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July 2024
Texas Racing Commission Issues Letter Regarding Safety Practices
April 2024
Share Your Thoughts with the Texas Racing Commission
Steve Asmussen, Stewart Elliott and L and G Racing Sables Clinch Titles in the 2024 Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred Live Racing Season
Sam Houston Race Park 2024 Quarter Horse Live Racing Season to Feature 16 Stakes
March 2024
Consignments for the 2024 TQHA Yearling Sale Due May 1st
Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame Honors 2024 Inductees at Sam Houston Race Park Event
February 2024
Catalogue Released for the 2024 Texas Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale
Lone Star Park Announces 2024 Thoroughbred Meet Stakes Schedule
November 2023
Important Public Service Announcement Regarding Texas Racing Commission License Processing Times for Sam Houston Meet
October 2023
Texas Racing Commission Grants 2024 Race Dates
September 2023
THP News: Texas Can't Endorse or Be Part of the News Racing Health and Safety Act
August 2023
THP Update: Texas Racing Is Holding Steady
April 2023
Statement on EHV-1 Outbreak in Grayson County: Texas Racing Commission Takes Steps to Address EVH-1 Outbreak
Steve Sexton Mile Headlines 2023 Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule At Lone Star Park
When Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez Came from Mexico to the U.S., His Riding Potential Surpassed his English Skills
March 2023
Jockey Stewart Elliott Wins His 5,000th Career Race Aboard Meant For Me at Sam Houston Race Park
May 2022
Alert: All Racing Participants Must Register with HISA By July 1st
January 2022
Stall Applications for Lone Star Park's 2022 Thoroughbred Racing Season Due by March 1st
December 2021
Lone Star Park Announces 2022 Thoroughbred Racing Season
October 2021
The October Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
August 2021
Texas Racing Commission Releases Updates to Medication Guidelines
July 2021
Texas Racing Commission Grants 2022 Race Dates for Texas Racetracks
May 2021
Retama Park 2021 Quarter Horse Dates Transferred to Sam Houston Race Park
April 2021
THP News Alert: An Update on the Horse Industry Escrow Account
The April Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
March 2021
Lone Star Park 2021 Thoroughbred Racing Season's Promotional Schedule Finalized
January 2021
Lone Star Park Thoroughbred Meet Stall Applications Available, Due by March 8
December 2020
Lone Star Park Announces 2021 Thoroughbred Racing Season
November 2020
Lone Star Park Smashes All-Time Record for Average Daily Export Handle
September 2020
Texas Horsemen's Partnership Statement to Members Regarding the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020
Lone Star Park's Lucrative Quarter Horse Season Stakes Schedule Features 23 Stakes Worth an Estimated $3,000,000
August 2020
Lone Star Park Wraps Up Thoroughbred Meet with Record-Setting Handle
July 2020
Lone Star Park Hires Patterson as Racing Secretary
June 2020
Gillespie County Fair's Annual Mixed Meet Opens July 4, Condition Book and Stakes Schedule Released
Lone Star Park Opens for Spectators Sunday - Just in Time for Texas Champions Day Card
Lone Star Park Finalizes a Revised Stakes Schedule for 2020 Thoroughbred Meet
April 2020
Lone Star Park Stable Area to Start Accepting Horses on Monday, May 4; Racing Office Opens Friday, May 1
February 2020
Reserved Seats for Lone Star Park's 2020 Thoroughbred Racing Season Go on Sale Tuesday, February 18
Purse Increase Announced at Lone Star Park, Richest Purses in a Decade
Lone Star Park to Race 70 Days in 2020
January 2020
Lone Star Park Unveils Richest Stakes Schedule in a Decade
December 2019
The December Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
August 2019
17 Stakes Worth a Combined $2.4 Million Highlight Lone Star Park's 2019 Quarter Horse Racing Season
July 2019
THP Action Alert: Please Write to Thank Your Texas Legislators Who Voted for HB2463
THP Partner Organizations, TTA and TQHA Reach Agreement on Split of Anticipated Revenue Resulting from Passage of House Bill 2463
June 2019
Governor Abbott Signs Two Bills That Benefit the Texas Horse Racing Industry
April 2019
The April Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Urgent Action Alert: Horsemen Contact Your State Representatives Urging Them to Support HB2463, HB1995, and HB3366
Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Texas Racing Commission
March 2019
Registration Now Open for 2019 Lone Star Park Handicapping Championship Series: Steve Sexton Mile Day Challenge on April 28
Three Racing-Related Bills To Be Heard by House Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee on Tuesday, March 26
