• September 21 Deadline to Submit BOD Candidates

    Today (September 21) is the deadline to submit candidates to run for 3-year terms on the TTA Board of Directors. Five at-large directors will be ...

  • 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 ...

  • TTA Office Closed for Holiday

    The TTA office will be closed on Friday, Sept.4 and Monday, Sept. 6. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Statement from Lone Star Park on Closure

    Statement from Lone Star Park: As a result of the Texas Racing Commission not receiving the required authorization from the Legislative Budget Board to expend ...

  • September 1 Update on Texas Racing Commission Closure

    Dear TTA Members: There were a lot of stories, rumors and misinformation yesterday, concerning the situation with the funding of the Texas Racing Commission. The ...

  • Lawmakers Discuss Temporary Racing Commission Funding Fix

    TEXAS POLITICS Lawmakers discuss temporary racing commission funding fix AUSTIN -- Unable to agree on whether to defund the Texas Racing Commission for its approval ...

  • News and Notes for August 28, 2015

    HISTORICAL RACE WAGERING RULES STILL IN PLACE , FUNDING QUESTIONABLE Despite the threat of losing funding from the state, the Texas Racing Commission kept in ...

  • TTA Announces 2-Year-Old Sale and Changes to Sales Futurity

    The Texas Thoroughbred Association has announced the establishment of a 2-year-olds in training sale to be held next April at Lone Star Park. The auction ...

  • Update on the Texas Racing Commission Budget Situation

    This week's Texas Racing Commission meeting has garnered a lot of attention, with a lot of misinformation floating about. About 200 horsemen from around the ...

  • Racing Commission Votes to Keep Historical Racing

    Austin American-Statesman: Racing commission votes to keep historical racing, risks own funding The Texas Racing Commission snubbed a powerful state senator and risked closure with ...

  • News and Notes for August 21, 2015

    TRC MEETING SET FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 The Texas Racing Commission will meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 25 in the John H. Reagan ...

  • TTA Issues Statement on Historical Racing

    The Texas Thoroughbred Association (TTA), which represents more than 1,100 racehorse owners and breeders in the state, strongly opposes the measure published in the Texas ...

  • News and Notes for August 14, 2015

    TEXAS-BREDS IN WEEKEND STAKES ACTION Henry Witt’s homebred multiple stakes winner Witt Six (Drums of Thunder – Taitt Hill) is entered in the $200,000 Canadian ...

  • Anthrax Confirmed in Equine in Uvalde County

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 11, 2015 Anthrax Confirmed in Equine in Uvalde County AUSTIN – The first Anthrax case in Texas for 2015 has been ...

  • News and Notes for August 7, 2015

    TEXAS-BREDS  IN WEEKEND STAKES ACTION Coming off a big win in a 7 ½ furlong turf race at Lone Star Park on July 18tth, Accredited ...

  • News and Notes for July 31, 2015

    POSSIBLE FINGERPRINT FEE OVERPAYMENT If you submitted a fingerprint fee to the Texas Racing Commission between February 1, 2015, through July 19, 2015, you may ...