AAEP Annual Convention to Launch Practitioners into the
Future of Equine Medicine
- Sept. 7, 2011 - The American Association of Equine
Practitioners invites equine veterinarians, veterinary
students and technicians to discover new possibilities
in equine health care during its 57th Annual Convention,
Nov. 18-22, in San Antonio, Texas.
Longtime agent James Pruitt dies
- Sept. 6, 2011 - Longtime racing Quarter Horse agent
James Pruitt, 64, died Monday afternoon at his home in
Dallas following a year-long battle with colon cancer.
RETAMA PARK SWITCHES TO STRAIGHT THOROUGHBREDS FOR
NEXT 7 WEEKENDS
Retama Park’s straight Thoroughbred meet opened last
night for a run of 21 days over the next seven weekends.
On opening night there were 63 Thoroughbreds entered in
eight races with a full field of Arabians carded as the
first race of the meet.
Racing on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday schedule with
first post at 6:45pm, Retama’s meet highpoints will be
Saturday, September 24, with the running of the two
$100,000 divisions of the second legs in the Texas
Stallion Stakes Series, and closing night on Saturday,
October 15, with the renewals of the track’s signature
races, the M2Technology La Senorita and the El Joven,
both $75,000 stakes.
Jim Helzer to receive 2011 Galbreath Award
- (Louisville, KY) – Sept. 1 ,2011 - James E. Helzer of
Arlington, Texas, one of the leading and most
progressive breeders of racing Quarter Horses, has been
named 2011 recipient of the John W. Galbreath Award for
Outstanding Entrepreneurship in the Equine Industry,
presented each year by the University of Louisville’s
Equine Industry Program.
Quarter Horse Trainer J. Benny Pennington Passes
- Sept. 1, 2011 - Native Texan and longtime American
Quarter Horse trainer J. Benny Pennington passed away on
Tuesday, August 30. The 64-year-old conditioner stayed
positive despite several tough health battles including
a heart attack and melanoma.
Hubbard All American Theater and Exhibit Open
- AMARILLO, TX—AUGUST 30, 2011—The R.D. and Joan Dale
Hubbard All American Futurity Theater and Exhibit opened
in August at the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame &
Museum in Amarillo, Texas. It includes a dynamic exhibit
with unique All American Futurity memorabilia, including
photos, silks and trophies, as well as a theater which
features documentaries of past All American Futurities.
372 Catalogued For The Texas Summer Yearling Sale
- August 24, 2011 - Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 372
yearlings for its Texas Summer Yearling Sale in a
continuous session, beginning at 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday,
August 30. The sale will be held at Fasig-Tipton’s sales
facility on the grounds of Lone Star Park, mid-way
between Dallas and Fort Worth, in Grand Prairie.
ASMUSSENS BUY LITTLEEXPECTATIONS TO STAND IN TEXAS FOR
2012 SEASON - August 18, 2011 - Keith and
Marilyn Asmussen have purchased Littleexpectations and
are returning the 14-year-old full brother to Texas’
perennial leading sire Valid Expectations to the Lone
Star State to stand at Asmussen Horse Center in Laredo
for the 2012 breeding season at a fee of $1,500.
Euroears Sets Track Record In Bing Crosby Victory
- Del Mar - July 31, 2011 - James and Marilyn Helzer’s
amazingly fast Euroears, with jockey Rafael Bejarano
along for the ride, set a track record of 1:08.17 Sunday
with a brilliant performance in the featured Grade I
$250,000 Bing Crosby Stakes before 17,109 fans.
TQHA
Yearling Sale Concludes with Big Increases
- July 31, 2011 - With a smaller catalog compared to
last year, the two-day TQHA Yearling Sale concluded on
Saturday afternoon with a nearly 25-percent increase in
average and a 33-percent jump in median.
TEXAS RACE DATES COMMITTEE MEETING SET FOR AUG. 3
- TTA - July 29, 2011 - The Texas Racing Commission’s
Committee on Horse Race Dates will meet at Retama Park
on Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at 11am in the Racing
Office Recreation Room to discuss potential live race
dates for calendar year 2012 and the first eight months
of 2013.
Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie is
renovating the simulcast pavilion,
grand stand and backstretch areas.
Retama Park Announces Increase In Purse Money
- July 22, 2011 - Increased Handle and Attendance Boost
Horsemen’s Account - Retama Park is reporting a
significant increase in handle and attendance for the
first three weeks of the 2011 American Quarter Horse
Meeting. The result is an immediate increase in purses
averaging $1,000 per race.
AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE INCREASES 10 PERCENT DURING
LONE STAR PARK’S 2011 THOROUGHBRED MEETING -
15th Thoroughbred Season Marks Transition to New
Ownership Under Global Gaming Solutions - GRAND PRAIRIE,
Texas (July 11, 2011) – Lone Star Park ended its 52-day,
2011 Spring Thoroughbred Meeting with a 10 percent
increase in average daily attendance. The largest
average daily attendance increase in Lone Star Park
history.
Expect
SHRP dates to mirror this year -
Houston, TX - July 7, 2011 - The 82nd Texas Legislature
chose not to advance a bill legalizing slots at Texas
tracks and Indian reservations. Sam Houston Race Park
now looks ahead to abbreviated live seasons at least
through 2013.
GLOBAL GAMING BEGINS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATIONS
- Lone Star Park Temporarily Moves Simulcast Operations
to Grandstand Effective Monday, July 18
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (July 6, 2011) – Less than two
months after receiving the license to operate Lone Star
Park, Global Gaming Solutions will begin a multi-million
dollar renovation at the facility. The Post Time
Pavilion, Lone Star Park’s daily simulcasting facility,
will be closed for renovations effective Monday, July
18.
Texas needs slots! San Antonio, TX - July
1, 2011 - Veteran quarter horse trainer Toby Keeton
knows all about the financial difficulties Retama Park
has faced over the years. In fact, he's a little
surprised it's still in operation.
Retama
Opens Friday - June 29, 2011 -
Retama Park’s American Quarter Horse meet opens Friday
for a 27-day meet. The Selma, Texas, track just outside
of San Antonio will race through August 27.
TTA
Board elects Stephens as President with Carson, Allen,
Farris as new officers - June 17,
2011 - The Texas Thoroughbred Association Board of
Directors has elected Dr. David Stephens, an equine
veterinarian from Aubrey, Texas, and partner in Weems &
Stephens Equine Hospital, as president of the state
breed organization during a regularly scheduled Board
meeting in Arlington on June 10. Stephens succeeds Dr.
Jacquelyn Rich, who served a record four consecutive
one-year terms as president.
