Newest Issue of American Racehorse Now Online
The September/October issue issue of American Racehorse (formerly Southern Racehorse) magazine is now available online by clicking here. The printed magazine is being mailed to all members of the Texas….
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Cooler Texas Yearling Sale Gets Warm Reception
Fasig-Tipton Texas is very encouraged by the response of sellers to the 2014 yearling and mixed auction at Lone Star Park. Previously held in summer, the auction will be held….
Southern Racehorse Magazine Relaunched as American Racehorse
Southern Racehorse magazine today announced a name change to American Racehorse to better reflect the scope of the publication’s coverage of Thoroughbred racing and breeding. Southern Racehorse was founded in….
Texas-bred Ol Winedrinker Who Wins Another Stakes
Sam and Sammy Stevens’ Ol Winedrinker Who rallied past a game pacesetter King Coral to win the $60,000 Ruidoso Downs Thoroughbred Championship, the final race on closing day Monday. M.H…..
Texas Racing Commission Passes Rules for Historical Racing
Update from the Texas Thoroughbred Association: Texas horsemen are pleased and grateful that the Texas Racing Commission today took a step towards saving the Texas horse industry. With a vote….
Eureka Thoroughbred Farm Adds The Hunk and Expect a Lot to Stallion Roster in Texas
Mike Grossman’s Eureka Thoroughbred Farm in Fredericksburg, Texas, will welcome two new stallions for the 2015 breeder season with The Hunk and Expect a Lot. The Hunk is a stakes-winning….
Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame Announces 2014 Inductees
The Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame will once again honor individuals who have enriched the tradition and sport of horse racing in Texas on Saturday, October 18, at Retama….
Code West Wins Governor’s Cup, Texas-bred Ivan Fallunovalot Takes Vance Sprint at Remington
Jockey Cliff Berry picked up his 2,000th Thoroughbred victory at Remington Park during the Opening Night of the season on Friday. He scored his first stakes race of the season….
Texas Stallion Unbridled’s Heart Relocated to Double Infinity Ranch
Unbridled’s Heart, a son of leading sire Unbridled’s Song, has relocated to stand stud at Wes Melcher’s Double Infinity Ranch in Sulphur Springs, Texas, for the 2015 breeding season. On….
Texas A&M Vet Lab Now Offering Equine Pre-Purchase Drug Screening
To better serve the laboratory’s large equine clientele, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in College Station now offers an equine-specific drug screen for pre-purchase exams. Previously, veterinarians….
Newest Issue of Southern Racehorse Now Online
The July/August issue issue of Southern Racehorse magazine is now available online by clicking here. The printed magazine is being mailed to all members of the Texas Thoroughbred Association and….
Texas Racing Writer has Special Birthday Wish to Help Jockeys
For many, turning 60 is a milestone that demands lavish gifts. For others, it’s simply an event to be whisked under the carpet. Martha Claussen, who has been involved in….
Lone Star Park Announces Meet Champions
Lone Star Park wrapped up its Thoroughbred meet on Saturday and has announced the leading horsemen. Jockey David Cabrera started the meet as an apprentice rider and finished as a….
Lone Star Meet Closes with Stars of Texas Day
Lone Star Park on Saturday wrapped up its Thoroughbred meet with Stars of Texas Day featuring a quartet of stakes worth more than $300,000. The stakes action kicked off with….
Top Trainer Kenny McPeek to Race in Texas, Shows Support for Historical Racing
Texas horsemen are optimistic that the Texas Racing Commission will grant approval of the addition of Historical Racing Machines at Texas racetracks in their upcoming August meeting, and that possibility….
Elite Program Announces Mid-Summer Educational Classes in Louisiana and Oklahoma
Dr. C. Reid McLellan, Executive Director of The Elite Program, Inc. and senior instructor of the nationally recognized Groom Elite certification program announced the following mid-summer class schedule. July 28….
Texas Horses Sweep Exacta in Grade 3 Bashford Manor at Churchill Downs
Texans Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt’s Cinco Charlie set a pressured pace and shook off a challenge by Texas-bred Silverhill in deep stretch to edge clear for a 1 ¾-length victory….
Stakes Schedule Set for Retama Park, El Joven and La Senorita Boosted by $25,000
Retama Park near San Antonio has set the stakes schedule for its 26-day Thoroughbred meet that is scheduled to run from September 5 to November 29. Racing will be conducted….
Texas-bred Ol Winedrinker Who Wins $75,000 Stakes at SunRay
Texas-bred Ol Winedrinker Who, last year’s Texas Champion Older Horse, got busy working on the defense of his title with an upset victory in Sunday’s $75,000 San Juan County Commissioners….
Texas-bred Silver City Gelding Silverhill Aiming for G3 Bashford Manor at Churchill Downs
After taking the Debutante at Churchill Downs on Saturday with Robert G. Luttrell’s homebred Promise Me Silver, trainer Bret Calhoun has a 2-year-old gelding shipping to Louisville on Tuesday for….