News & Updates
Sam Houston Race Park's winner's circle has no formal name.
Article By: Hal Lundgren
Were there an official title during this year's Quarter Horse meet, it would have been the Juan Diaz Jr. Winner's Circle.
SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK HONORED LONGTIME TEXAS TRAINERS LEON BARD AND JOHN BUCHANAN ON SATURDAY, JUNE 3
Jockey Froylan Ramirez Piloted Both Lipstick Promise and Tic It to the Dance to Victory
HOUSTON, TX – An exceptional night of Quarter Horse racing took place Saturday, June 3 at Sam Houston Race Park, highlighted by the final of the $461,835 Sam Houston Futurity (G2). Two features were also contested honoring John Buchanan and Leon Bard, who were involved in Quarter Horse racing prior to the passage of pari-mutuel racing in Texas and prominent at Sam Houston Race Park when the track opened in 1994 until their passing. Many breeders, owners, trainers, and jockeys were in attendance and shared memories with the Buchanan and Bard family members.
JESS FLYING COWGIRL POSTS THE UPSET IN THE $461,835 SAM HOUSTON FUTURITY (G2) SATURDAY, JUNE 3 AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
Trainer Juan Diaz, Jr. Becomes the First Trainer to Win the Sam Houston Futurity Three Times
HOUSTON, TX –Sam Houston Race Park hosted the final of the richest race of the 2023 Quarter Horse meet, the $461,835 Sam Houston Futurity (G2) on Saturday, June 3. For the past two years, Juan Diaz, Jr. has trained the winner of the prestigious championship for 2-year-olds, and with four qualifiers, the odds were pretty good that he could win his third.
PROMINENT TEXAS HORSEMEN JOHN BUCHANAN AND LEON BARD WILL BE HONORED IN STAKES FEATURES AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK ON SATURDAY, JUNE 3
The Ten-Race Program Gets Underway at 6:25 pm (Central)
HOUSTON, TX – An outstanding night of Quarter Horse racing is set for Saturday, June 3 at Sam Houston Race Park with four stakes, highlighted by the $461,835 Sam Houston Futurity (G2). The $51,535 Sam Houston Juvenile will also be contested along with two features named in honor of prominent Texas horsemen John Buchanan and Leon Bard.
In a rider's memory, some losses bring back emotional stings.
Article By: Hal Lundgren
A 2022 defeat at Sam Houston Race Park wasn't one of those painful moments
for Ali Rivera.
THE FIELD IS SET FOR THE $461,835 SAM HOUSTON FUTURITY (G2) ON SATURDAY, JUNE 3 AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK
Records on the Line for Trainer Juan Diaz, Jr. and Owner Rogelio Marquez, Jr.
HOUSTON, TX –Sam Houston Race Park ran 18 trials for the richest race of the 2023 Quarter Horse meet, the $461,835 Sam Houston Futurity (G2). On May 12 and May 13. Five qualifiers from each night will return this Saturday, June 3, and each of the connections are hopeful that their horse will capture the prestigious championship.
No one ever accused Fletcher Huskey, the late rancher, aviator and Texas horseman, of easy-chair life.
Article By: Hal Lundgren
span style="font-variant-caps:normal">span style="letter-spacing:normal">span style="text-transform:none">span style="widows:auto">span style="caret-color:#212121">There was always a new wish around the corner. In his youth, Fletcher got a firm "No" after telling his mother he wanted to fly. So he secretly bought a crop-duster and learned to fly it, seat-of-the-pants, without telling mom.
Bryan Pettigrew named Vice President and General Manager of Texas Racing Operations for PENN Entertainment
(Houston, TX – May 23, 2023) – Horse racing industry veteran Bryan Pettigrew will be returning to Texas to lead PENN Entertainment’s horse racing operations at Sam Houston Race Park in Houston and at Retama Park in Selma. Pettigrew was previously head of marketing at Sam Houston Race Park in the mid-1990s before joining the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) and later the Breeders’ Cup in Lexington, KY where he was the Chief Marketing Officer before departing in 2019.