Texas Breeders' Heiligbrodt to disperse
- June, 17, 2011 - For nearly 25 years, Texas natives
Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt have been among the
nation’s leading Thoroughbred owners, with a focus on
two-year-old racing and dominance of the circuits in the
south and south-west. Today they announced they will
take a hiatus from the ownership ranks to devote more
time to family and other business interests.
Retama
lines up new loan - June 16, 2011 -
Retama Park may have found a lifeline to keep horses
running for the next two years at the money-losing
track.
STREAKIN DOWN IS NEWEST SUPREME RACE HORSE -
AQHA - June 6, 2011 – Ed Melzer’s Streakin Down has
become AQHA’s newest Supreme Race Horse. The honor is
given by AQHA to a horse that during its racing career
earns $500,000 or more and wins at least 10 races,
including two or more open Grade 1 stakes races.
Retama
Park Set for July 1st opener
- June 4, 2011 - Retama Park near San
Antonio has released its Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse
stakes schedule for its live season of racing that will
open July 1.
No sense in keeping Pandorum all boxed up
- Local filly's trainer knows stiff test in New
Mexico could pay off nicely - June 2, 2011 - Tooter
Jordan saw something in that little girl during her
first year. Impressive breeding. Easy personality. Good
conformation.
Track
Officials think odds are against Texas gaming
- San Antonio, TX - May 19, 2011 - Retama Park officials
have all but lost hope that lawmakers will act before
the end of the regular legislative session to let voters
decide whether to legalize slot machines at state
racetracks.
TRACK RECORD-SETTING FILLY, PANDORUM, NAMED HORSE OF THE
MEET AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK - May 18, 2011 -
Sam Houston Race Park announced that Pandorum, a
2-year-old filly bred and owned by prominent Texas
horseman Joe Kirk Fulton was named 2011 Horse of the
Meet. The precocious and immensely talented filly won
both of her races during the 2011 American Quarter Horse
meeting, which concluded on March 15.
QH
Noticias Launch - SureBet Racing
News, May 17, 2011 - On May 27th SureBet Racing News
will launch a sister website for Spanish-speaking
Quarter Horse racing horsemen, breeders and fans. The
address for this new site is
www.qhnoticias.com
. There is no membership fee, and the site is free for
everyone to visit.
Global Gaming riding high and ready for next gamble
- Ada, OK - May 16, 2011 - Flush with cash - some $300
million of it - and having emerged virtually unscathed
from the recession, the Chickasaw tribe is in the
process of making its biggest bet yet: a $250 million
venture into the horseracing business.
Horseman Kirk Robinson enjoys 'humbling sport'
- El Paso, TX - May 16, 2011 - Growing up in Southern
California, Kirk Robison was introduced to the sport of
horse racing, which at the time had a major following in
the United States.
GLOBAL GAMING APPROVED AS NEW OWNER OF LONE STAR PARK
- Austin, TX - May 14, 2011 - The long wait is over!
Finally, 19 months after becoming the winning bidder for
the second time in a Delaware bankruptcy court, Global
Gaming Solutions, a subsidiary of the Chickasaw Nation
of Oklahoma, was approved by the Texas Racing Commission
to be the new owner of Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie
during a special meeting in Austin on Friday.
Texas Racetrack Slots Bill Dies -
HOUSTON, TX - May 13, 2011 - A vote that would have
brought a gambling referendum to the voters of Texas has
died on the vine in the waning days of the Texas
Legislature, reported Horseback Magazine today. The bill
would have allowed a vote for or against legalization of
slot machines at the Lone Star State’s struggling race
tracks.
JOCKEY LUIS QUINONEZ RECORDS 3,000th WIN - GRAND
PRAIRIE, TX - May 13, 2011 – Jockey Luis Quinonez won
the 3,000th Thoroughbred race of his career Thursday
night at Lone Star Park when Hit It Hard rolled to an 8
3/4 lengths victory in the seventh race.
TRC’S MAY 13 AGENDA PACKED with potential change for
Texas racing - From the TTA -
May 12, 2011 - The agenda for the specially called
meeting of the Texas Racing Commission on Friday, May
13, includes four items that can ultimately change the
landscape of Texas racing.
Sam Houston Race Park happy with 2011 race dates
- Houston, TX - May 12, 2011 - When Sam Houston Race
Park submits its July request for 2012 race dates,
expect something close to this year's 27-date,
January-through-March Thoroughbred meet. The Quarter
Horse season would be about 30 dates, running from the
Thoroughbred closing until mid-May.
TEXANS
CLOSER TO KEEPING $2.5 BILLION FROM LEAVING STATE
- AUSTIN, Texas - May 7, 2011 – This weekend,
Texas moved one step closer to stemming the flow of
money to our neighboring states when House Joint
Resolution (HJR) 111 passed out of committee. HJR 111
will allow Texans to vote on placing slot machines at
licensed racetracks and federally-recognized Indian
reservations in Texas.
Casinos taken out of Texas gaming bill
- AUSTIN, TX - May 7, 2011 - Proposed luxury-style
casinos, including one at Lone Star Park at Grand
Prairie, have been stripped from a gambling bill as
supporters try to round up enough votes to push the
measure through the House.
Investigators name 2 suspects in jockey's 1997 killing
- May 5, 2011 - In the years since nationally ranked
jockey and horse trainer Joseph Quintanilla, 33, was
found shot and stabbed to death in 1997 — his body
slumped in the driver's seat of a car abandoned on the
side of Interstate 35 — his family has heard the rumors.
Pro-gambling group says Texans annually gamble $2.5
billion in three neighboring states
- April 30, 2011 - "Thank you Texas," says a color
postcard featuring slot machines and addressed to the
state of Texas. The ad, sponsored by a group that seeks
to legalize slot machines in Texas, features three
messages -- New Mexico thanking Texas for "your" $27
million and Louisiana and Oklahoma each offering thanks
for "your" $1 billion.
LONE STAR PARK OWNERSHIP CHANGE TO BE CONSIDERED BY TRC
ON MAY 13 - TTA - April 28, 2011 - The Texas
Racing Commission has scheduled a special meeting on
Friday, May 13, to consider a request of bankrupt Magna
Entertainment Corporation to transfer 100 percent
ownership in Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie to Global
Gaming Solutions, a subsidiary of the Chickasaw Nation
of Oklahoma.
