Great Minds Defeats Oklahoma-bred Shotgun Kowboy in Texas Mile at Lone Star Park
It was Great Minds piloted by C.J. McMahon in front by a half-length at the wire in Friday’s 20th edition of the Grade 3, $200,000 Texas Mile, giving both horse….
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Memorial for Quarter Horse Legend Go Man Go Completed at Ruidoso Downs
The Go Man Go grave and memorial is now complete by the Ruidoso Downs’ infield winner’s circle, which will now be called the Go Man Go Winner’s Circle. A bronze….
Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta, Ramon Dominguez and Steve Asmussen Elected to Hall of Fame
Champion racehorses Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, multiple Eclipse Award-winning jockey Ramon Dominguez and multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainer Steve Asmussen have been elected to the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of….
Sam Houston to Host Fundraising Events for Flood Victims
Sam Houston Race Park will organize a fundraising effort on Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23 during live American Quarter Horse racing to assist Houstonians affected by the recent….
My Master Plan Scores in Wayne Hanks Memorial at Lone Star
Joyce D. McGough of Grandbury, TX is the proud owner of My Master Plan, winner of the $50,000 Wayne Hanks Memorial Stakes, a six and one half furlong sprint for….
Supermason Wins Premiere Stakes on Opening Night at Lone Star
There is no denying that Brad Grady’s super fast gelding Supermason likes racing at Lone Star Park, and he proved that again on opening night on Thursday. The 4-year-old son….
Lone Star Park Hires Jim Byers as Track Announcer
Jim Byers has been hired by Lone Star Park as its track announcer when live racing resumes Thursday, April 7. He replaces John Lies, who resigned last month. “I couldn’t….
Texas Horse of the Year Ivan Fallunovalot Gets Time Off
Multiple stakes winner Ivan Fallunovalot, a son of Valid Expectations who was the 2015 Texas Horse of the Year, will be turned out for approximately a month at owner Lewis….
Texas 2-Year-Old Sale Posts Increased Average, Yearling Sale Announced
Monday’s Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, the first conducted by the Texas Thoroughbred Association and Lone Star Park without Fasig-Tipton as a partner, posted similar results to last year’s auction….
Too Much Bling Filly Tops Texas 2-Year-Old Sale Under Tack Show
A Texas-bred filly by Too Much Bling worked an eighth-mile in :10 1/5 on Saturday to post the fastest time at the distance during the under tack show for the….
Texas’ Arlington Downs Racetrack to Be Recognized with Historical Marker
The city of Arlington, Texas will hold a special ceremony on April 9 at 10 a.m. to dedicate Arlington Downs as a local landmark by placing a marker where the….
Remains of Champion Quarter Horse Go Man Go Moved to Ruidoso Downs
The remains of the legendary three-time world champion American Quarter Horse Go Man Go and his grave monument were moved to Ruidoso Downs on Tuesday morning. The remains had been….
Ivan Fallunovalot Unlikely for Count Fleet at Oaklawn
Multiple stakes winner Ivan Fallunovalot, the 2015 Texas Horse of the Year, is unlikely to run in the $400,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (G3) on April 10 at Oaklawn because….
Texas-bred Ivan Fallunovalot Returns to Work Tab, Aims for Count Fleet
Multiple stakes winner Ivan Fallunovalot, the 2015 Texas Horse of the Year, returned to the work tab Sunday morning at Oaklawn, breezing a half-mile in :48 after the renovation break….
Lone Star Park Updates EHV-1 Policy
Lone Star Park has updated its policy regarding Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1). This policy update applies to horses shipping into the receiving barn only. There is no change to the current….
Newest Issue of American Racehorse Features Wood-Mere Farm, Iowa-breds, Insurance Tips
The March/April issue of American Racehorse (formerly Southern Racehorse) magazine is now available online by clicking here. This issue of American Racehorse magazine includes articles on Minnesota’s Wood-Mere Farm, the….
Cosmic Evolution Hoping to be Next Star for Texas’ Diamond D Ranch
Another year, another chance for a Diamond D Ranch graduate to win a stakes race for 3-year-old fillies at Oaklawn. Stephen Fidel’s Cosmic Evolution, who received her early training at….
Bravura Named Sam Houston Horse of the Meet
Bravura, the only winner of two stakes races in the 2016 Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred meet, was named 2016 Horse of the Meet. Bred and owned by Victoria Ashford….
Texas Juvenile Sale Attracts 85 Entries at Lone Star Park
The Texas Thoroughbred Association, in concert with Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, has hip numbered 85 juveniles for the upcoming Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age….
First Winner for Texas Stallion Preferred Issue
Texas stallion Preferred Issue was represented by his first winner on February 27 as his son Unbridled’s Issue scored in a maiden special weight race at Fair Grounds. The 3-year-old….