Reserved Seats for Lone Star Park's 2019 Thoroughbred Season Go on Sale Monday, March 18
February 2019
Lone Star Park Announces 2019 Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule
January 2019
Groom Elite Trainer's Prep Classes Set for February 23-26 at Sam Houston Race Park
Lone Star Park Increases Purse for Steve Sexton Mile to $300,000
Live Thoroughbred Racing Returns to Sam Houston Race Park on Friday, January 25
November 2018
Lone Star Park Wraps 2018 Quarter Horse Season with Remarkable Increase to Live Wagering Handle
October 2018
The November Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
September 2018
Lone Star Park 2018 Quarter Horse Season Gets Underway
August 2018
Lone Star Park Releases 2018 Quarter Horse Season Stakes Schedule
July 2018
Lone Star Park Season Ends with Record-Setting Gains in Average Daily Handle for Second Consecutive Year
April 2018
The April/May Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
March 2018
The Texas Horsemen's Partnership Main Office Has Moved
Texas Quarter Horse, Paint & Appaloosa Horsemen's Organization 2018 Board of Directors Election Results
February 2018
Groom Elite Announces Trainers' Exam Classes at Lone Star Park on April 11-13
Lone Star Park Announces 2018 Thoroughbred Season Stakes Schedule
December 2017
The December Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
November 2017
Lone Star Park See Positive Gains in Attendance and On-Track Live Handle Figures from Recently Concluded Fall Season
October 2017
Urgent Action Alert: Horsemen Please Write Texas Racing Commission in Opposition to New Racetrack License Fee Schedule
Texas Racing Commission Changes Penalty Guidelines for Clenbuterol Effective October 25, 2017
September 2017
The October Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Urgent Action Request: Horsemen Please Write Texas Racing Commission in Opposition to New Racetrack License Fee Schedule
Texas Racing Commission Approves Unfavorable New Funding Proposal, To Be Published in Texas Register for 30 Days for Public Comment
Texas Horse Owners Encouraged to Vaccinated Against Mosquito-Borne Illnesses
August 2017
Lone Star Park's $2,460,000 Quarter Horse Season Stakes Schedule Topped by $1 Million Texas Classic Futurity
Highly Successful 20th Anniversary Thoroughbred Season Concludes with Highest Year-Over-Year Increase in Live Handle in Track's History
July 2017
Race in Honor of Former TTHBPA Director of Racing Terry Blanton to Be Run Sunday at Lone Star Park
June 2017
The June Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
May 2017
Attention Horsemen: Texas Racing Commission Issues Changes to Therapeutics List, Penalty Guidelines, and Classification Schedule Effective Friday, May 12, 2017
Urgent Action Alert: Please Write Your Senator and the Lt. Governor Asking for SB 1971 to Be Brought to the Senate Floor for a Vote
Urgent Action Alert: Please Write Your Senator and the Lt. Governor Asking for SB 1972 to Be Brought to the Senate Floor for a Vote
April 2017
Lone Star Park's Grade 3 Texas Mile Renamed for Steve Sexton
Action Alert: Please Write Members of the Senate Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs Committee Asking Them to Support Senate Bills 1971, 1972, & 1973!
March 2017
The March/April Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Action Alert: Please Write These Legislators in Support of Bills Beneficial to the Texas Racing Industry!
TTHBPA 2017 Board of Directors Election Results
Reserved Seats on Sale Now for Lone Star Park's 2017 Thoroughbred Season
Groom Elite to Hold Trainers' Exam Prep Class at Lone Star Park on April 5-7
Call to Action: Five Bills to Benefit Texas Racing Industry Filed This Week with Texas Legislature - We Need Your Help!
February 2017
Grand Prairie Resident Finishes in Top 10, Earns $52,000 at 18th National Handicapping Championship in Las Vegas Saturday
January 2017
THBPA 2017 Board of Directors Election Results
Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred Revises Entry Policy Effective Monday, January 23rd
2017 Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred Meet Kicks Off Friday, January 20th
Sam Houston Race Park Postpones Seven Texas Champions Weekend Stakes
Attention Horsemen: NTRA Establishes Process For Individuals to Urge Treasury to Enact Proposed Pari-Mutuel Regs; Submits Response On Behalf of Industry
Lone Star Park Sets Stakes Schedule for 2017 Thoroughbred Meet
Sam Houston Race Park Implements New Entry Policy Due to EHV-1 Outbreak at Fair Grounds
December 2016
The December Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Nominating Period for TTHBPA 2017 Board of Directors Election Underway
Attention Horsemen: Urgent Efforts Continue To Reinstate H-2B VISA Returning Worker Exemption - Your Help Needed!