Jockey Cody McDaniel Winning Her Share
- By Martha Claussen - Houston, TX - April 27, 2011 -
American Quarter Horse jockey Cody McDaniel has been
winning with more than a few longshots. On April 15, she
piloted Abbys Bedazzlement ($44.80) to victory in the
tenth race for trainer Don Bradford. She had two
double-digit winners for Bradford on Sunday, April 24,
Jkb Touch of Victory ($15.60) in the third and
Bubblesdoublevision ($18.60), a 2-year-old filly in the
seventh.
Two
full brothers and Two old Texas Broads
-
Burkburnett, TX - April 26, 2011 - Many
have heard the common cautionary phrase, never do
business with friends. But for Dena Pitts and Pam Baber
of Burkburnett, horse racing is more of a lifestyle than
a transaction.
Texas
artist connects viewers to the Derby
- Lexington, KY - April 24, 2011 - Like many
Thoroughbreds that have won the Run for the Roses, this
year's official Kentucky Derby painting was born in the
horse country in and around Lexington. The inspiration
started early mornings on the backstretch of Keeneland
when Texas artist Lesley Humphrey would sit on the back
of her Chevy Avalanche with her sketch pad,
TEXAS Gaming, Akin to a deal with the devil
- AUSTIN, TX - April 23, 2011 - With a historic budget
shortfall, blanket promises to plug the gap without
raising taxes, and a feverish search for "nontax"
revenue to soften the staggering proposed cuts, gambling
proponents thought the 82nd legislative session would be
the ideal time to fulfill its unrealized hopes of
expanding gambling in Texas. But so far, it hasn't been
the perfect storm they envisioned.
PENN Says Ballot Question Key to Texas Plans
- April 22, 2011 - Penn National Gaming Inc. officials
said April 21 they believe if the question of racetrack
video lottery terminals makes the ballot in Texas it has
a good chance to pass.
Andrea Young, the
president and chief operating
officer of the
Sam Houston Race Park on Texas
gaming legislation 4/14/2011
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Trainer with deep Texas roots, big stable returns to
Lone Star - GRAND PRAIRIE, TX -
April 14, 2011 - "This is where I want to be," Cody
Autrey said as he watched two of the horses he trains
prance off the racetrack after a routine gallop
Wednesday morning. "Nobody ever left Lone Star Park
because he didn't like it here."
LIVE RACING RESUMES THURSDAY NIGHT AT LONE STAR PARK
- 15th Running of the Premiere Stakes Highlights 10-race
program - GRAND PRAIRIE, TX - April 12, 2011 – Live
Thoroughbred racing returns to the Dallas-Fort Worth
area on Thursday night (April 14) at Lone Star Park with
a scheduled first-race post time of 6:35 p.m.
House OKs racing panel sunset bill requiring idle track
licenses be revoked - Austin, TX -
April 9, 2011 - The House tentatively approved a sunset
bill Friday that would let the Texas Racing Commission
revoke horse racing licenses if track operators don't
hold meets - or at least show progress toward live
racing.
Penn National Gaming And Sam Houston Race Park Close On
Investment In Joint Venture -
Houston, TX - April 9, 2011 - Penn National Gaming, Inc.
and Sam Houston Race Park, through its parent company,
announced today that following approval by the Texas
Racing Commission, they have closed on Penn National’s
investment in the previously announced 50/50 joint
venture to own and operate the Sam Houston Race Park
(‘SHRP’) in Houston, Texas, the Valley Race Park in
Harlingen, Texas and a planned racetrack in Laredo,
Texas.
LONE STAR RACES UNLIKELY TO BE SEEN ON EITHER TELEVISION
RACING CHANNEL - Grand Prairie, TX - April 8,
2011 - Drew Shubeck, president and general manager of
Lone Star Park, has confirmed that Lone Star’s races are
not likely to be seen on either one of the two racing
channels, HRTV or TVG.
Purse Increase Announced - Houston,
TX - April 6, 2011 - Sam Houston Race Park will initiate
a purse increase for the remainder of the 2011 American
Quarter Horse meet. An additional $1,000 will be added
to each of the races, an increase of 15% for the final
18 days of the racing season, which concludes on Sunday,
May 15. The purse increase is driven by boosts in both
live and host handle for the meet which has a new spring
time home on the calendar.
Texas
Horsemen Gather at State Capitol -
Austin, TX - April 1, 2011 - More than 1,000 Texas
horsemen from across the State representing racing and
non-racing horse disciplines joined together at the
Texas State Capitol in Austin Thursday, March 31st to
support SJR 33/ SB 1118, and HJR 111/HB 2111. This
legislation would permit Texans to vote on allowing slot
machines at licensed racetracks and Indian Reservations
in the Lone Star State.
Texas
Slots rally draws hundreds of people to Capitol, singer
Lyle Lovett joins the effort - Austin, TX -
March 31, 2011 - A rally of people supporting slot
machines at racetracks drew several hundred people to
the Capitol today. Singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett joined
the cause - along with several horses and greyhounds -
as two state senators spoke in favor of Senate Joint
Resolution 33 and House Joint Resolution 111.
Lone Star Park is a major league track with minor league
horses - AUSTIN, TX - March 30, 2011
– Grand Prairie Mayor Charles England asked state
lawmakers Tuesday to help Lone Star Park. That business
– like many horse racing tracks in Texas – is losing
business and premier horse racers to other states that
offer more to those watching horse races: slot machines
or casinos.
REPORT OUTLINES 77.5K JOBS BY REGION, SECTOR CREATED BY
SLOTS BILL - Confirms Texans Continue To Spend
Billions Gaming in Neighboring States - AUSTIN, Texas –
March 28, 2011 - Win For Texas released a new report
today outlining the specific regions and sectors of the
77,500 new, permanent jobs that will be created when
slots are allowed at Texas horse and greyhound tracks
and recognized Indian reservations. TXP, a Texas
economic policy consulting group, prepared the study.
Helzer's Euroears in the $2 million Golden Shaheen for
sprinters in Dubai
- Dallas, TX - March 25, 2011 - Jim and Marilyn
Helzer, owners of the famous Quarter Horse Refrigerator
and of JEH Stallion Station, are thrilled to send
thoroughbred Euroears, an upset winner of the
six-furlong Palos Verdes Stakes in late January, to the
2011 Dubai World Cup. Euroears will race with his
trainer, Bob Baffert, in the $2 million Golden Shaheen
for sprinters at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.
Quarter time tapping fans - Long intervals dampen
interest - Houston, TX - March 24,
2011 - Quarter horses step into the starting gate just
as Mabel, a spectator, feels the urge to sneeze. She
resists, but it's hopeless. She covers her mouth, lifts
her chin, closes her eyes and blasts a sneeze.
