The Texas Thoroughbred Association (TTA) and Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie announced today that they have entered into an agreement with Western Bloodstock Ltd. for the production of public […]
Fasig-Tipton Company Inc., which for nearly 20 years conducted Thoroughbred auctions in Texas, recently announced that it would no longer run auctions in the state. However, the Texas Thoroughbred Association, […]
NEWS AND NOTES FOR MARCH 13, 2015 LEGISLATION FILED TO HELP INCREASE PURSES Some potentially positive news from Austin is the filing of Senate Bill 1027 by Senator Kel Seliger, […]
NEWS AND NOTES FOR MARCH 6, 2015 FINAL DAYS OF THE SHRP 2015 THOROUGHBRED MEET Competitive battles are taking place for the leading jockey, trainer and owner honors at Sam […]
TTA Member Alert Last year, at the request of Texas horsemen, the Texas Racing Commission proposed draft rules to regulate and implement pari-mutuel wagering on historical races. The proposed rules were […]
NEWS AND NOTES FOR FEBRUARY 27, 2015 LEGISLATOR CONTACT INFORMATION Do you know who represents you and how to contact them? Simply go to http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/Home.aspx and enter your address to […]
NEWS AND NOTES FOR FEBRUARY 20, 2015 THIS WEEKEND AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK Weekend festivities kick off on Friday evening with an appearance by the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales. Presented by Anheuser-Busch and Silver […]
NEWS AND NOTES FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2015 SATURDAY STAKES AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK Sam Houston Race Park will present three stakes on Saturday, February 14. The Clarence Scharbauer Jr. Texas […]
NEWS AND NOTES FOR JANUARY 30, 2015 TOMBALL STAKES ON TAP THIS WEEKEND Saturday’s feature at Sam Houston Race Park is the $50,000 Tomball Distaff Stakes, for accredited Texas-bred fillies […]
NEWS AND NOTES FOR JANUARY 23, 2015 2014 TEXAS CHAMPIONS NAMED The Texas Thoroughbred Association has announced the 2014 Texas Champions and named Fiftyshadesofgold as the Texas Horse of the […]