Gov. Abbott Appoints Texas Racing Commission Chair Pablos as Texas Secretary of State
November 2016
Dale Coleman Passes Away
November 2016
Dale Coleman Passes Away
October 2016
Nominating Period for THBPA 2017 Board of Directors Election Underway
Memorial Service for Trainer and Jockey Clifton De Tiege Scheduled for October 12 at Retama Park Chapel
September 2016
Nevill Document Solutions Stakes Highlights Opening Night of Lone Star Park's Fall Meeting of Champions Friday
Sam Houston Race Park Announces 2017 Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule
American Horse Council Action Alert: Take Action to Support H-2B Program Now
August 2016
$1 Million Texas Classic Futurity Tops $2.49 Million Fall Meeting of Champions Stakes Schedule
The August Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Texas Racing Commission Grants 2017/2018 Race Dates for Texas Tracks
Dr. Susan Rollo Selected as State Epidemiologist
Updated EHV-1 Policy in Effect at Lone Star Park, Ban Eliminated on Horses Shipping from Ruidoso Downs
July 2016
Lone Star Park's 20th Spring Thoroughbred Season Concludes with Positive Gain from Live Handle
June 2016
Lone Star Park Updates Equine Herpesvirus (EVH-1) Policy Due to Recent Positive at Ruidoso Downs
TAHC Releases Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) Quarantine
May 2016
Dr. Andy Schwartz Steps up as Texas State Veterinarian
Texas-Bred Hez Primed an Ready Honored as 2016 Horse of the Meet at Sam Houston Race Park American Quarter Horse Meet
Attention Horsemen: New TRC Policy Regarding Equine Health Inspection Requirements Goes Into Effect Tuesday, May 3, 2016
April 2016
The April Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Lone Star Park Hires Jim Byers as Track Announcer
March 2016
Attention Horsemen: Please Participate in the Texas Horse Racing Industry Economic Impact Study
Attention Horsemen: Horsemen's Accounts Moving to "Positive Pay"
Trials for the Bank of America Challenge Championship Kick Off the 2016 Quarter Horse Meet at Sam Houston Race Park
Lone Star Park Updates Policy Regarding (EHV-1) Equine Herpesvirus
Bravura Named 2016 Horse of the Meet at Sam Houston Race Park
Lone Star Park Adopts New Claiming Policy for Texas-Breds
February 2016
Sam Houston Race Park Implements Entry Policy Regarding EHV-1
Texas Racing Commission Funding Restored Through August 31, 2017
Lone Star Park Adopts Policy Regarding Equine Herpesvirus
The February Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Temporary Restraining Order Halts Any Action Today by Texas Racing Commission on Rules Regarding Historical Racing
Retama Park Issues EHV-1 Equine Herpesvirus Policy Effective February 1
January 2016
Texas Racing Loses Former THP Chairman and National HBPA President John O. Roark
Texas Horsemen's Partnership Comments Regarding Texas Racing Commission Executive Director Chuck Trout's Letter Regarding Plan to Shut Down the Agency
Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred Meet Gets Underway This Friday
Press Release: Texas Horsemen’s Partnership Files Legal Action Against Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Regarding Texas Racing Commission Funding
December 2015
Call to Action: Make a Donation Today to Support the Texas Horsemen's Partnership's Legal Action to Protect the Texas Racing Industry
November 2015
Texas Racing Commission Issues New Identification Requirements for All Persons Applying for a License Which Requires Fingerprints
The November/December Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Live Thoroughbred Racing Returns to Sam Houston Race Park January 15th
October 2015
The October/November Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Texas Racing Commission Approves 2016 Race Dates for Texas Racetracks
Live Racing Returns to Thursday Nights at Lone Star Park
September 2015
Longtime Trainer P. J. Oliver Passes Away, Funeral Scheduled for September 26 in San Antonio
Texas Horsemen's Partnership Launches FundMe Online Fundraising Initiative to Fund Fight to Save Texas Horse Racing
The August/September Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Press Release: Texas Horsemen's Partnership Statement Regarding Deal Reached to Fund Texas Racing Commission for Three Months
August 2015
Attention Horsemen: Your Presence is Needed at the Texas Racing Commission Meeting in Austin on August 25th
Register Now for the Trainers' Exam Prep Classes Scheduled for August 14-16 at Retama Park
July 2015
Positive Gains in Attendance and Simulcast Handle at Lone Star Park Thoroughbred Meet Despite Record Rainfall and Cancelled Races
Attention Horsemen: You Must Have Original Coggins Test Results with Every Horse You Transport
The Paddock Foundation to Host Roses to Ribbons Horse Fair Supporting Thoroughbred Aftercare Saturday, July 11 at Lone Star Park
June 2015
The June Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Lone Star Park Summer and Fall Training Center Information
May 2015
Sam Houston Futurity Champion Ivan James Honored as 2015 Horse of the Meet at Sam Houston Race Park American Quarter Horse Meet
April 2015
The April Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
TTHBPA 2015 Board of Directors Election Result
Gates Open on Lone Star Park's 19th Spring Thoroughbred Season Thursday, April 9
March 2015
Sam Houston Race Park Quarter Horse Meet Kicks Off March 27th
Register Now for April 1-3 Trainers' Exam Prep Class at Lone Star Park
Handle and Attendance Gains Highlight 2015 Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred Meet
2015 Lone Star Park Music Series to Feature Eight Concerts During the Spring Thoroughbred Season
Lone Star Park 2015 Spring Thoroughbred Season Reserved Seats on Sale Monday, March 9
February 2015
THP Urgent Action Alert: Please Contact Your State Senator and Representative Expressing Your Support for the Texas Racing Commission
