• Texas Bling to Run in Oklahoma Derby

    Remington Park: Oklahoma Derby has seven likely to challenge Departing By Mary Rampellini, Daily Racing Form Departing’s list of challengers for the Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma ...

  • Judge Dismisses Churchill Lawsuit Challenging Texas

    Judge dismisses Churchill lawsuit challenging Texas ban on online gambling By Matt Hegarty Daily Racing Form A federal court in Texas has rejected an argument by Churchill ...

  • Racing Challenge Includes Sam Houston Race Park

    Penn Gaming Racing Challenge Set for 2014 By Tom LaMarra, Blood-Horse After months of internal discussion and planning, Penn National Gaming Inc. said Sept. 24 it ...

  • Delwin Lovell Resigns from TTA Board

    Texas Thoroughbred Association Board member Delwin Lovell has announced his resignation effective immediately. “I have recently been promoted and accepted more responsibility at my job ...

  • NEWS AND NOTES FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

    NEWS AND NOTES FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2013  AN UPSIDE TO SMALLER FOAL CROPS? According to a recent Blood-Horse article, through the first three major yearling ...

  • ATB Awards Checks to Mail this Week

    The ATB Awards checks for the Gillespie County meet will mail by Wednesday of this week, so be watching your mailbox. The percentages are: Breeder ...

  • NEWS AND NOTES FOR SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

    NEWS AND NOTES FOR SEPTEMBER 13, 2013 RETAMA PARK FALL MEET TO FEATURE SIX STAKES When Retama Park opens for its Thoroughbred meet to run ...

  • ‘Back on Track’ Documentary

    ‘Back on Track.’ Is a documentary film about the growing problem of unwanted off-track Thoroughbreds (OTTB’s) and the people who do their best to give ...

  • The Jockey Club Releases 2012 Breeding Statistics

    September 13, 2013 Contact: Shannon Luce (859) 224-2716 The Jockey Club Releases 2012 Breeding Statistics  The Jockey Club today reported that 2,392 stallions covered 37,908 ...

  • SEPTEMBER 23 DEADLINE TO SUGGEST A BOARD CANDIDATE

    NOMINATIONS BEING TAKEN FOR TTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS This winter, TTA members will elect candidates to fill five at-large director positions in addition to regional ...

  • TTA Office Move Completed

    We are happy to report that we are now in our new location, our computers are up and running, and telephones are operable. However, the ...

  • Thegirlinthatsong Wins $100k Happy Ticket Stakes

    Congrats to Texas-bred Thegirlinthatsong, a daughter of Texas stallion My Golden Song who won the $100K Happy Ticket Stakes over the weekend at Louisiana Downs. ...

  • TAX INCENTIVES ABOUND FOR BUYERS

    TAX INCENTIVES ABOUND FOR BUYERS The following information was provided by Keeneland’s Sunday sale notes and was written by Thomas A. “Tad” Davis, author of ...

  • Update on the Retama Park Turf Course

    Update on the Retama Park Turf Course (Selma, Texas - Wednesday, September 4, 2013) - Retama Park will start its Fall Thoroughbred meet with the ...

  • Computer System and Telephones Down Due to TTA Office Move

    Folks, We will be completing our physical move today, and our telephones and computer system should be operable by the end of the week. Thank ...

  • TTA Office Move

    Reminder - we are in the midst of moving our office. Our telephone system is already down today, and computers will be down tomorrow. Please ...

  • Jeff Coady Obituary

    Jeffrey Austin Coady, age 62 of Luling, TX, passed away on August 26th. Jeff will forever be loved and missed by his wife Nelda, two ...

  • FT TX Sale Has Across the Board Increases

    Across-the-Board Increases at F-T Texas Sale By Ron Mitchell, @BH_RMitchell Topped by two fillies purchased for $65,000 each by Tom Durant, the Fasig-Tipton Texas summer ...

  • Jeff Coady Passes Away

    Jeff Coady, racing photographer, dead at 62 By Mary Rampellini, Daily Racing Form Jeff Coady, who with his brother, Jack, owned and operated one of ...

  • NEWS AND NOTES FOR AUGUST 23, 2013

    NEWS AND NOTES FOR AUGUST 23, 2013 COME TO THE 125th GILLESPIE COUNTY FAIR A weekend of excitement including all the usual activities to be ...