Field of 10 Set for $1 Million Delta Downs Jackpot
Delta Downs’ racing office was alive with activity on Tuesday morning as final entries and post positions were drawn for Saturday’s $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot (G3). The 5-2 morning line….
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Texas Stallion Angliana Sires First Winner
Freshman sire Angliana, who stands at Mike Grossman’s Eureka Thoroughbred Farm in Fredericksburg, Texas, was represented by his first winner on November 7 when his daughter They Call Me Pat….
Special U F O, Smiles Golden Song win Retama Park Stakes
Retama Park on Saturday night presented a pair of turf stakes for Texas-breds with Special U F O scoring a powerful win in the $50,000 Texas Horse Racing Hall of….
Talented 2-Year-Olds Pre-Entered for $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot
On Tuesday morning, Delta Downs’ racing office received 14 pre-entries to this year’s $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot (G3), which will be renewed for the 11th time on Saturday, November 23…..
Smack Smack Wins Clever Trevor Stakes for Owner Toby Keith
A pair of 2-year-olds with graded stakes racing experience drew the bulk of interest in Friday’s $100,000 Clever Trevor Stakes at Remington Park but it was Smack Smack, at 5-1….
Sam Houston Race Park Announces 2014 Promotional Schedule
Sam Houston Race Park will open its 20th Annual Live Racing Season when it kicks off its 2014 Thoroughbred Meet on Friday, January 17 and will again average daily purse….
Clever Trevor Stakes Draws Talent from Both Coasts to Remington Park
The $100,000 Clever Trevor Stakes, the second-leg of Remington Park’s 2-year-old Triple Series, drew a field of eight to go seven furlongs on Friday night. Half the entrants made their….
Texas-bred Ol Winedrinker Who sets Zia Park track record in Veterans Stakes win
Texas-bred Ol Winedrinker Who returned to Zia Park Racetrack & Casino on Monday for the first time since winning the 2012 Zia Park Derby and set the track record at….
Big Train a’ Comin to stand at Bradach Farm in Texas
Big Train a’ Comin, a son of champion racehorse and leading sire Giant’s Causeway, will stand the 2014 breeding season at Bradach Farm in Bryan, Texas. The 6-year-old will stand….
Special Rate Relocated to Stoneview Farm
One of the leading sires in Texas, Special Rate, has been moved to Stoneview Farm in Hempstead, Texas, for the 2014 breeding season. A son of Pulpit, Special Rate is….
Texas Trainer Danny Pish Has First Breeders’ Cup Starter with Got Shades
By Martha Claussen On Friday afternoon, top Texas Thoroughbred trainer Danny Pish will saddle his first Breeders’ Cup runner with Got Shades in the Grade 1, $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile….
Louisiana-bred Designer Legs Set for Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies
Of the 172 horses that pre-entered in the two-day Breeders’ Cup set to be held November 1-2 at Santa Anita Park, only one horse was bred in the states of….
Rise Up Scores Impressive Win in Jean Lafitte Stakes at Delta Downs
Paul and Andrena Van Doren’s colt Rise Up won Saturday night’s $200,000 Jean Lafitte Stakes at Delta Downs and in the process gained an automatic berth into the $1,000,000 Delta….
Synapse Wins Delta’s My Trusty Cat by DQ
Delta Downs’ 2013-14 stakes schedule kicked off on Friday night as heavily favored Bahnah won by four lengths in the $150,000 My Trusty Cat but was disqualified and placed fifth….
Honey’s Ryan Takes E.L. Gaylord Memorial Stakes at Remington
The $50,000 E.L. Gaylord Memorial Stakes at Remington Park featured a field of seven precocious 2-year-old fillies with six of them coming off victories in their most recent effort. Honey’s….
October Issue of Southern Racehorse Express Newsletter Now Online
The September/October issue of the Southern Racehorse Express online newsletter is now available by clicking here. This issue, which is emailed to all members of the Texas Thoroughbred Association (TTA)….
Texas Stallion Too Much Bling Sires $100K Stakes Winner in Ohio
Texas stallion Too Much Bling picked up his fourth stakes winner of this year when his daughter Countess Bling scored a decisive 3 ½-length win in the $100,000 Juvenile Stakes….
First Stakes Winner for Oklahoma Stallion Mr. Nightlinger
Mr. Nightlinger was represented by his first stakes winner on Friday night at Remington Park as his gelded son Lingerlonger produced a dominating eight-length victory in the $85,500 Oklahoma Classics….
She’s All In Wins Again in Oklahoma Classics, Imahit Takes Classics Cup
The 21st edition of the Oklahoma Classics, a night of divisional stakes racing for Oklahoma-bred Thoroughbreds at Remington Park, was expected to be a final sendoff party for millionaire She’s….
Explosive Girl, “Queen of Ak-Sar-Ben,” Dies at Age 29 in Oklahoma
Explosive Girl, who earned the nickname “Queen of Ak-Sar-Ben” for her nine career wins at the defunct Nebraska racetrack, passed away on October 10 at the age of 29 at….