Texas Juvenile Sale Posts Increased Gross, Average Nearly Steady
Tuesday’s Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale on the grounds of Lone Star Park concluded with a sizable increase in gross sales and a slight decrease in average compared to last….
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Secrets of the Hospitality Trade
The 2018 Grand National is quickly approaching and you can get started on your Grand National 2018 betting online today. If you’re looking for tips on betting on the Grand….
Tom Howard, Trainer of Ivan Fallunovalot, Passes Away
Trainer Tom Howard, best known for developing multiple stakes-winning sprinter Ivan Fallunovalot, died from complications of cancer Saturday night at his Hot Springs home. He was 70. Howard was diagnosed….
Catalogue for Texas 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale Continues to Grow
A total of 126 head have been consigned for the Texas Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale on April 10 starting at 12 noon at the Texas Thoroughbred Sale Pavilion at Lone….
Lone Star Park Announces Purse Increase for Upcoming Meet
Lone Star Park has announced an increase in overnight race purses for the 2018 Thoroughbred season which opens April 19. All overnight races will see an increase of $2,000 each….
Groom Elite Announces Horseman’s Classes at Lone Star Park
The Elite Program, Inc. and Purple Power Racing Services owner C. Reid McLellan, PhD announced a full schedule of classes for the end of winter and beginning of spring. Two….
Texas-bred Ivan Fallunovalot Aims for Hot Springs Stakes and Millionaire Status
Texas-bred Ivan Fallunovalot will make his next start in the $125,000 Hot Springs Stakes for older sprinters March 10, owner Lewis Mathews said Saturday morning. The 6-furlong Hot Springs will….
Latest Issue of American Racehorse Now Online Featuring Detroit Race Course, a Civil War Thoroughbred Hero and More
The Winter 2018 issue of American Racehorse magazine is now available online by clicking here. This issue of American Racehorse magazine features articles about Michigan’s Detroit Race Course, General Ulysses….
Texas-bred Bling on the Music Tops First Session of Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale
Stakes winning broodmare prospects and in-foal mares were the most popular commodities during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale on Monday. The session saw multiple six-figure….
Voting Now Open for Texas Champion Claimer Award
Claiming horses fill the vast majority of race cards every day, but these hard-workers rarely receive recognition so the Texas Thoroughbred Association created the Texas Champion Claimer Award. The winning….
Rhino Announces Sales Alliance with Equine Equipment
Rhino® announced today that they have formed a sales alliance with Equine Equipment. Equine Equipment offers dedicated discounts on equipment for horse owners and horse ranches, covering the United States….
Keeneland Library Showcases Work of Noted Racing Artist Peb
The Keeneland Library is paying tribute to Pierre Bellocq, the internationally celebrated artist better known as “Peb,” with the exhibit “Artistry of Peb: Fifty Years of Features” that opens Monday,….
Swift Shock, Red Dress and Sully’s Dream Score Upsets in Sam Houston Stakes
The Sunday Houston Racing Festival at Sam Houston Race Park included classy performances by Tiger Moth in the Grade 3, $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic Big Picture in the Grade 3,….
Tiger Moth Wins Houston Ladies Classic on Richest Card of Meet at Sam Houston
It was a tremendous afternoon of racing on Sunday at Sam Houston Race Park with thrilling performances by Tiger Moth in the Grade 3, $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic and another….
Collector’s Edition 2018 Calendar Celebrates Secretariat’s Last Living Sons and Daughters
Secretariat fans everywhere have given rave reviews to a 2018 calendar featuring the last living sons and daughters of legendary 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat. Released just after Christmas, the….
First Foal by Texas Bling Born Sunday
The first foal by Texas Bling, the most successful son of Texas’ perennial leading sire Too Much Bling, was born Sunday morning, January 28. The filly is out of the….
Mav Master, Zippit E, Imma Bling, Witt’s Town Win Texas Champions Stakes
Sam Houston Race Park saluted accredited Texas-breds Saturday night with four Texas Champions stakes. Heavy rain earlier in the day forced the two turf stakes onto the main track, but….
Texas Chrome Repeats as Texas Horse of the Year
Texas Chrome, who last year joined Groovy as just the second Texas-bred millionaire in history, will be named the Texas Horse of the Year for the second consecutive time at….
Texas-bred Durocher Wins Tropical Park Derby at Gulfstream Park
Multiple stakes-placed Durocher, a Texas-bred son of Niagara Causeway, managed to collect his first stakes victory Saturday at Gulfstream Park, benefiting from a ground-saving trip to score an 18-1 upset….
Hall of Fame Trainer Jack Van Berg Dies at 81
Trainer Jack Van Berg, a member of horse racing’s national Hall of Fame and the conditioner of more than 6,500 winners, passed away December 27 at the age of 81….