THBPA 2015 Board of Directors Election Results
Lone Star Park Releases Spring Thoroughbred Season Stakes Schedule
January 2015
Full Fields Set for Opening Night of the Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred Meet
December 2014
The December Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
November 2014
UPDATED WITH OBITUARY: Texas Racing Industry Loses Champion, Friend Sammy Jackson
Lone Star Park Concludes 17th Fall Meeting of Champions Season with Positives
Nominating Period for TTHBPA 2015 Board of Directors Election Underway
Judge Rules Texas Racing Commission Exceeded Its Authority Allowing Historical Racing Machines in Texas
Nominating Period for THBPA 2015 Board of Directors Election Kicks Off at Nominating Meeting at Lone Star Park on November 15
Sam Houston Race Park Live Thoroughbred Racing Kicks Off January 16th with Updated Promotion Schedule
October 2014
Lone Star Park Selected to Host 2015 AQHA Bank of America Challenge Championships
Lone Star Park Announces Purse Increase for Second Straight Fall Meeting of Champions Season for American Quarter Horses
Texas Horsemen Retain Attorney in Matters Related to Historical Racing
Sam Houston Race Park Announces 2015 Thoroughbred Meet Stakes Schedule
September 2014
Sam Houston Race Park Names Fred Hutton as New Racing Secretary
15 Stakes Races Worth Over $2.4 Million Highlight Lone Star Park's 2014 Fall Meeting of Champions for American Quarter Horses
The September Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
August 2014
Texas Racing Commission Adopts Rules for Historical Racing in Texas
Historical Racing Rules, Future Race Dates on Texas Racing Commission Meeting Agenda for Friday, August 29
Texas Racing Commission Delays Action on Historical Racing Rules; Not Part of August Meeting Agenda as Further Study Continues
TAHC Update: Six New Cases of Vesicular Stomatitis Confirmed in Central Texas
July 2014
The July/August Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
TAHC Update: Eight New cases of Vesicular Stomatitis Found in Bastrop and Travis Counties
TAHC Update: Two New cases of Vesicular Stomatitis Found in Bastrop and Travis Counties
Call to Action: Write a Letter and/or Sign This Petition Urging the Texas Racing Commission to Approve Rules for Historical Racing
TAHC Update: Second Case of Vesicular Stomatitis Found in Texas
July 4 Opening for Gillespie County Fair’s Annual Mixed Meet
June 2014
Texas Racing Commission Votes to Publish Rules for Pari-Mutuel Wagering on Historical Horse Races to Texas Register
Lone Star Park Summer and Fall Training Center Information
May 2014
The May/June Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame Horseman Tommy Oliphant Passes Away
Trainer Danny Pish Scores 500th Lone Star Park Win
Sam Houston Futurity Champion Kiss My Hocks Honored as Horse of the Meet at Sam Houston Race Park
April 2014
Opening Weekend of Lone Star Park's Spring Thoroughbred Racing Season Begins Thursday, April 10
Kentucky Derby Winner Mine That Bird to Make Public Appearance Saturday at Lone Star Park to Promote "50 to 1" The Movie
March 2014
The March/April Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Trials for the Sam Houston Maiden Classic Kick Off the 2014 American Quarter Horse Meet at Sam Houston Race Park
Triumph And Song Named 2014 Horse of the Meet at Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred Meet
Register Now for April 2-4 Trainers' Exam Prep Class at Lone Star Park
Saturday Night Racing & Improvements Await 18th Spring Thoroughbred Racing Season
February 2014
Attention Horsemen: Lone Star Park Issues Policies and Procedures Alert
Reserved Seats on Sale Monday, February 17 for Lone Star Park's 2014 Spring Thoroughbred Season
Race For Education Accepting College Scholarship Applications Through March 28
Texas Horsemen's Partnership 2014 Board of Directors Election Results
Lone Star Park to Hold National Anthem Auditions Tuesday, February 18 From 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
January 2014
11 Stakes Worth $1 Million Highlight Lone Star Park's 2014 Spring Thoroughbred Meet
Sam Houston Race Park Releases the New SHRP Mobile App
Thoroughbreds Return to Sam Houston Race Park on Friday, January 17th
December 2013
Kent Slabotsky Named Vice President at Lone Star Park
HRTV And Fox Sports Southwest to Broadcast the 2nd Annual $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic at Sam Houston Race Park on January 25th
November 2013
Calling for Nominees for the TTHBPA Board of Directors Election
The November/December Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Lone Star Park Concludes 2013 Fall Meeting of Champions with Positive Gains Across the Board
Free Flu Shots for Currently Licensed Horsemen and Their Families on Wednesday, November 13 at Retama Park
Sam Houston Race Park's 2014 Live Thoroughbred Racing Season Kicks Off January 17
September 2013
Free Flu Shots for Currently Licensed Horsemen and Their Families on Friday, September 27 at Lone Star Park
$1 Million Texas Classic Futurity on Saturday, November 9 Tops Lone Star Park's $2.4 Million Est. Fall Meeting of Champions Stakes Schedule
Sam Houston Race Park Announces 2014 Race Dates and Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule
The September Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Update on the Retama Park Turf Course
August 2013
Texas Racing Commission Sets 2014 Race Dates for Texas Racetracks
July 2013
The July/August Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Average Daily Attendance Up Two Percent as Lone Star Park's Spring Thoroughbred Season Concludes
June 2013
The June Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
May 2013
Bret Calhoun Reaches 600th All-Time Lone Star Park Win
Jockeys & Java Returns to Lone Star Park May 25
THP News Alert: Contact House Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee Members Now!
