• $1.7 Million Stakes Schedule for SHRP

    Sam Houston Race Park will kick off its 22nd live racing season Friday, January 16. The 2015 schedule has been approved by the Texas Racing ...

  • Wimbledon to Key Ranch for 2015

    Leading Texas stallion Wimbledon has been sold to Texan Jack Cook and will stand the 2015 breeding season at Joe Kerby’s Key Ranch near Salado, ...

  • Former TRC Commissioner, Successful Businessman Comer Cottrell Passes Away

    Comer Cottrell, a former commissioner for the Texas Racing Commission who was famous for the Curly Kit hair care products, has passed away at the ...

  • All-time Leading Texas Stallion Valid Expectations Sires Grade 1 Producer

    Valid Expectations - Photo by Ackerley Images Although all-time leading Texas sire Valid Expectations has been retired from stud duty, the stallion is ...

  • Texas Horsemen Retain Attorney in Matters Related to Historical Racing

    A coalition of Texas horse owners, breeders and trainers has retained the services of Austin attorney Robert Hargrove to represent horsemen in legal matters pertaining ...

  • News and Notes for October 3, 2014

    NEWS AND NOTES FOR OCTOBER 3, 2014 HRT LAWSUIT UPDATE In a hearing Thursday in Travis County, District Court Judge Lora Livingston declined to issue ...

  • Fiftyshadesofgold Retired

    TOP TEXAS-BRED FIFTYSHADESOFGOLD RETIRED FROM RACING Fiftyshadesofgold, last year’s Texas Champion 2-Year-Old Filly and one of the nation’s top 3-year-old fillies this year, has been ...

  • News and Notes for September 26, 2014

    NEWS AND NOTES FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2014 UPDATE ON HRT LAWSUIT The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas has intervened as a plaintiff in the lawsuit ...

  • News and Notes for September 19, 2014

    NEWS AND NOTES FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 BINGO COALITION SUES TO BLOCK TRC DECISION ON HISTORICAL RACING A second lawsuit has been filed to try ...

  • Moro Tap to Stand at Double Infinity Ranch

    Moro Tap, a graded stakes-placed son of North America’s leading sire Tapit, has been retired to stud and will stand the 2015 breeding season at ...

  • News and Notes for September 12, 2014

    NEWS AND NOTES FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 HEARING ON HISTORICAL RACING Thursday’s hearing in 48th District Court was the latest development in the ongoing effort ...

  • Fasig-Tipton Texas Sale News

    Cooler Sale Gets Warm Reception Fasig-Tipton Texas is very encouraged by the response of sellers to the 2014 yearling and mixed auction at Lone Star ...

  • News and Notes for September 5, 2014

    NEWS AND NOTES FOR SEPTEMBER 5, 2014  RETAMA THOROUGHBRED MEET BEGINS TODAY Retama Park will celebrate 20 years of racing tonight when Thoroughbreds take the ...

  • ATB Ol Winedrinker Who Wins Again

    Accredited Texas-Bred Ol Winedrinker Who Wins Again! Sam and Sammy Stevens’ Ol Winedrinker Who rallied past a game pacesetter King Coral to win the $60,000 ...

  • TRC Passes Rules for Historical Racing

    TEXAS RACING COMMISSION PASSES RULES FOR HISTORICAL RACING Update from the Texas Thoroughbred Association: Texas horsemen are pleased and grateful that the Texas Racing Commission ...

  • Two New Stallions to Eureka Thoroughbred Farm

    EUREKA THOROUGHBRED FARM ADDS THE HUNK AND EXPECT A LOT TO STALLION ROSTER IN TEXAS Mike Grossman’s Eureka Thoroughbred Farm in Fredericksburg, Texas, will welcome ...

  • News and Notes for August 29, 2014

    NEWS AND NOTES FOR AUGUST 29, 2014 TODAY IS A GREAT DAY FOR THE TEXAS HORSE INDUSTRY! Texas horsemen are pleased and grateful that the ...

  • 2014 Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame Inductees

    The Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame will once again honor individuals who have enriched the tradition and sport of horse racing in Texas on ...

  • News and Notes for August 22, 2014

    NEWS AND NOTES FOR AUGUST 22, 2014 FINAL WEEKEND OF RACING AT GILLESPIE COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS This is the final weekend of live Thoroughbred and ...

  • ATB AWARDS TO MAIL THIS WEEK

    ATB Awards checks for the 2014 Lone Star Park Thoroughbred Meet will mail out by Thursday, August 21st. The regular awards percentages are as follows: ...