News and Notes for April 3, 2015
NEWS AND NOTES FOR APRIL 3, 2015 CORINTHIAN COLT TOPS FASIG-TIPTON TEXAS 2YO SALE The Fasig-Tipton Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age Sale was held Tuesday on […]
Thoroughbred Sales to Continue in Texas
Fasig-Tipton Company Inc., which for nearly 20 years conducted Thoroughbred auctions in Texas, recently announced that it would no longer run auctions in the state. However, the Texas Thoroughbred Association, […]
Texas Necropsy Program Now in Effect
The Texas Racing Commission has announced that the necropsy program is now in effect and will begin at SHRP’s Quarter Horse meet. The notices are being posted at the racetracks […]
News and Notes for March 27, 2015
NEWS AND NOTES FOR MARCH 27, 2015 SEMINARS AND SALES ON TAP AT LONE STAR PARK TOBA’s Thoroughbred Ownership Seminar gets underway at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 29 at […]
Contact Your Representative Re HB 1
TTA Member Alert Your immediate action is needed! HB 1, the General Appropriations Bill is scheduled to be heard on the House floor next Tuesday, March 31st. Unlike the Senate […]
News and Notes for March 20, 2015
NEWS AND NOTES FOR MARCH 20, 2015 TRAINERS’ EXAM PREP CLASS SET FOR APRIL 1-3 AT LONE STAR PARK Dr. C. Reid McLellan, an experienced teacher and former trainer who […]
Trainers’ Exam Prep Class Set for April 1-3 at Lone Star Park
Dr. C. Reid McLellan, an experienced teacher and former trainer who served on the committee that wrote the current National Trainers’ Exam, has scheduled a Trainers’ Exam Prep Class for […]
Texas Stallion Stakes Survey
In an effort to gather information on the reasons that horses nominated to the Texas Stallion Stake Series fail to run in one or more of the races, the following […]
Sultan of Slam Voted Texas Claimer of the Year
After more than 300 online votes were cast, Sultan of Slam was named the 2014 Texas Claimer of the Year. The award is designed to honor the hard-working claiming horses […]
News and Notes for March 13, 2015
NEWS AND NOTES FOR MARCH 13, 2015 LEGISLATION FILED TO HELP INCREASE PURSES Some potentially positive news from Austin is the filing of Senate Bill 1027 by Senator Kel Seliger, […]