News & Updates
SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK 2024 QUARTER HORSE LIVE RACING SEASON TO FEATURE 15 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.
TIZ CONSIDERED NOTCHES HIS FIRST STAKES VICTORY IN THE $75,000 GEXA GROOVY AND TOO MUCH KIKI RETURNS TO THE WINNER’S CIRCLE IN THE $75,000 BARA LASS AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
Texas Pride on Display on the Houston Racing Festival Card
HOUSTON, TX- Sam Houston Race Park hosted another excellent edition of its annual Houston Racing Festival program on Saturday, January 27. Two features for accredited Texas-breds kicked off the card with impressive performances in both the $75,000 Bara Lass and the $75,000 Gexa Groovy.
DYNADRIVE LIVED UP TO HIS NAME IN THE GRADE 3, $200,000 JOHN B. CONNALLY TURF CUP WITH AN IMPRESSIVE SCORE BY NEAT IN THE BOB BORK TURF MILE AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
Jockey Reylu Gutierrez Won Both Turf Stakes on the Houston Racing Festival Card
HOUSTON, TX- For the second year in a row, there were some anxious moments Saturday morning at Sam Houston Race Park when heavy rain pelted the Houston area earlier this week and again on Friday evening. But, thankfully, the Grade 3, $200,000 John B. Connally Turf Cup as well as the $100,000 Bob Bork Texas Turf Mile remained on the grass.
CLASSY BELLAMORE SURGES TO THE WIRE IN THE GRADE 3, $300,000 HOUSTON LADIES CLASSIC AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
Trainer Steve Asmussen Saddles His Fifth Winner in the Championship for Fillies and Mares
HOUSTON, TX – Four wins was clearly not enough for Hall of Fame conditioner Steve Asmussen in Sam Houston Race Park’s Grade 3, $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic. He added a fifth title today with a brilliant finish by Kaleem Shah Inc.’s Bellamore, under a well-timed ride by Sam Houston Race Park’s leading jockey Stewart Elliott.
STAKES WINNER TOO MUCH KIKI RETURNS IN THE $75,000 BARA LASS WITH IMPRESSIVE MAIDEN WINNER TIZ CONSIDERED FAVORED IN THE $75,000 GEXA GROOVY AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
Two Texas-Bred Features Will Kick Off the Houston Racing Festival Stakes
HOUSTON, TX- HOUSTON, TX- Sam Houston Race Park will host its annual Houston Racing Festival program on Saturday, January 27. The 11-race program begins at 1:00 pm (Central) and will be highlighted by the Grade 3, $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic and the Grade 3, $200,000 John B. Connally Turf Cup. Prior to the running of the graded stakes, fans will have an opportunity to see two features for accredited Texas-breds. Fillies will compete in the $75,000 Bara Lass and their male counterparts in the $75,000 Gexa Groovy. Both will be run at the distance of six furlongs on the main track.
PROMISING TURF STARS HEADLINE THE $100,000 BOB BORK TEXAS TURF MILE ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
Stakes Named in Honor of Former Sam Houston Race Park President Robert L. Bork
HOUSTON, TX- The Houston Racing Festival is set for Saturday, January 27 at Sam Houston Race Park with eleven races beginning at 1:00 pm (CT). Five stakes will be contested, highlighted by the Grade 3, $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic and the Grade 3, $200,000 John B. Connally Turf Cup.
MIKE MAKER QUARTET AND TURF CHAMPIONS PALAZZI AND SUNLIT SONG HEADLINE SATURDAY’S GRADE 3, $200,000 JOHN B. CONNALLY TURF CUP AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
One of Two Graded Stakes to Be Contested Saturday, January 27
HOUSTON, TX- The Houston Racing Festival will take place on Saturday, January 27 with five stakes, highlighted by the Grade 3, $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic. The second graded stakes, the Grade 3, $200,000 John B. Connally Turf Cup, attracted 12 turf specialists, and is always one of the most anticipated championships at Sam Houston Race Park. The stakes is named in honor of the late Texas Governor John B. Connally, who was instrumental in the passage of pari-mutuel racing in Texas. He will never be forgotten as Sam Houston Race Park was the first Class 1 racetrack to open in the Lone Star State.
HIDDEN CONNECTION TO FACE SIX RIVALS IN THE GRADE 3, $300,000 HOUSTON LADIES CLASSIC AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 27
Trainer Steve Asmussen In Pursuit of His Fifth Victory in the Championship for Fillies and Mares
HOUSTON, TX- The fields are set for the premier day of Thoroughbred racing at Sam Houston Race Park. The Houston Racing Festival will take place on Saturday, January 27 with an afternoon post time of 1:00 pm (Central).