John Deere Sam Houston Juvenile Nominations Jump 93
Percent - Houston, TX - March 22,
2011 - AQHA - The John Deere Sam Houston Juvenile
Challenge (G3) has seen a dramatic increase in
nominations this year, up more than 93 percent to 170
horses.
Sarah
Davidson and Amanda Buchanan-Hadley -
Cousins, Capable Horsewomen and Close Friends -
Special report by Martha Claussen - Sam Houston Race
Park embarked on a modified racing schedule in 2011. The
year began with a shortened 26-day Thoroughbred season
from January 21 through March 7 and transitioned
directly into the live American Quarter Horse meet on
March 11. This marked a major departure for the Houston
track that traditionally had a several-month break
between the two meets. To accommodate both breeds, Sam
Houston assigned stalls to both Thoroughbred and Quarter
Horse trainers when the track opened for training at the
beginning of the year.
LONE STAR PARK ANNOUNCES 2011 WAGERING FORMAT -
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX - March 18, 2011 – When Lone Star
Park’s 2011 live Thoroughbred racing season gets
underway on Thursday, April 14, bettors will have two
new wagering options to consider, the 10-cent Super
Hi-5, and the 10-cent Fortune 6. The Fortune 6 will have
a low takeout of 12 percent.
Asmussen elected to Fair Grounds Hall of Fame
- NEW ORLEANS - March 12, 2011 – Three new members have
been elected to the Fair Grounds Hall of Fame: Steve
Asmussen of Texas, a nine-time leading trainer at Fair
Grounds; Peace Rules, the 2003 Louisiana Derby and 2004
New Orleans Handicap winner; and Rachel Alexandra, the
dominant 2009 Fair Grounds Oaks winner. The first Fair
Grounds Hall of Fame class since 2005 will be inducted
March 24, the Thursday prior to the $1 million Louisiana
Derby, at a ceremony in the Fair Grounds Clubhouse.
SOLID INCREASE IN HANDLE NOTED IN 2011 SAM HOUSTON RACE
PARK THOROUGHBRED MEET; Quarter Horse Meets Open
This Friday, March 11 - Houston, TX - March 10, 2011 -
The 2011 Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred meeting
concluded on March 7 with a significant increase in live
handle of more than 38%. The 26-day racing season began
on Friday, January 21 and featured 264 carded races
and 15 stakes races with a total of $4,146,200.00 in
purse distribution.
Grade 1 winner Snow Ridge to stand in Texas
- Palestine, TX - March 9, 2011 - Snow Ridge, a Grade
1-winning son of dual classic winner Tabasco Cat, has
been relocated to stand at Bradford Thoroughbred Farm in
Palestine, Texas. The former Pennsylvania stallion, who
has already sired the earners of more than $7 million,
will stand for a $2,500 fee.
Slot machine legislation makes Texas horse racing
officials optimistic - March 3, 2011
- The chief executive officer at Retama Park expressed
cautious optimism Thursday that the state could one day
allow slot machines at horse racetracks, a move that has
long been deemed as critical to the financial well-being
of a struggling industry in Texas.
AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE MEET GETS UNDERWAY ON MARCH 11,
2011 AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK - Houston, TX -
March 3, 2011 - Live American Quarter Horse racing
returns to Sam Houston Race Park on Friday, March 11.
This will be the 17th season that “America's Fastest
Athletes" dazzle racing fans with their speed and
powerful driving finishes. The 30-day meeting will
feature racing every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
2011 Fasig-Tipton Texas training sale smaller
- March 1, 2011 - Fasig-Tipton Texas has cataloged 167
horses to its 2-year-olds in training sale that will be
held at Lone Star Park near Dallas on April 5.
LONE STAR PARK TO HOLD JOB FAIRS FOR 2011 SPRING TB MEET
- GRAND PRAIRIE, TX - March 1, 2011– Lone Star Park at
Grand Prairie will host the first of four Job Fairs,
this Tuesday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and
Thursday, March 3 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. for all seasonal
staff positions. The Job Fairs will repeat on Tuesday,
March 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Thursday, March 10
from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
LONE STAR OWNERSHIP CHANGE, LAREDO DOWNS RELOCATION ON TRC AGENDA
The Texas Racing Commission meeting agenda for the rescheduled March 1 meeting
in Austin at the Texas Animal Health Commission includes requests of Lone Star
Park for consideration of a 100% ownership change to Global Gaming Solutions, a
subsidiary of the Chickasaw Nation, and a request of the ownership of Laredo
Downs to relocate from the Valley to the outskirts of Fort Worth.
Other items of considerable interest include the application to change ownership
and location of the Longhorn Downs license, now operating as Austin Jockey Club,
the request of MAXXAM to change ownership of Sam Houston Race Park, Valley Race
Park and Laredo Race Park with Penn National Gaming acquiring 50% interest, and
the allocation of live racing dates to Manor Downs for the period from January
1, 2011, to August 31, 2012.
The meeting is scheduled to start at 10:30am.
Texas HORSE
Meetings On Tap -
Feb. 24, 2011 - In a joint effort,
Texas HORSE members: TABA, TTA, THP,
and TQHA are hosting a series of
horse industry meetings across the
state.
Sam Houston Announces Purse Increase
- Houston, TX - Feb. 24, 2011 - Sam
Houston Race Park will initiate a
purse increase for the remainder of
the 2011 Thoroughbred meet. An
additional $1,000 will be added to
each of the races, an increase of
6.5% for the final eight days of the
racing season, which concludes on
Monday, March 7.
Trainer Pish
Elated with Going Away Baby's Two Altazano Victory -
Houston, TX - Feb. 24, 2011 - Going Away Baby was the upset winner in Saturday
night's $100,000 Two Altazano Stakes, but it was a sweet victory for
owner/breeder George Wolff and trainer Danny Pish. The filly is a daughter of
Valid Expectations out of the Rare Performer mare, Sudden Attraction.
The Laredo chapter
considers a resolution to support the campaign for Texas Win
- LAREDO , TX .- Feb. 23, 2011 - Councilman Mike Garza submitted a request to
approve the formal resolution that maybe beneficial to the state's economy and
that of Laredo . " We are talking about a proposal that can generate 8.5 billion
dollars in economic benefit and create about 77 thousand jobs statewide , " said
District Councilman I.