April 2013
Turf Racing at Lone Star Park Suspended Until at Least May 4
Lone Star Park's 2013 Live Racing Season Kicks Off Thursday Night with the 17th Running of the Premiere Stakes
March 2013
THP News Alert: Legislative Call to Action for All Texas Horsemen - March 26, 2013
Joyful Victory Named 2013 Horse of the Meet at Sam Houston Race Park
Stakes Program, Attendance and Handle Gains Highlight Recently Concluded 2013 Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred Meet
THBPA and TTHBPA Board Elections Concluded
THP News Alert: Legislative Call to Action for All Texas Horsemen - March 18, 2013
Big Changes and a Brand New Look for Lone Star Park's 17th Spring Thoroughbred Racing Season
Attention Horsemen: Don't Forget - Clenbuterol Withdrawal Time Changes from 96 Hours to 14 Days on March 28th
The March Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
February 2013
Texas Racing Commission Releases a List of Additional Changes to Permissible Medication Levels in Texas
Lone Star Park "Track Talk" Newsletter for February Released
Attention Horsemen: Clenbuterol Withdrawal Time Changes to 14 Days on March 28th
Memorial Service for Jerry Todd Set for Saturday, February 16
THBPA Election Results
Horsemen Discussion Drug Violation Penalty Enforcement with Texas Racing Commission
January 2013
New Post Times for Saturdays at Sam Houston Race Park
Success Noted on All Levels for the Inaugural Houston Ladies Classic at Sam Houston Race Park
Sam Houston Race Park Makes $10,335 Donation to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
New Main Track Renovation & Grandstand Improvements Highlight 2013 Spring Thoroughbred Season at Lone Star Park
Clenbuterol Withdrawal Time Remains 96 Hours in Texas
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Texas Racing Commission Releases a List of Changes to Permissible Medication Levels in Texas
Live Racing Returns to Sam Houston Race Park Next Weekend with the Richest Race in SHRP History on January 26th
Lone Star Park Undergoing Racetrack Surface Renovation
Trainer Ralph "Bubba" Arnold Passes Away, Funeral Saturday, January 5
December 2012
The December Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Sam Houston Race Park Set to Offer On-Track Mobile Wagering
Calling for Nominees for the TTHBPA Board of Directors Election
November 2012
Texas Racing Commission Releases a List of Changes to Permissible Medication Levels in Texas
October 2012
Longtime jockey Raul Ramirez Sr. Passed Away on October 21
Sam Houston Race Park Announces the $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic, the Richest Thoroughbred Stakes Race in the State of Texas
Free Flu Shots for Currently Licensed Horsemen and Their Families on Wednesday, October 17 at Retama Park
Nominating Period Underway for THBPA Board of Directors Election, Nominating Meeting at Lone Star Park on October 20
September 2012
Free Flu Shots for Currently Licensed Horsemen on Friday, September 28 at Lone Star Park
Lone Star Park's Fall Meeting of Champions for American Quarter Horses Set to Kick Off This Friday, September 14
The September Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
August 2012
Important Information for Texas Horsemen Regarding Depositing Checks into Your Horsemen's Bookkeeper Account
July 2012
The July/August Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Challenging Lone Star Park Season Concludes
June 2012
Successful Quarter Horse Breeder Allen Moehrig Passes, Funeral on June 27
TAHC Update: New Mexico Reports More Cases of Vesicular Stomatitis
Q & A with Lone Star Park Track Maintenance Director George McDermott
May 2012
Charmin Chief Corona Named Horse of the Meet for Sam Houston Race Park American Quarter Horse Meet
Preakness Stakes Day Attendance of 12,715 Highest in Eight Years at Lone Star Park
Smuggled Horses in West Texas Found to be Diseased
Sam Houston Race Park to Offer Free Admission Beginning May 20
TAHC Update: Vesicular Stomatitis Detected in Two Horses in New Mexico
April 2012
Pinnacle Entertainment Announces Agreements to Acquire Majority Interest in Retama Park Racetrack in Texas
Trainer Bret Calhoun Records Career Win 2,000
TAHC Update: "Pigeon Fever" in Horses Update
Asmussen First Trainer to Reach 1,000 Wins at Lone Star Park
Live Racing Resumes Thursday Night at Lone Star Park
March 2012
Special 2:30 p.m. Post Time at Sam Houston Race Park on Saturday, March 31
The March/April Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Trials for the Sam Houston Maiden Classic Kick Off the 2012 American Quarter Horse Meet at Sam Houston Race Park
Thoroughbred Meet Closes with Big Increases at Sam Houston Race Park
Coyote Legend Named Horse of the Meet at Sam Houston Race Park
Lone Star Park 2012 Spring Thoroughbred Meeting Reserved Seats and $avings $pecials on Sale This Monday, March 12
Horsemen's Reminder: Lone Star Park Training Center Spring Session Opens Monday, March 12
February 2012
Sam Houston Race Park Announces Purse Increase
TABA 2011 Award Winners Named, TM Fred Texas Named Horse of the Year
Take A Minute to Complete the Texas Racing Commission's Customer Service Survey
Sam Houston Race Park Meet Off to Big Start with 24% Increase in Handle at Meet’s Midpoint
