Johnston New Racing Director at Penn National Eric Johnston, currently vice president of racing/racing secretary atSam Houston Race Park, has been named director of racing operations for Hollywood Casino at Penn […]
Register Now for April 2-4 Trainers’ Exam Prep Class at Lone Star Park (Grand Prairie, Texas – Wednesday, March 5, 2014) – C. Reid McLellan, PhD., national equine educator, will be […]
SATURDAY NIGHT RACING, FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS ON TAP FOR LONE STAR MEET Saturday night is all right for racing as North Texas race fans get ready to rock! Live races return […]
Voting for the 2013 Texas Champion Claimer Award is now open. Claiming horses fill the vast majority of race cards every day, but these hard-workers rarely receive recognition so the […]
PLETCHER TRAINED RED RIFLE SETS SAM HOUSTON TRACK RECORD IN MAXXAM The $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup has attracted nationally prominent horses since its first running in 1994. Saturday night marked […]
NEWS AND NOTES FOR FEBRUARY 28, 2014 MAXXAM RACING FESTIVAL The $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup at Sam Houston Race Park has had a rich tradition since its first running in […]
Attention Horsemen: Lone Star Park Issues Policies and Procedures Alert (Grand Prairie, Texas – Monday, February 24, 2014) – Lone Star Park issued the following policies and procedures alert today: In […]
Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. July 6, 1925 – February 21, 2014 CLARENCE SCHARBAUER, JR. MIDLAND, Texas — Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. longtime rancher, noted Midland philanthropist and championship horseman, died Friday, February […]
TRIUMPH AND SONG COMPLETES STAKES TRIFECTA IN SAM HOUSTON SPRINT CUP Saturday’s feature at Sam Houston Race Park was the $50,000 Sam Houston Sprint Cup Stakes, and it was another […]
Catching up with Clarence Scharbauer By Mary Rampellini, Daily Racing Form, July 2013 Reed Palmer Photography Clarence Scharbauer Jr. won a Lone Star Park stakes on his 88th birthday July 6. […]