GOING
AWAY BABY and HIDDEN RECIPE CAPTURE THE $100,000 TWO ALTAZANO AND $100,000 JIM'S
ORBIT STAKES AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK - Houston, TX - Feb. 19,
2011 - Trainer Bret Calhoun had two reasons to feel great about tonight’s stakes
at Sam Houston Race Park. Calhoun had the favorites for both features, the
$100,000 Jim’s Orbit and the $100,000 Two Altazano, but neither would see the
winner’s circle in the two stakes sponsored by the Texas Thoroughbred
Association (TTA) for progeny of nominated Texas stallions. Jack
Coady/Coady Photography
TRAINER SARAH DAVIDSON MAKING GREAT STRIDES AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK -
Houston, TX - Feb. 17, 2011 - Valentine's Day traditionally means flowers,
candy, candlelight dinners and other celebrations of romance. For Sam Houston
Race Park trainer Sarah Davidson, romance played second fiddle to the thrill of
victory.
Competitive standings battle at Sam Houston - Houston,
TX - Feb. 17, 2011 - A very competitive battle for leading rider continues at
Sam Houston Race Park with Quincy Hamilton maintaining the edge heading into the
fifth week of the meet. Hamilton, who won the Houston title in 2005 and 2006,
has 15 wins from 78 starts. - photo by Coady Photography
HUGE
MARGIN OF TEXANS FAVOR RIGHT TO VOTE ON SLOTS AT TRACKS - LARGE MAJORITY FAVORS
ACTUAL PROPOSAL - AUSTIN, Texas - February
14, 2011 - According to a new statewide poll conducted by Baselice and
Associates released today, 82 percent of Texas voters think the Texas
Legislature should allow Texas voters to decide if slot machines at race tracks
and on the three federally recognized Indian reservations should be allowed by
putting it to a vote in a statewide constitutional amendment election.
Houston, TX - Feb. 12, 2011 - Mother Nature has been cruel to many states this
winter and not very kind to racing. Freezing weather forced cancellations at
many tracks in the country including Friday, February 4 at Sam Houston Race
Park. However, she did one favor for Houston racing fans by delivering a fast,
firm turf course which attracted Chamberlain Bridge to the $75,000 Rail Splitter
Stakes.
Nevada
court orders study on lawsuit over failed Peru betting venture
- CARS0N CITY – Feb. 10,
2011 - The Nevada Supreme Court has returned to district court in Las Vegas a
lawsuit in which a Texas corporation maintains it was taken for $600,000 in a
sports-horse racing scheme in the country of Peru.
Jockey
Lindey Wade Finds Warm Reception in Texas - by Martha
Claussen - Maybe Lindey Wade had a crystal ball or was an astute observer of the
Weather Channel. For the first time since he began riding in 2007, he decided to
make a change and ride in Texas instead of the Chicago circuit. While relentless
storms and record snowfall have tormented the Midwest, Wade enjoyed not only a
few days in the 70s but a winning reception at Sam Houston Race Park.
Texas
Legislative Session Underway - AQHA - Feb. 10, 2011 - The
82nd Texas Legislative Session is well underway. The group Texas HORSE, a
non-profit group dedicated to preserving the Texas horse industry in which AQHA
is a member, is working on the legislative front.
TTA PASSES
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF EXPEDITING OWNERSHIP CHANGE OF LONE STAR PARK -
Austin, TX - Feb. 10, 2011 - Texas Thoroughbred Association President Jacquelyn
Rich, DVM, has sent a cover letter to Rolando Pablos, chairman of the Texas
Racing Commission, accompanied by a copy of a resolution passed unanimously by
the breed organization’s 21-member board of directors in support of the request
to transfer the license of Lone Star Park to Global Gaming LSP, LLC. The action
occurred during the TTA Board meeting on January 26.
Asmussen among advocates of "boutique" meets - Feb. 9, 2011
- Count Asmussen among advocates of "boutique" meets, his adjective for SHRP's
seven-week thoroughbred season.
"I'm partial to Texas racing. If shorter meets are good for Texas racing, I'm
absolutely for them."
ICE
MIST WINS THE $50,000 JERSEY LILLY STAKES IN FRONT-RUNNING FASHION
- Houston, TX - Feb. 5, 2011 - he freezing temperatures that forced
Friday night's cancellation at Sam Houston Race Park were all but forgotten on
Saturday night as a talented field of fillies and mares competed in the $50,000
Jersey Lilly Stakes. It was only fitting that Ice Mist, a 4-year-old filly from
the barn of Bernie Flint captured the mile and one-sixteenth feature.
Jack Coady/Coady Photography
FRIDAY LIVE RACING CANCELED AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
- HOUSTON, TX - Sam Houston Race Park has canceled live racing tonight, Friday,
February 4, due to winter weather. The weather has created dangerous conditions
on the track’s two racing surfaces as well as slick conditions for drivers. At
this time, The Park plans to remain open for simulcast operations on Friday,
February 4, unless otherwise posted. Live racing will resume on Saturday,
February 5. Post times for this weekend's live racing schedule are Saturday (7
p.m.), and Monday (1:20 p.m.). There will be no live racing on Sunday, February
6; Sam Houston Race Park will be open for simulcasting all weekend.
www.shrp.com
Schramsberg Exits $200,000 Connally Turf Cup in Great Shape -
Houston, TX - Feb. 3, 2011 - Schramsberg, who
won the Grade 3, $200,000 Connally Turf Cup last Saturday, January 29 at Sam
Houston Race Park, exited the race in good order, according to his trainer,
Chris Hartman.
Sunny Edwards Dies
- Big Springs, TX - February 1, 2011 - W.L.
“Sunny” Edwards, 94, died January 31, at his home in Big Spring, Texas.
A former president of Ruidoso Downs, Edwards raced stakes winners such as
Sheswright, an earner of $109,258 who ran in Easy Date’s All American Futurity,
and Bar Forth, who won a division of the Ruidoso 550 Championship and contested
the finals of the Grade 1 Kansas Futurity, Kansas Derby, World’s Championship
Classic and All American Gold Cup.
Strike It Quick, Cash At The Line Set New World Records -
AQHA - AMARILLO, TX — JAN. 31, 2011 — Strike
It Quick has lowered the world record for 350 yards, setting the new mark at
:16.642. AQHA made the world record official, which supplants the :16.715 record
set by champion First Moonflash.
Schramsberg
Earns First Graded Stakes Win at Sam Houston Race Park, Kentucky-bred Closes to
Capture the Grade 3, $200,000 Connally Turf Cup - By
Martha Claussen - Jan.29, 2011 –The Grade 3, $200,000 Connally Turf Cup is the
richest race of the Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred meeting. Each year, the
handicap for 3-year-olds and up features a mix of noted turf champions and
untested, rising stars. Tonight, the talented Schramsberg, bolstered by a classy
turf pedigree, showed an impressive closing kick to win the first graded stakes
of his career. - Coady Photography
Texas-Breds
Show Their Stuff on Texas Champions Day; Taptam Reaches $500,000 in Career
Earnings - By Martha Claussen - Houston, TX -
January 22, 2011 – Last January, I was pleased to profile the successful racing
partnership of Wayne Sanders and Larry Hirsch in SureBet Racing News. Both are
high-powered Dallas businessmen who share a passion for Thoroughbred racehorses.
