Gillespie County Fair's Annual Mixed Meet Opens July 4, Condition Book and Stakes Schedule Released
(Fredericksburg, TX - Tuesday, June 24, 2020) - The Gillespie County Fairground Association has released its 2020 stakes schedule and condition book, which includes a $1,500 across the board purse increase for both Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred day races. The 2020 G.C.F.A. live race meet will run July 4 thru August 23. Full Story

Lone Star Park Opens for Spectators Sunday - Just in Time for Texas Champions Day Card
(Grand Prairie, Texas - Wednesday, June 10, 2020) - This Sunday, Lone Star Park hosts Texas Champions Day, featuring seven stakes races celebrating Texas-bred horses. And beginning this Sunday, June 14, the grandstand will be open for spectators and for wagering on every live racing day throughout the remainder of the 2020 Thoroughbred racing season. The season, which began on Friday, May 22 without spectators, is set to continue, now with spectators, through Wednesday, August 11, pending race date approval by the Texas Racing Commission. Full Story

Lone Star Park Finalizes a Revised Stakes Schedule for 2020 Thoroughbred Meet
(Grand Prairie, Texas - Thursday, June 4, 2020) - Lone Star Park's 2020 Thoroughbred racing season was to begin April 18 for a 44-day run, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meet's start was delayed until May 22. The abbreviated 36-day meet, which is allowing no spectators at this time, will run through Sunday, August 2. The revised 2020 Thoroughbred stakes schedule features a total of 18 stakes worth $1.4 million. Full Story