News & Updates
WILLIE HICKMAN PASSES AWAY AT 64
HOUSTON, TX – Willie S. Hickman, who served in numerous capacities in the Texas/ Louisiana racing industry, passed away in Houston on March 15. He had been hospitalized with pneumonia and died at the age of 64.
JOCKEY JANSEN MELANCON FINDING SUCCESS ACROSS STATE LINES AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
Solid Meet for the Son of Top Louisiana Jockey Gerard Melancon
HOUSTON, TX- In the business world, there are countless stories about family-owned businesses transitioning between generations. In the racing industry, training mantles have been passed down between parent and child with tremendous success. But obstacles are plentiful when the son of an elite jockey chooses to pursue that same career path.
THRILLING FINISHES AND EMOTIONAL TRIBUTES MADE FOR A SPECIAL TEXAS PREVIEW NIGHT AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
Trainer Karen Jacks Wins Two of the Five Features
HOUSTON, TX- Sam Houston Race Park hosted another successful edition of Texas Preview tonight and as expected, the pride of Texas breeders, owners, trainers and jockeys was in full display in each of the five stakes contested. The annual event serves as a preview for Texas Champions Day, which will take place on Saturday, March 26 and the majority of tonight’s winners are expected to return for the seven Champions Day stakes, which will each be run for a purse of $100,000 again this year.
TEXAS PREVIEW NIGHT AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK SET FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19
HOUSTON, TX- Sam Houston Race Park will present Texas Preview Night on Saturday, February 19 featuring five stakes on both the main track and Connally Turf Course. The nine-race card begins at 6:55 pm (CT) with several Texas Thoroughbred Association (TTA) champions and rising stars competing in the $75,000 Jim’s Orbit, $75,000 Two Altazano, $75,000 Houston Turf, 75,000 H-Town Stakes and the $75,000 Miss Bluebonnet Turf.
SEVEN SCENTS, GREELEY AND BEN AND BREEZE RIDER NOTCH STAKES VICTORIES ON THE HOUSTON RACING FESTIVAL UNDERCARD
Trainer Karl Broberg Wins the Pulse Power and Stonerside Sprint on Sunday’s Card
HOUSTON, TX- While the Grade 3, $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic and the Grade 3, $200,000 John B. Connally Turf may have attracted the greatest interest from the media and the national racing audience, there were some highly impressive victories in the Houston Racing Festival undercard stakes. Here are the recaps for the $100,000 Pulse Power Turf Sprint, $75,000 Stonerside Sprint and $75,000 Jersey Lilly Turf.
RED RUN RALLIES TO TAKE THE $200,000 BOB BORK TEXAS TURF MILE AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
Trainer Steve Asmussen Notches Two Stakes Wins on the Houston Racing Festival Card
(Houston, TX) –One of the four Houston Racing Festival undercard stakes featured a very competitive field and a new name in honor of Robert L. Bork, former Sam Houston Race Park president. The $200,000 Texas Turf Mile for 3 year-olds has been renamed the Bob Bork Texas Turf Mile. Bork, who made a tremendous impact on the racing industry, nationally and in Houston, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2021 at the age of 83.
ANOTHER MYSTERY AND FANTASIOSO SHARE A VICTORY IN THE GRADE 3, $200,000 JOHN B. CONNALLY TURF CUP AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
Full Field of Accomplished Turf Specialists Thrill the Crowd with a Photo Finish and Historical Dead Heat
HOUSTON, TX- To say that history was on the line in Sunday afternoon’s Grade 3, $200,00 John B. Connally Turf Cup at Sam Houston Race Park, would be a major understatement. Since its first running in 1995, the stake has attracted some of the top turf horses in the country. On Sunday, not one but two turf specialists added their names to the list of John B. Connally Turf Cup champions and history was made as the race resulted in a dead heat for the win for the first time.
PAULINE’S PEARL PULLS AWAY TO WIN THE GRADE 3, $400,000 HOUSTON LADIES CLASSIC AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
Record Handle of $5.98 Million Set on the 11-Race Card
(Houston, TX) – A very successful renewal of the Houston Racing Festival at Sam Houston Race Park took place on Sunday afternoon with exciting performances throughout the program and tremendous support by horseplayers here and across the country.