Tonight at Sam Houston Race Park, they had a chance to see Taptam, one of their
top mares put on a virtuoso performance as she defeated her six male rivals in
the $100,000 Star of Texas, presented by Emirates Airlines. -
Jack Coady/Coady Photography
Las Palmas
Race Park has launched a new website to provide
visitors with up-to-date information on upcoming events. Since 2008, Las Palmas
Race Park have been bringing the biggest names in music to South Texas. The
website will provide the latest information on upcoming shows and allow visitors
to purchase tickets online. For racing fans, the site features valuable race
information, including overnights/results, the latest racing news and standing
for Las Palmas Downs.
Shorter
Meet with Record Purses Set for
the 2011 Sam Houston Race Park
TB Meet
-
special report by Martha
Claussen - The 2011 Sam Houston
Race Park Thoroughbred racing
season kicks off on Friday, Jan.
21. Although racing dates have
been scaled down from 60 days
last year to 27 days this year,
purses of $160,000 per day have
piqued the interest of many
longtime Texas conditioners and
new outfits this year.
Legislative Information for
Texas Residents
-
AQHA - Jan. 6, 2011 - The
82nd Texas Legislative
Session will get underway
Tuesday, January 11th. Many
individuals from every
aspect of the horse industry
have been working to further
develop and fine-tune the
Texas' initiative.
AG’s OPINION SOUGHT ON TEXAS RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR
TRACK OWNERS - December 30, 2010 - Chairman Rolando Pablos, on
behalf of the Texas Racing Commission, has submitted a request to Texas Attorney
General Greg Abbott for an opinion as to whether Section 6.06(d) of the Texas
Racing Act is constitutional under the Interstate Commerce Clause of the United
States Constitution.
Dominguez honored nationally
-
Special report by Ray Sanchez -
El
Paso, TX - Dec. 22, 2010 - El Paso’s
Henry Dominguez, New Mexico’s leading
trainer, has received much recognition
throughout the Southwest. Now he can add
a national honor to his resume.
TEXAS TB ASSOCIATION ELECTS NEW BOARD MEMBERS, CARSON
ELECTED NEWEST AT-LARGE DIRECTOR; ALLEN WINS WEST REGION SEAT -
Dec. 21, 2010 - Ken Carson, longtime general
manager of Clarence Scharbauer’s beautiful Valor Farm in Pilot Point, has been
elected as the newest at-large director on the 21-member Texas Thoroughbred
Association Board. Joe Allen, a breeder and trainer who operates Lytle Bend
Ranch in Abilene, is the new Board member representing the West Region.
Expanded gambling's odds in next Texas
Legislature look worse -
AUSTIN, TX - Dec. 12, 2010 -
Gambling advocates, dangling the prospect of new money to help
close the state's gigantic budget gap, see a good chance for
expansion when the Legislature returns next month. But, the
November elections that strengthened Republican control of the
Capitol may have dealt gamblers a losing hand.
Lone Star Park gets sale extension -
Dec. 9 2010 - Regarding the sale of Lone Star
Park, Global Gaming Solutions has negotiated an extension of its purchase
agreement with Magna Entertainment into the first quarter of next year. During
that period, Global Gaming, according to a company official, will cover any cash
needs the racetrack might have.
Longtime partners of WinStar Farm will go separate ways
- Dec. 2, 2010 - For a decade, Kenny Troutt of Dallas and Bill Casner of Flower
Mound have been one of horse racing's most formidable teams. This year, their
Super Saver won the Kentucky Derby and their Drosselmeyer won the Belmont Stakes
in what has been, Casner said, a season that exceeded their dreams.
Texas Mixed Sale Features Champion, Weanlings
- Nov. 25, 2010 - Canadian champion mare Too Late Now and a solid group of
weanlings highlight Fasig-Tipton’s Texas Mixed Sale at Lone Star Park on Monday,
Dec. 13.
Lone Star sale shrouded in mystery
- Nov. 24, 2010 - Horse racing and wisdom lead separate lives. Grand Prairie's
Lone Star Park serves as the most recent example. Right now, no one seems to
want to own the track.
TTA SALES FUTURITY PURSES BOOSTED TO ESTIMATED $100,000,
TRIALS ELIMINATED - Nov. 24, 2010 - The 2011 renewal of the two
divisions of the TTA Sales Futurity will each have estimated purses of $100,000,
which is expected to boost interest in the early-season 5-furlong stakes for
2-year-olds to be run on June 11 at Lone Star Park.
TX Sunset staff release Racing Commission recommendations
- Nov. 22, 2010 -Texas legislators should prohibit online and phone betting on
out-of-state greyhound and horse races, according to Sunset Advisory Commission
staff, saying the unregulated practice drains money from the state and the
racing industry, which continues to struggle.
Texas bred: Acorn Blossoms in Adequan Derby
Challenge Championship - New Orleans, LA - November 19, 2010 -
Rose Mary Chandler’s Acorn proved mightiest in the $200,000 Adequan Derby
Challenge Championship (G1), holding off Diamond For Jess for a neck win in
track record time. The gelding, ridden by Alfonso Lujan, went the 400 yards in
:19.504, shaving a 1/100th off the record set by champion Vals Fortune in 2004.
Acorn was trained by Janet VanBebber.
Texas-Bred - A Spring Snow Demolishes Pfizer
Starter Allowance Challenge Field -
New Orleans, LA - November 19, 2010 -
Favorite A Spring Snow demolished the field in the $75,000 Pfizer Starter
Allowance Challenge at Fair Grounds.
Lone Star Troubles Could Have
Ripple Effect for Houston Track
- HOUSTON, TX – The sudden departure of the
prospective new owners of Lone Star Park, the DFW
area’s class one race track has stunned Texas owners
and foretells an uncertain future for the sport.
Lone Star Park remains in
bureaucratic limbo -
Grand Prairie, TX - November 18, 2010 - It was a
quake. And the Texas horse industry was shaken to
its very foundations by what happened Tuesday in
Austin. Or rather by what didn't happen.
