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Trainer Gelner's Goal: Keep Horses Happy
Article By: Hal Lundgren
Those 18 Thoroughbreds Jayde Gelner brought to Sam Houston Race Park are more than "horses" or "trainees." He considers them teammates.
THE $75,000 DARBY’S DAUGHTER AND $75,000 MY DANDY WILL BE CONTESTED SATURDAY, JANUARY 7 AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
Opening Day for the 2023 Thoroughbred Meet is Friday, January 6
HOUSTON, TX- The first two stakes of the 2023 Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred season will take place Saturday, January 7. The $75,000 Darby’s Daughter and $75,000 My Dandy, at 5 ½ furlongs on the main track, are part of the Clarence Scharbauer Jr. Texas Stallion Stakes Series (TSSS), a set of races for progeny of nominated Texas-based stallions. The series, run at Sam Houston Race Park and Lone Star Park, honors notable Texas Thoroughbred fillies and colts and geldings.
RICH HISTORY AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK FOR NATIONALLY PROMINENT TRAINER BRET CALHOUN
Friday, January 6 Is Opening Day for the 43-Day Live Thoroughbred Meet
HOUSTON, TX – Since opening as the first Class 1 racetrack in Texas, Sam Houston Race Park has played a pivotal role in the careers of many accomplished horsemen and women. In 1994, Bret Calhoun was one of the young trainers in the inaugural live racing season.
PROMOTIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS SET FOR THE 2023 SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK LIVE RACING SEASON
HOUSTON, TX – Live Thoroughbred racing resumes at Sam Houston Race Park on Friday, January 6 and will continue through April 8. Officials recently announced a transition to afternoon racing each Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 pm (Central). Holiday Monday racing, also at 1:00 pm, will take place on Martin Luther King Day and President’s Day. Admission will be $5.00 on all live racing days for the upcoming season.
SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK ANNOUNCES ITS 2023 THOROUGHBRED RACING DATES AND STAKES SCHEDULE
HOUSTON, TX – Live racing returns on Friday, January 6, 2023 with several changes planned for its 43-day Thoroughbred meet. The Thoroughbred meet will feature afternoon racing on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 1:00 pm (Central). Holiday Monday racing, also at 1:00 pm, will take place on Martin Luther King Day and President’s Day.
ALI RIVERA, JUAN DIAZ, JR. AND CARLOS PONCE EARN TITLES IN THE 2022 SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK QUARTER HORSE MEET
HOUSTON, TX –The 2022 Sam Houston Quarter Horse racing season concluded on Saturday, June 18 with the running of six stakes for Texas-breds and the presentation of the end of the meet awards for leading jockey, trainer and owner.
QUALITY PERFORMANCES FROM TEXAS-BREDS CLOSE OUT THE 2022 SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK QUARTER HORSE RACING SEASON
HOUSTON, TX –Texas-breds closed out the 2022 Quarter Horse season at Sam Houston Race Park on Saturday, June 18. Several familiar names made successful returns to the winner’s circle, including El Tartanero Jess in the Sam Houston 250 Stakes; Dak in the Sam Houston 550Stakes and Just A Perfect Grace winning her first stakes and Lethal White Veil impressing an enthusiastic crowd with her finish in the Sam Houston Starter Stakes.
HIS TIME TO DEAL CAPTURED THE $108,000 WILLIE HICKMAN MEMORIAL TO CLOSE OUT THE 2022 SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK QUARTER HORSE SEASON
Shockinglyfamous Dominated in the $53,250 Jesse Yoakum 870 Memorial
HOUSTON, TX – Sam Houston Race Park saluted Texas-bred Quarter Horses and two horsemen who are deeply missed in the racing community. Both Willie Hickman, who had many roles in the Sam Houston racing office and trainer Jesse Yoakum were remembered in named stakes on the closing night of the meet.