Lone Star Park Spring Training Session Begins March 12, Track Now Requires Negative Piroplasmosis Test for Entry
January 2012
Texas Horsemen’s Partnership Launches Facebook and Twitter Pages
The January/February Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
12 Stakes Worth $1.3 Million Highlight Lone Star Park Thoroughbred Meeting
The Ladies Take Center Stage Friday at Texas Champions Weekend at SHRP Opens Its Thoroughbred Meet
Texas Comptroller Releases Bulletin Regarding Sales Tax on Use of Horses
VIP Preview of New Simulcast Building at Lone Star Park Celebrates American Diabetes Association
Global Gaming Solutions Unveils Multi-Million Dollar Investment In Simulcast Building At Lone Star Park At Grand Prairie
Live Racing Returns to Sam Houston Race Park with Two New Wagers and the Highest Purses in Park History
December 2011
Texas Comptroller's Office Schedules Webinars on the New Ag and Timber Exemption Requirements
November 2011
Online Bidding Open for Texas Arabian Breeders Association 2012 Stallion Breeding Auction
The November/December Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Retama Park Posts Increases in Total Handle and Attendance, Breeders' Cup a Huge Success
Texas Horseman Robert "Pepper" Martin Passes Away at 89
October 2011
Nominating Period Underway for THBPA Board of Directors Election, Nominating Meeting at Lone Star Park on October 21
Nominating Period Underway for TTHBPA Board of Directors Election
Attention Horsemen: THP Offers Free Flu Shots to Horsemen and Their Families at Retama on October 19 and Lone Star on October 21
Governor Perry Appoints Houston CFA to TRC to Fill Pablos' Vacancy
El Jovan and M2 Technology Senorita Stakes to Be Run Over Retama Turf Course on October 15, Training Hours Change
ASPCA Provides $250,000 for Hay in Equine “Bale-Out” for Texas and Oklahoma in Wake of Devastating Shortage
September 2011
Disabled Jockey Salvador Perez to Receive Amtryke® Therapeutic Tricycle at Lone Star Park Saturday, October 1
The September/October Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Texas Racing Commission Grants 2012 Live Race Dates for Texas Racetracks, Amends Retama’s 2011 Dates
Opening Night of 2011 Fall Meeting of Champions at Lone Star Park Features Classic Chevrolet Heartbeat of America Handicap
August 2011
THP Board Member Jim Helzer to receive University of Louisville’s 2011 Galbreath Award
UDPATED: Former THP Board Member J. Benny Pennington Passes Away, Funeral Arrangements Added
No Turf Racing at Retama Park This Week
MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS® Joins LOPE Texas for Annual Benefit Horse Show
July 2011
Retama Park Announces Increase In Purse Money, Increased Handle and Attendance Boost Horsemen’s Account
LOPE 2011 Benefit Horse Show Set for September 17 at Hy Court Farm in Cedar Creek
17 Stakes Races Worth $2.5 Million Highlight Lone Star Park's 2011 Fall Meeting Of Champions Stakes Schedule
The July/August Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Texas Racing Commission to Hold Horse Race Dates Committee Meeting: Committee Encourages Stakeholder and Public Participation
Average Daily Attendance Increases 10 Percent During Lone Star Park's 2011 Thoroughbred Meeting
Global Gaming Begins Multi-Million Dollar Renovations with Lone Star Park’s Post Time Pavilion
June 2011
Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie Training Center Summer Session to Begin Saturday, July 16
State Veterinarian to be Available at Retama Park on Tuesday Morning, June 21
Lone Star Park's Third Annual Jockey Charity Softball Game on Tuesday, June 28
The May/June Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
TAHC Update: June 3 - Texas Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) Update
May 2011
TAHC Update: May 27 - Texas Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) Update
TAHC Update: May 25 - Texas Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) Update
TAHC Update: May 19 - Texas Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) Update
Track Record Setting Filly, Pandorum, Named Horse of the Meet at Sam Houston Race Park
Racing Commission Approves Change of Ownership of Lone Star Park
THP News Alert: Slots Legislation Update - May 11, 2011
HJR 111 Passes Out of Committee – Will Let Texans Vote on Allowing Slot Machines at Licensed Racetracks and Indian Reservations
Kentucky Oaks-Derby Attendance of 30,849 Third Highest All-Time at Lone Star Park
April 2011
Attention Horsemen: General Horsemen's Meeting Set For Thursday, April 28 at Lone Star Park
Lone Star Park Draws 50,471 Fans for Opening Weekend
Lone Star Park's 2011 Live Thoroughbred Racing Season Begins Thursday Night, April 14
Sam Houston Race Park Announces Purse Increase
Texas Racing Commission Approves Ownership Change Affecting Three Texas Tracks
March 2011
Over 800 Turn Out for Horsemen's Day at the Capitol
Do You Care About the Future of Horse Racing in Texas? If So, It Is Time to Take Action!
Lone Star Park Featured Fun-Filled Promotions for 2011 Spring Thoroughbred Season
Revised Entry Schedule Planned for March 31 at Sam Houston to Accommodate Horsemen's Day at the Capitol
Come Join Us for a Horsemen's Day at the Capitol on Thursday, March 31 - RSVP Here by March 25!
