Field of Eight Set for $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic
Zia Park Oaks champion Unusual Way leads a field of eight fillies in the second running of the $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic at Sam Houston Race Park. The richest Thoroughbred….
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Vicar’s in Trouble becomes first graded stakes-winning grad from Equine Sales Company
Louisiana-bred Vicar’s in Trouble not only put himself on the trail to the Kentucky Derby with a dominant 6 ¾-length victory in Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Lecomte Stakes at Fair….
Texas Champions Weekend Concludes with Four Stakes
Texas Champions Weekend concluded on Saturday at Sam Houston Race Park with four $50,000 stakes for Texas-breds after a trio of stakes were contested on opening night on Friday. Here….
Lasting Bubbles, Scooter’s Choice, Smiles Golden Song Win on Texas Champions Weekend
Live racing returned to Sam Houston Race Park on Friday night and three Texas Champions stakes highlighted the ten-race card. Texas-bred fillies and mares took center stage in the $50,000….
A Look Back at the Fond Memories of Past Texas Champions Races
By Martha Claussen Texas Champions Weekend will take place on Friday and Saturday, January 17-18, and is always one of the premier events of the Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred….
Texas Champions Weekend Continues Saturday at Sam Houston with Four Stakes
The fields are set for Texas Champions Weekend on Saturday, January 18, the second stakes-filled evening set for opening weekend of the 2014 Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred meet. While….
Sam Houston Opens with Three Texas-bred Stakes
Two defending champions will be in action at Sam Houston Race Park this Friday when live racing returns for the annual Thoroughbred meeting. Friday’s opening ten-race card will be highlighted….
Record Number of Nominations for Houston Ladies Classic
Nominations have closed for the $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic, which will be contested on Saturday, January 25. A record number of fillies and mares representing racing’s top connections from the….
Ghostzapper Son Matthewsburg to Stand in Texas
Matthewsburg, a Grade 3-winning son of 2004 Horse of the Year Ghostzapper, will stand his first season at stud at Swiftrun Thoroughbreds in Bulverde, Texas, for a $2,500 fee as….
Sam Houston Meet Set to Open January 17
The 2014 Thoroughbred racing season at Sam Houston Race Park gets underway on Friday, January 17. Post times are set for Friday and Saturday (7 p.m.); Monday (1 p.m.) and….
Evangeline Downs and Breeders Sale Company of Louisiana to Host 2YO Sale
Evangeline Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel, in conjunction with the Breeders Sale Company of Louisiana, will host the Stars of Tomorrow 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale on Sunday, March 9, 2014…..
Dan Pish Captures 14th Leading Trainer Title at Retama Park
Dan Pish cemented his name into the Retama Park record book for the 14th time in 19 years of racing at the Selma based oval. Pish was presented with Leading….
Remington Park Announces Meet Champions
Following is the list of 2013 Remington Park Thoroughbred Season Champs, led by Horse of the Meeting Daddy Nose Best, who was also named top Turf Performer and Champion Older….
Vazquez, Asmussen and Caldwell Top Remington Standings
Remington Park closed the 25th Anniversary Thoroughbred Season on Tuesday afternoon with a 10-race program to put a lid on live racing for 2013. The date was the second of….
Louies Flower Wins Tough Fight for $250K Springboard Mile at Remington
Louies Flower would not give in throughout a hard-fought stretch battle with Noble Cornerstone, holding on to win the $250,000 Springboard Mile by a neck. The victory was the….
HRTV and Fox Sports Southwest to Broadcast $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic
Sam Houston Race Park is pleased to announce a television partnership with HRTV and FOX Sports Southwest which will give race fans in Houston and across the nation the opportunity….
Full Field of 12 Set for $250,000 Springboard Mile at Remington Park
The $250,000 Springboard Mile, Remington Park’s most important stakes event for 2-year-olds, drew a field of 12 this morning. The resumes of the competitors have been compiled from coast-to-coast and….
Remington Park Adds Two Days of Racing
The recent winter storm and week-long streak of sub-freezing weather days forced Remington Park to cancel three racing programs, Dec. 5-7. In order to make up for many of the….
Forever Since, Time Iz Flyin Win Texas Stallion Stakes at Retama
Retama Park on Saturday night held two divisions of the Texas Stallion Stakes for 2-year-olds, and both resulted in the first stakes victories for some promising Texas-breds. In the $75,000….
Remington Park Cancels Racing for Friday and Saturday Due to Weather
More snow fell throughout the night in Oklahoma City and the continued extremely cold temperatures and wind chill have colluded to force the cancellation of the remaining live racing programs….