News and Notes for October 16, 2015
LAST WEEKEND OF THOROUGHBRED MEET AT RETAMA PARK Saturday marks the close of the Thoroughbred meet at Retama Park with 11 races carded for the evening, and a 6:45 p.m. […]
News and Notes for October 9, 2015
THIS SATURDAY AT RETAMA PARK The Paddock Foundation’s Roses to Ribbons Event will be held at Retama Park in San Antonio from 11-1pm. Racehorses who are ready for new careers […]
TTA MEMBER ALERT Re TRC FUNDING
TTA MEMBER ALERT The Texas Racing Commission has stated that without funding, they will begin shutdown procedures on November 1st! Texas racing NEEDS YOUR HELP NOW! Call the following Legislators […]
News and Notes for October 2, 2015
THE 21ST RENEWAL OF THE EL JOVEN AND LA SENORITA STAKES The $75,000 M2 Technology La Senorita Stakes for 2-year-old fillies going a mile on the turf is carded as […]
News and Notes for September 25, 2015
TEXAS CONFIRMS 19 WEST NILE VIRUS EQUINE CASES A recent slew of sample submissions indicative of West Nile virus (WNV) have upped the total number of positive cases in Texas to […]
News and Notes for September 11, 2015
HALL OF FAME GALA, FOUR STAKES ON TAP FOR RETAMA PARK The Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame Gala and induction ceremony will be held in the Showplace Pavilion at […]
News and Notes for September 3, 2015
THE ONGOING SAGA OF TEXAS RACING This has been quite a week for those involved in the Texas breeding and racing industry. Here is a timeline recap of the events:
Many thanks; future concerns
The Texas Thoroughbred Association would like to thank Chairman John Otto and the other House members who serve on the Legislative Budget Board for working to secure full funding for […]
COMMISSIONER MILLER CONCERNED FUNDING DISPUTE AT RACING COMMISSION PUTS TEXAS EQUINE INDUSTRY AT RISK
Amarillo, Texas—Attending the American Quarter Horse Association World Show, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today urged members of the state’s Legislative Budget Board (LBB) to restore funding to the Texas Racing […]
Horsemen Urged to Keep Calling Legislative Budget Board Members
For the immediate future, please contact the members of the Legislative Budget Board to continue to ask that the TxRc be fully funded. We all need to thank the House […]