Horsemen's Alert: Special Training Schedule at SHRP March 19 Through 25
Lone Star Park Introduces New Wagering Format for 2011
Mark Your Calendars: Horsemen's Day at the Capitol on March 31
2011 Thoroughbred Meet Sees Solid On-Track Handle Increase at Sam Houston Race Park
The March/April Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Connally Winner Schramsberg Named Horse of the Meet at Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred Meet
2011 Lone Star Park Spring Thoroughbred Season Reserved Seats and $avings $pecials On Sale Monday, March 14
Texas HORSE Endorses Slots Legislation Filed Today in Texas Legislature
American Quarter Horse Meet Gets Underway on March 11 at Sam Houston Race Park
Sam Houston Race Park Will Conduct Quarter Horse Training Races on Wednesday, March 9
February 2011
Sam Houston Race Park Announces Purse Increase
Important Texas Horse Industry Meetings
Poll Finds Huge Margin of Texans Favor Right to Vote on Slots at Tracks, Large Majority Favors Actual Proposal
Horsemen's Alert: Check with SHRP Racing Office Before Shipping in to Train this Week
Reminder: Stall Applications for SHRP Quarter Horse Meet Due Thursday, February 10th
Sam Houston Race Park Cancels Racing on Friday, February 4 Due to Weather
TAHC Officials Urge Awareness of Global Foot and Mouth Disease Threat
Attention Horsemen Shipping Into Sam Houston Race Park
Texas Racing Commission 2010 Annual Report Available
January 2011
TABA 2010 Award Winners Named, Chriss SWA Named Horse of the Year
General Horsemen's Meeting Set for January 28 at SHRP
Attention HBPA Horsemen: Scholarship Available Up to $6,000, Application Deadline April 15
TTHBPA Election Results
Immigration Officials Targeting the Horse Racing Industry
Texas Champions Day Highlights Opening Weekend of Sam Houston Race Park's Thoroughbred Meet
Texas Racing Commission Releases Report on the Current State of Horse and Greyhound Racing in Texas and Industry Recommendations for Improvement
THP News Alert: 82nd Texas Legislative Session Begins Today, Sign Up for News from Texas H.O.R.S.E.
Attention Horsemen: The 82nd Texas Legislative Session Begins on January 11th
Live Racing Returns to Sam Houston Race Park on January 21 with the Highest Purse Structure in Its History
December 2010
2011 Lone Star Park Thoroughbred Meet Features 19 Stakes Worth More Than $2.1 Million, 16% Average Total Purse Increase and New Turf Starter Series
Texas Veterinarian Commits to AAEP Mission as 2011 President
The December Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
TTHBPA Election Underway, THBPA Election Concluded
Chuck Trout Appointed Interim Executive Director of the Texas Racing Commission
November 2010
Global Gaming Withdraws License Request from Texas Racing Commission Meeting Agenda
Retama Park Drops Daily Rate for Horsemen Staying Through December 31, 2010
Average Daily Attendance and Live On-Track Handle Increases During Lone Star Park's Fall Meeting of Champions
Sam Houston Race Park Announces 2011 Live Thoroughbred Racing Stakes Schedule & Post Times
TTHBPA Board Member Bret Calhoun Saddles Two Breeders' Cup Winners
Texas Racing Commission Executive Director Charla Ann King Set to Retire
Nominations Closed for TTHBPA Election, Ballots to Be Mailed on or About December 1
Michael Martin appointed to Texas Racing Commission
October 2010
Lone Star Park to Remain Open for Training Through December 31
Retama Park 2010 Thoroughbred Meet Posts Significant Increase In Handle And Attendance
THBPA Election Process Will Begin with Nominating Meeting at Lone Star Park on October 28
TTHBPA Board Meets, Appoints Nominating Committee for Election
Stall Applications for 2011 SHRP Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse Meets due on December 13
Annual THP Elections Process Set to Commence, TTHBPA Board Will Appoint Nominating Committee at October 19 Meeting
Retama Park Expands Live Racing For Remainder of 2010
Don't Be Fooled by Small Group Trying to Undermine Legislative Efforts
September 2010
TVMA Committee Resolves to Support VLT Legislation Promulgated by Texas HORSE
LOPE Fall 2010 Texas Book Tour Kicks Off October 3
Sam Houston Race Park Enters Into Joint Venture With Penn National Gaming, Inc.
