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Texas Racing Nearing Climax This Weekend

May 11, 2012
Texas Racing Nearing Climax This Weekend

LONE STAR FEATURES FINAL LEGS OF 2011 TEXAS STALLION STAKES SERIES By David Hooper, Executive Director, Texas Thoroughbred Association Stakes action returns to highlight Lone Star Park’s 9-race Saturday card in the form of the fourth and final legs of the 2011 Texas Stallion Stakes Series for foals of 2009 going 1 1/16 miles for $75,000...
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Thoroughbred Meet Brings Texas Breds to Houston Track in Closer

March 9, 2012
Thoroughbred Meet Brings Texas Breds to Houston Track in Closer

$50,000 SPRING CHRYSLER-JEEP-DODGE HAS 5 TEXAS-BREDS IN 8-HORSE FIELD By David Hooper, CEO, Texas Thoroughbred Association HOUSTON, (TTA) – The curtain falls on Sam Houston Race Park’s boutique 31-day 2012 Thoroughbred meet this coming Monday afternoon to ring down a fan-friendly, closing 4-day weekend, headlined by the $50,000 Spring Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge Stakes at one mile as the...
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Houston Track Off to Vast Improvement Over Recent Years With New Ownership

February 15, 2012
Houston Track Off to Vast Improvement Over Recent Years With New Ownership

SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK OFF TO BIG START Park Boasts 24% Increase in Handle at Meet’s Midpoint HOUSTON, (SHRP) – Sam Houston Race Park officials are pleased with both the numbers and enthusiasm from racing fans as the 2012 Thoroughbred meet enters its fifth week. Since opening night on Friday, January 20 when 12,856 fans...
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Rosie Makes Houston Debut With a Big Win in the Connally

January 29, 2012

PAPAW BODIE WITH ROSIE NAPRAVNIK IN THE IRONS CAPTURE THE GRADE 3, $200,000 CONNALLY TURF CUP AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK HOUSTON, (SHRP) – There were probably as many fans thrilled to get their first look at top female jockey Rosie Napravnik as the horses running in the Grade 3, $200,000 Connally Turf Cup...
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Texas Track Operators Encouraged About 2012 Racing Prospects

January 28, 2012
Texas Track Operators Encouraged About 2012 Racing Prospects

By David Hooper, Executive Director, Texas Thoroughbred Association AUSTIN, (TTA) – The Texas Thoroughbred Association Board of Directors met at Sam Houston Race Park last Saturday morning and listened as operators of the state’s three Class 1 tracks waxed enthusiastically about prospects for their 2012 race meets and expressed optimism that track owners and...
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Houston Track Opens TB Meet Friday

January 18, 2012
Houston Track Opens TB Meet Friday

The Ladies Take Center Stage Friday at Texas Champions Weekend HOUSTON, (SHRP) – Live Thoroughbred racing returns to Sam Houston Race Park on Friday, January 20. Opening weekend is highlighted by Texas Champions Weekend, which 250mg erythromycin is making its debut as a two-day event on Friday, January 20 and Saturday, January...
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Sam Houston Race Park to Kick Off Meet With Major Stakes Weekend

January 14, 2012
Sam Houston Race Park to Kick Off Meet With Major Stakes Weekend

by David Hooper, Director, Texas Thoroughbred Association HOUSTON, (TTA) – The 2012 Texas Thoroughbred season debuts on Friday, January 20, in a new format with the single program Texas Champions Day remodeled into a 2-day format as Texas Champions Weekend with $400,000 in stakes purses on the line. cytotec drug use Friday’s opening night card...
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Major Change for Gamblers at Houston Track

January 7, 2012
Major Change for Gamblers at Houston Track

SAM HOUSTON INTRODUCING 2 HOUSTON HI-FIVES AND 1 PICK 5 TO 2012 BET MENU By David Hooper, Executive Director, Texas Thoroughbred Association Photo by Steven Long HOUSTON, (TTA) – Sam Houston Race Park players will have two new wagers to challenge them during the 2012 Thoroughbred season that starts with the 2-day Texas Champions stakes programs...
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Houston Track to Open With Highest Purses in Park History

January 5, 2012
Houston Track to Open With Highest Purses in Park History

The Return of Live Thoroughbred & American Quarter Horse Racing Featuring High-Dollar Stake s 7buy propecia and proscar Races Every Weekend Beginning on Friday, January 20th Horseback Photo by Lucy Reyna HOUSTON, TX (SHRP)—Sam Houston Race Park will open its 19th Annual Live Racing Season with the opening of its Thoroughbred Meet on Friday,...
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NINE TEXAS-BREDS DEFEND HOME RETAMA TURF IN $75K LA SENORITA, $75K EL JOVEN

October 14, 2011
NINE TEXAS-BREDS DEFEND HOME RETAMA TURF IN $75K LA SENORITA, $75K EL JOVEN

By David Hooper, Director, Texas Thoroughbred Association) AUSTIN, (TTA) – Retama Park’s twin 2-year-old featured stakes, the $75,000 M2Technology La Senorita for fillies and the $75,000 El Joven for colts and geldings, headline the October 15 Saturday night racing card with nine Texas-breds, six state-bred fillies and three state-bred colts and geldings, set to try...
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