2013 Texas Champion Claimer Award
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 […]
Maxxam Racing Festival Winners
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
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 […]
Scharbauer Obituary
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 […]
A Look at the Life of Clarence Scharbauer Jr.
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. […]
Clarence Scharbauer Jr. Passes Away
Clarence Scharbauer Jr., family owned Kentucky Derby winner Alysheba, dies at 88 By Mary Rampellini, Daily Racing Form Clarence Scharbauer Jr., whose family raced 1987 Kentucky Derby winner and 1988 Horse […]
NEWS AND NOTES FOR FEBRUARY 21, 2014
NEWS AND NOTES FOR FEBRUARY 21, 2014 SAM HOUSTON SPRINT CUP DRAWS SIX On Saturday, the $50,000 Sam Houston Sprint Cup for four-year-olds and up going 6 furlongs has drawn […]
CATALOGUE NOW ONLINE FOR FASIG-TIPTON TEXAS 2YO SALE
CATALOGUE NOW ONLINE FOR FASIG-TIPTON TEXAS 2YO AND HORSES OF RACING AGE SALE Fasig-Tipton Texas has catalogued 135 entries for its 2014 Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training & Horses of Racing […]
An “Oaks Kind of Filly”?
Sam Houston: Fiftyshadesofgold wins Two Altazano division of Texas Stallion Stakes By Mary Rampellini Daily Racing Form Fiftyshadesofgold might have put herself on a path toward the Kentucky Oaks on Saturday night, […]
FIFTYSHADESOFGOLD, IBAKA, TAKE DIVISIONS OF TEXAS STALLION STAKES
FIFTYSHADESOFGOLD AND IBAKA TRIUMPH IN THE $75,000 TWO ALTAZANO AND $75,000 JIM’S ORBIT STAKES AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK Quiet Acceleration Returns to the Winner’s Circle in the $50,000 Jersey […]