HADDAD-TRAINED PAIR TOUGH IN
JOHN DEERE JUVIE - The American
Quarter Horse Journal, November 16, 2010 – The Jorge
Haddad-trained pair of Giorgino and Gols Money Pop
provide the Texas-based trainer a solid one-two
punch in the $150,000 John Deere Juvenile Challenge
(G2) if they both compete.
LONGSHOT
BODACIOUS DASH TAKES $1 MILLION TEXAS CLASSIC
FUTURITY (G1)Special Onsite Report
By Brock Sheridan - Grand Prairie, Texas – Bodacious
Dash broke on top from the inside post and never
relinquished the lead on his way to taking the
richest horse race in Texas, the $1,036,612 Texas
Classic Futurity Saturday night at Lone Star Park.
With jockey Ricky Ramirez aboard, the sorrel son of
First Down Dash covered the 400 yards in 19.518
seconds over a fast track for a speed index of 101,
winning his fourth race in nine starts this year.
Lone Star Park Photo
AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE AND
HANDLE ON TRACK INCREASES DURING LONE STAR PARK 2010
FALL MEETING OF CHAMPIONS -
Attendance and On-Track Live Handle Both Increase by
5 Percent - GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas ( Nov. 13, 2010) –
Despite a national trend of diminishing attendance
and handle at most racetracks across the country,
Lone Star Park’s 2010 Fall Meeting of Champions for
American Quarter Horses saw an increase in both
average daily attendance and on-track wagering on
live racing during the 26-day meet.
LONE STAR PARK OWNERSHIP
CHANGE TOPS Texas Racing Commission AGENDA
- TTA - November 12, 2010 - The request by Lone Star
Park for a 100 percent change of ownership from
bankrupt Magna Entertainment Corporation to Global
Gaming Solutions LLC, heads a lengthy list of agenda
items for the Texas Racing Commission meeting on
Tuesday, November 16, starting at 10:30am in Austin.
texas Connections Win Two BC
Championship Races
-ATTENDANCE & HANDLE FOR 2010 BC INCREASE AT
LONE STAR PARK - November 11, 2010 - Texas
Connections, Trainer Bret Calhoun, and Owners Carl
R. Moore Management and Martin Racing Stables Win
Two Championship Races for First Breeders’ Cup Wins.
Dallas native, Calhoun put his
brand on the Breeder's Cup - For someone who once thought that “winning
one Breeders’ Cup race would be a career,” the
thought of winning two in one weekend “was something
you would never dream of happening.”
“It hasn’t really sunk in yet,” said Calhoun, a
Dallas native who has won more than 1,700 races in a
career dating to 1994.
TROTTER FAMILY DONATES TO
SCOOP VESSELS MEMORIAL FUND -
November 8, 2010 – American Quarter Horse
Association members Johnny and Jana Trotter of
Hereford, Texas, have made a significant donation to
the American Quarter Horse Foundation to honor their
friend Scoop Vessels and to help the Foundation in
its efforts to preserve and protect both the history
and the future of the American Quarter Horse.
Another big day for Texans at
Breeders' Cup -
LOUISVILLE, Ky. November 6, 2010 - Put away the
burgoo; bring on the barbecue. Joyful Texans filled
the Churchill Downs winner's circle again Saturday,
after Chamberlain Bridge, who's owned by Carl Moore
of Fort Worth and trained by Bret Calhoun of Grand
Prairie, won the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf
Sprint.
T
M FRED TEXAS SCORES GAME VICTORY IN ARABIAN STALLION
STAKES - GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Nov.
6, 2010) – T M Fred Texas, owned by Sam Vasquez and
trained by Juan Ascencio, won the $23,400 Arabian
Stallion Stakes, for Arabian three-year-olds and
upwards, over a fast track at Lone Star Park on
Saturday night. - Lone Star Park
ARABIAN
STALLION STAKES FEATURED ON NINE-RACE PROGRAM AT
LONE STAR PARK ON SATURDAY NIGHTBy
Golly Sand, T M Fred Texas Form Tough 1-2 punch in
Colts & Geldings Division - GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas
(Friday, Nov. 5, 2010) – The Sam Vasquez-owned By
Golly Sand and T M Fred Texas, trained by Juan
Ascencio, form a formidable wagering entry in the
4th running of the $20,000 Arabian Stallion Stakes,
colts & geldings division, to be run at seven
furlongs, on Saturday night at Lone Star Park.
- Lone Star Park
THE COCK OF THE WALK PROVES
HE’S THE MAN IN LONE STAR PARK PAINT & APPALOOSA
FUTURITY - GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas
(Friday, Nov. 5, 2010) – Wade Leggett’s The Cock of
the Walk, trained by Luis Villafranco, won the 5th
Running of the $62,500 Lone Star Park Paint &
Appaloosa Futurity, for eligible two-year-old Paints
and Appaloosas, over a fast track on Friday night at
Lone Star Park.
TEXAS OWNERS, TRAINERS,
BREEDERS PROMINENT IN BREEDERS’ CUP STAKES- November 5, 2010 -Texas owners, trainers and
breeders are represented by several prime contenders
in the 14 Breeders’ Cup stakes that start Friday at
Churchill Downs with six races and end Saturday with
eight more races, concluding with Zenyatta’s
heralded attempt at horse racing history as she
tries for her 20th win in an unbeaten career and
second consecutive $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic
victory.
LONE STAR PARK STABLE AREA REMAINS OPEN FOR
TRAINING THRU DECEMBER 31 - Following the close
of the 2010 Quarter Horse meet on November 13 at
Lone Star Park, the track will remain open six days
per week for training through December 31. There
will be opportunities to obtain official workouts on
Wednesdays and Fridays.
More information about current training hours and
changes to the normal schedule, current stable area
entry requirements in regard to Equine Piroplasmosis
tests, and other racing program information is
available at
http://www.lonestarpark.com/Horsemen/HorsemensInformation/Training+Hours.htm
or email at
racing@lonestarpark.com
or call 888-4RACING or 972-237-1130.
Granada Farms Colt to be
Auctioned for R.O.C.K. -
Oct. 26, 2010 - A colt owned by Granada Farms and
bred by JB Quarter Horses will bring more than just
a nice sale price at the 2nd Annual JB Quarter
Horses Creating Legends Barrel Horse Prospect Sale
Nov. 13 in Waco, Texas—he will also bring help to
the Ride On Center for Kids (R.O.C.K.).
