Texas Racing Commission Repeals Historical Racing
The Texas Racing Commission on Thursday voted by a 5 to 4 margin to repeal rules for historical racing at Texas racetracks. The vote seemingly ends a drawn-out ordeal dating […]
TRC Votes to Repeal Historical Racing Rules
At this morning’s meeting of the Texas Racing Commission, the Historical Racing rules were repealed by a vote of 5-4. Commissioners voting to repeal the rules were DPS designee […]
No Hearing Today in Cameron County; TRC will meet at 10:30 in Austin
Texas racing update: The lawsuit in South Texas was withdrawn and there was no hearing on the temporary restraining order this morning. The Texas Racing Commission will meet today at […]
Vote in the Texas Primaries
The following information is presented by the Texas Thoroughbred Breeders Association Political Action Committee (PAC) as a matter of information regarding upcoming March 1 Primary Elections for the Texas House […]
Upcoming Texas 2-Year-Olds Sale Taking Shape
By Frank Angst, Blood-Horse While a political battle over historical racing in Texas potentially could shut down the state’s racing regulator—which in turn would lead to a halt of live […]
The Ongoing Saga of Texas Racing – Emergency TRC Meeting Set for Feb. 18
Shortly before the February 9 Texas Racing Commission meeting to potentially decide whether to repeal rules regulating Historical Racing, officials were served with a temporary restraining order signed by a […]
Expect Royalty, Bully Good Upset Texas-bred Stakes at Sam Houston
By American Racehorse February 15, 2016 The stakes action on Saturday night included three features with two upsets in the $50,000 Houston Distaff and $50,000 Houston Turf and impressive finish […]
Congrats to Weekly ATB Winners!
Congrats to the following Accredited Texas-breds and to their connections for their wins over the past week: Awesome Emmit (Tiz West – Awesome Emma); Big City Kitty (My Golden Song […]
News and Notes for February 12, 2016
THREE STAKES SET FOR SATURDAY AT SHRP The stakes action on Saturday night at Sam Houston Race Park includes three features, each with a $50,000 purse: the Houston Distaff, the […]
Kudos to the TGA
The Texas Thoroughbred Association board of directors, staff and members would like to thank David Peck, President of the Texas Greyhound Association, for their efforts in securing the Temporary Restraining […]