Maxxam Racing Festival Winners
PLETCHER TRAINED RED RIFLE SETS SAM HOUSTON TRACK RECORD IN MAXXAM The $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup has attracted nationally prominent horses since its first running in 1994. Saturday night marked […]
News and Notes for February 28, 2014
NEWS AND NOTES FOR FEBRUARY 28, 2014 MAXXAM RACING FESTIVAL The $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup at Sam Houston Race Park has had a rich tradition since its first running in […]
Attention Horsemen: Lone Star Park Issues Policies and Procedures Alert
Attention Horsemen: Lone Star Park Issues Policies and Procedures Alert (Grand Prairie, Texas – Monday, February 24, 2014) – Lone Star Park issued the following policies and procedures alert today: In […]
Scharbauer Obituary
Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. July 6, 1925 – February 21, 2014 CLARENCE SCHARBAUER, JR. MIDLAND, Texas — Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. longtime rancher, noted Midland philanthropist and championship horseman, died Friday, February […]
Triumph and Song Trifecta of Stakes Wins
TRIUMPH AND SONG COMPLETES STAKES TRIFECTA IN SAM HOUSTON SPRINT CUP Saturday’s feature at Sam Houston Race Park was the $50,000 Sam Houston Sprint Cup Stakes, and it was another […]
A Look at the Life of Clarence Scharbauer Jr.
Catching up with Clarence Scharbauer By Mary Rampellini, Daily Racing Form, July 2013 Reed Palmer Photography Clarence Scharbauer Jr. won a Lone Star Park stakes on his 88th birthday July 6. […]
Clarence Scharbauer Jr. Passes Away
Clarence Scharbauer Jr., family owned Kentucky Derby winner Alysheba, dies at 88 By Mary Rampellini, Daily Racing Form Clarence Scharbauer Jr., whose family raced 1987 Kentucky Derby winner and 1988 Horse […]
NEWS AND NOTES FOR FEBRUARY 21, 2014
NEWS AND NOTES FOR FEBRUARY 21, 2014 SAM HOUSTON SPRINT CUP DRAWS SIX On Saturday, the $50,000 Sam Houston Sprint Cup for four-year-olds and up going 6 furlongs has drawn […]
CATALOGUE NOW ONLINE FOR FASIG-TIPTON TEXAS 2YO SALE
CATALOGUE NOW ONLINE FOR FASIG-TIPTON TEXAS 2YO AND HORSES OF RACING AGE SALE Fasig-Tipton Texas has catalogued 135 entries for its 2014 Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training & Horses of Racing […]
SPARKMAN: The Invisible Hand
Sparkman: The invisible hand in the commercial market By John P. Sparkman DAILY RACING FORM The father of modern economics, Adam Smith, introduced the metaphor of the invisible hand of the […]