Full
Fields for Retama Park Turf Stakes on
Closing Night of the Fall Meet - R
Boy Bill Vanned Off Following Victory in
the El Joven Stakes; Tiger Girl
Impressive in M2 Technology La Senorita
- By Martha Claussen - October 23, 2010
- The 16-day Retama Park fall
Thoroughbred meet wrapped up tonight
with the 16th running of the $75,000 El
Joven for 2-year-olds colts and the
$75,000 M2 Technology La Senorita for
2-year-old fillies. - R
Boy Bill pictured - Coady Photography
Dm
STREAKN THRU FIRE QUALIFIES FIRST WITH
FASTEST TIME FOR TEXAS CLASSIC FUTURITY
-
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Oct. 23,
2010) – Telling No Lies Partnership’s Dm
Streakn Thru Fire, trained by Michael
Joiner, won the 12th of 13 trials in
19.432 seconds for 400 yards over a
muddy track to become the fastest
qualifier among 122 competitors in the
Texas Classic Futurity Trials at Lone
Star Park on Saturday night. The Grade
1, $1,036,613 Texas Classic Futurity,
for 2-year-olds, will be run on
Saturday, Nov. 13, closing night of Lone
Star Park’s 2010 Fall Meeting of
Champions for American Quarter Horses.
Valor Farm Adds Two New
Stallions - October 22,
2010 - Silver City, a stakes-winning son of
Unbridled's Song , and Clarence Scharbauer Jr.’s
stakes producing homebred Jet Phone, will enter stud
at Scharbauer Jr.’s Valor Farm near Pilot Point,
Texas for the 2011 season.
WEETONA
STANLEY’S FIRST PRIZE LEESA QUALIFIES
WITH FASTEST TIME FOR TEXAS CLASSIC
DERBY -
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas
(Oct. 22, 2010) – Weetona Stanley’s
First Prize Leesa captured the fourth
and final trial (Race 8) for the Texas
Classic Derby in 21.325 seconds to be
the fastest qualifier among the 32
competitors for the 440-yard distance
over a sealed, fast track on Friday
night at Lone Star Park.
- Photo Credits: Lone Star Park
SPECIAL
SIGN WINS FOURTH STRAIGHT AND QUALIFIES
WITH BEST TIME IN LONE STAR PAINT &
APPALOOSA FUTURITY TRIALS
-
Trainer Dee Keener Qualifies 5 of 10 for
Finals on Nov. 5 - GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas
(Oct. 21, 2010) – The Painted
Pitchfork’s Special Sign, trained by Dee
Keener and ridden by Ricky Ramirez,
extended his current winning streak to
four in a row while becoming the fastest
qualifier, with a time of 17.549 seconds
for 350 yards, among the 27 competitors
in the Lone Star Paint & Appaloosa
Futurity trials over a fast track on
Thursday night at Lone Star Park. The
Grade 1, $60,000 estimated Lone Star
Paint & Appaloosa Futurity, for
2-year-olds, will be run on Friday, Nov.
5.
A
NIGHT OF UPSETS IN DASH FOR CASH FINALS
- New Stakes Record Set by Fishin Cr
in Derby - A SNOWY CARTEL FREEZES THE
COMPETITION IN GRADE 1, $463,185 DASH
FOR CASH FUTURITY - GRAND PRAIRIE,
Texas (Oct. 10, 2010) – Hernando
Guerra’s A Snowy Cartel, trained by
Erika Huitron, daughter of Eusevio
Huitron, who won the 2009 running of the
Dash for Cash Futurity with Tempting
Dash, proved best in the Grade 1,
$463,185 Dash for Cash Futurity over a
fast track at Lone Star Park on Saturday
night.
SPIT
CURL DIVA GIVES BOYS COLD SHOULDER IN
REFRIGERATOR - Just Holds Off
Stolis Winner to Deny Him All-Time
Earnings Record - GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas
(Oct. 2, 2010) – Spit Curl Diva, owned
by Lepic-Morgan Partnership and trained
by Jody Brown, won the 14th running of
the Grade 1 $100,000 Refrigerator
Handicap over a fast track on Saturday
night at Lone Star Park.
SHEET
BURNS HEATS UP IN THE STRETCH TO CAPTURE
THE INAUGURAL RUNNING OF THE RED CELL
DISTANCE CHALLENGE
- GRAND
PRAIRIE, Texas (Oct. 1, 2010) - Maclovio
Regalado’s Sheet Burns, trained by
Alfredo Sanchez, outdueled Blue Ribbon
Dash down the stretch to win the
Inaugural Running of the $36,720 Red
Cell Distance Challenge, for
three-year-olds and up at 870 yards,
over a fast track at Lone Star Park on
Friday night.
JUMPN
SHAKE WINS THIRD STRAIGHT AND QUALIFIES
WITH BEST TIME IN DASH FOR CASH FUTURITY
TRIALS ON SATURDAY - GRAND
PRAIRIE, Texas (Sept. 25, 2010) –
Antonio Flores’ Jumpn Shake, trained by
Benjamin Garza and ridden by Manuel
Garcia, extended his current winning
streak to three in a row and became the
fastest qualifier with a time of 19.322
seconds for 400 yards among 151
competitors in the Dash For Cash
Futurity trials over a muddy track on
Saturday night at Lone Star Park.
MR TRULY UNO AND MS RIPTIDE TIE FOR
FASTEST QUALIFYING TIME IN DASH FOR CASH
DERBY TRIALS - Gelding and Filly
Run Fastest Time of 21.588 Seconds Among
53 Competitors - GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas
(Friday, Sept. 24, 2009) – Jacque
Tanton’s Mr Truly Uno, winner of the
sixth race, and James Cordell’s Ms
Riptide, who crossed the finish line
first in the eighth race during the
Grade 1, $200,000 Estimated Dash For
Cash Derby trials on Friday night at
Lone Star Park finished tied for the
fastest qualifying time for the finals
to be run on Saturday, Oct. 9.
Miss
Kips Streakin is Fastest Qualifier for
$30,000 Merial Distaff - GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Sept. 18,
2010) – Gerardo Luna’s Miss Kips
Streakin, trained by Erika Huitron and
ridden by Santos Carrizales, was the
fastest of 10 qualifiers in Saturday
night’s trials for The $30,000 Merial
Distaff Challenge for fillies & mares,
three years old and up, which will be
run at Lone Star Park on Saturday, Oct.
2.
Streakin
Illusively Wins Opening Night Classic
Chevrolet Heartbeat of America Handicap
- GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Sept. 17, 2010)
– Five Star Partners’ Streakin
Illusively, trained by Judd Kearl,
earned his first career stakes victory
in the 13th Running of the Grade 3,
$25,000 Classic Chevrolet Heartbeat of
America Handicap on opening night at
Lone Star Park.
