of Fame Member Joe Kirk Fulton Dies STONEWALL, TX—AUGUST 2, 2013—AQHA […]
Stable Fire Near Louisiana Downs
Louisiana Downs runners perish in training center fire By Mary Rampellini, Daily Racing Form An estimated 17 to 20 horses died in a barn fire at a training center adjacent to […]