News & Updates
COMPETITIVE FIELD SET FOR THE $75,000 SAM HOUSTON CLASSIC (G2) ON FRIDAY, MAY 10 AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
Prominent Texas Horsemen Leon Bard and John Buchanan To be Honored with Named Stakes on Friday Night’s Card
HOUSTON, TX -Racing fans and longtime Texas Quarter Horse supporters are in for a treat on Friday, May 10 when Sam Houston Race Park will host five stakes. Post time for the ten-race card is 6:30 pm (Central) and will include the following featured events:
SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK TO CELEBRATE THE 150th RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY ON SATURDAY, MAY 4
Live Racing, $500 Hat Contest, Dining Specials, Mint Juleps and More!
Sam Houston Race Park (www.shrp.com) invites Houstonians to celebrate the heritage, fashion and excitement of the 150thRunning of the Kentucky Derby, racing’s most prestigious day on Saturday, May 4 .
ENSIGNIA AND AGUILA RAPIDA SET FASTEST QUALIFYING TIMES IN OPENING NIGHT AQHA CHALLENGE TRIALS AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK QUARTER HORSE LIVE RACING SEASON
Opening Weekend of the 2024 Quarter Horse Meet Resumes on Saturday, April 20 at 6:30pm (Central)
HOUSTON, TX - The 2024 Quarter Horse racing season at Sam Houston Race Park, presented by 811 Call Before You Dig, is off and running. An enthusiastic crowd was on hand for the track’s opening night festivities on Friday, April 19.
LIVE QUARTER HORSE RACING, 30TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON FESTIVITIES AND DIAMOND DIG SET FOR OPENING WEEKEND AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
Post Time for Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20 is 6:30pm (Central)
HOUSTON, TX - The 2024 Quarter Horse racing season at Sam Houston Race Park, presented by 811 Call Before You Dig, gets underway on Friday, April 19, with live racing and special events set for Friday and Saturday evening.
SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK’s 30th ANNIVERSARY SEASON CONTINUES ON FRIDAY, APRIL 19 WITH LIVE QUARTER HORSE RACING
Opening Night Features Trials for the Adequan Derby and John Deere Challenge
HOUSTON, TX - The 2024 Quarter Horse racing season at Sam Houston Race Park, presented by 811 Call Before You Dig, gets underway on Friday, April 19 with a ten-race card, beginning at 6:30 pm (CT). Opening weekend continues with nine races set on Saturday, April 20, also at 6:30 pm. The 25-day meet will run through Saturday, June 15.
STEVE ASMUSSEN, STEWART ELLIOTT AND L AND G RACING STABLES CLINCH TITLES IN THE 2024 SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK THOROUGHBRED LIVE RACING SEASON
(Houston, TX) –Sam Houston Race Park closed the curtain on its 30thanniversary Thoroughbred live racing season on Sunday, April 7. Highly competitive racing and excellent weather prevailed for the majority of the 43-day meet, which began on Friday, January 5.
SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK 2024 QUARTER HORSE LIVE RACING SEASON TO FEATURE 16 STAKES
Opening Day of the 25-Day Meet is Friday, April 19
HOUSTON, TX - Sam Houston Race Park will kick off its 2024 Quarter Horse racing season on Friday, April 19. The 25-day meet will continue through Saturday, June 15.
FINAL FOUR TEXAS CHAMPIONS DAY STAKES FILLED WITH EXCITING FINISHES AND FIRST TIME STAKES WINS FOR TWO JOCKEYS AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
Erik Asmussen and Isaiah Wiseman Ride First Stakes on Saturday, March 23
HOUSTON, TX- While college basketball might take center stage in the month of March, Texas Champions Day at Sam Houston Race Park certainly provided its share of excitement, emotion and rewarding finishes for both Thoroughbreds and their connections. Seven stakes were contested with plenty of highlights throughout the afternoon card. A previous recap of the $100,000 Texas Thoroughbred Association Oaks and Derby, as well as the emotional farewell victory by Mr Money Bags, can be viewed here.