The September Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Sam Houston Race Park Announces 2011 Live Thoroughbred Racing Stakes Schedule
Texas Racing Commission Sets 2011 Race Dates for Texas Racetracks
Horsemen, Breed Associations, Tracks Come to Agreement on 2011 Race Dates, Submit Agreement to Racing Commission
Retama Park Meet Opens with Large Fields, Wagering Exceeding Projections
August 2010
Comin Thru Recognized as 2010 American Quarter Horse "Horse of the Meet" at Sam Houston Race Park
Texas Racing Commission Horse Race Date Calendar Committee Meeting: Work Continues on Plan for Race Dates, Stakeholders Voice Frustration About Condition of Industry
Sam Houston Race Park Concludes 2010 Quarter Horse Meet: Houston Race Track Continues To Experience Declines Due To Out of State Competition
July 2010
Texas Racing Commission Hosts Horse Race Dates Committee Meeting: Difficult Choices, Decisions Ahead
Average Daily Attendance Increases Slightly During Lone Star Park 2010 Thoroughbred Meet
Lone Star Park Training Center Summer Session Begins August 1st
Lone Star Park Revises Stable Area Entry Requirements
Lone Star Park Cancels Last Three Races Friday Due to Tote Malfunction
Texas Racing Commission Approves Reduction in Race Days for Retama's Fall Meet
Texas Racing Commission Opens Race Date Application Period and Forms Race Date Committees
Texas Horsemen Melvin Karr Passes Away
Texas Horsemen's Partnership Meetings at LSP and SHRP Part of Continuing Examination of Possible 2011 Race Dates in Texas
June 2010
Texas Horsemen's Partnership Statement Regarding 2011 Race Dates in Texas
All Licensed Texas Horsemen Strongly Urged to Attend Meetings Regarding Texas' 2011 Race Dates at Lone Star or Sam Houston
TAHC and TAMU College of Veterinary Medicine Team Up
Texas Racing Commission to Consider Opening Race Date Application Period
Quarantine Lifted at Lone Star Park; It Was the Result of an Administrative Mistake at Testing Lab
Two Horses at Lone Star Park Test Postitive for Equine Piroplasmosis - Trainers Bret Calhoun, Kevin Favre and Brian House Horses To Be Quarantined
May 2010
Kentucky Derby Winning Owner Bill Casner of Flower Mound to Sign Autographed Pictures on Memorial Day at LSP
"Jockey & Java" Free Breakfast and Horse Workout Program Premieres on May 29 at LSP
LOPE's Annual Benefit Show is June 5 at the Hays County Civic Center in San Marcos
TAHC Update: Equine Piroplasmosis Testing Now Available at TVMDL
Kentucky Oaks-Derby Attendance of 28,379 Fifth Highest All-Time at Lone Star Park
Another Kentucky Derby Superfecta Winner at Retama Park
April 2010
Sam Houston's 17th Annual American Quarter Horse Meet Kicks Off This Weekend with Live Racing, Live Music, and Kentucky Oaks and Derby Simulcasts
Acting Zippy Named 2009/2010 Thoroughbred Horse of the Meet at Sam Houston Race Park
Live Racing Resumes Thursday Night, April 8, at Lone Star Park
March 2010
2010 Country Throwdown Tour Presented by Rockstar Energy Drink Coming to The Showgrounds at SHRP
Studs and Suds Microbrew Festival at Lone Star Park on May 31st
Lone Star Park Introduces Starter Package to Benefit New and Casual Fans
Ali Dee Named Entertainment Host at Lone Star Park
Two Nights of Lone Stars & Stripes Fireworks on July 3-4 at Lone Star Park
Sam Houston Race Park and Constellation Wines Host a Special Wine & Food Tasting Event on Friday, March 19
Lone Star Park to Offer 47 Days/Nights of Free Music Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday During Spring Thoroughbred Meet
Effective Immediately: New Entry Policy for Lone Star Park
Food Lovers Invited to Participate in a Chef's Table at Sam Houston Race Park
Full Field of 450 Registered to Compete in Saturday's Lone Star Park Handicapping Series First of Three Qualifiers
Lone Star Park 2010 Spring Thoroughbred Meet Reserved Seats and $avings $pecials on Sale Monday, March 8
February 2010
Change to This Week's SHRP Entry Schedule
Lone Star Park Institutes Special Shipping Requirements Effective Immediately
Texas Arabian Racing Awards for 2009
Trainer Eddie Milligan Sr. Passes Away
Texas Racing Commission Announces Revised Fingerprint Waiver Policy
The February Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Tattooer to Be Available at Retama Park on Schooling Race Day, February 19
Lone Star Park's Training Schedule for March
TTHBPA Election Results
January 2010
Sam Houston Race Park Requests Monday Race Dates for March 2010
THBPA Election Results
Attention Horsemen: New 2010 Meet Entrance Requirements for Manor Downs Stable Area
Sam Houston Race Park & Gallery Furniture Continue Efforts for 2010 Stakes Race Featuring Zenyatta & Rachel Alexandra
2010 Lone Star Park Thoroughbred Meet Features 21 Stakes Worth More Than $2.2 Million
Sam Houston
Cancels Live Racing & Idol Contest on January 8 & 9 Due
to Inclement Weather Conditions
Sam Houston Training Hours as of January 5th
December 2009
Former Texas HBPA, TTA President Stanley Beard Passes Away
Governor Perry Appoints Haywood to Texas Racing Commission
Dr. Dee Ellis Selected to Take Reins of Texas Animal Health Commission
The December Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
November 2009
The November Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Retama Park Wraps 2009 Live Thoroughbred Season
Prominent Texas Horseman Leland Cook Passes Away
TAHC Update: Equine Piroplasmosis Disease Investigation Continues
Tom Harris Hired as the New Voice of Sam Houston Race Park
Attention Horsemen: Updated Shipping Requirements for Lone Star Park
Sam Houston Race Park Shipping Requirements for 2009/2010 Thoroughbred Meet
LOPE Book Now Available
Texas Racing Commission Alert: Critical Tick Disease Control Effort - Equine Piroplasmosis
October 2009
Retama Park Decreases Races Per Day to Eight
Translation Support for the Trainer's Test Temporarily Unavailable from the Texas Racing Commission
Tick-Transmitted Horse Disease Detected on South Texas Ranch
Sam Houston Race Park & Gallery Furniture Partner for Texas Champions Day and Additional Live Racing Events in 2010
Sam Houston Race Park Streamlines Admission Process for Live Racing Events
September 2009
Texas Racing Commission Approves 2010 Race Dates
Notice Regarding Texas Racing Commission Licensees with Past Due Child Support
Global Gaming LSP, LLC Named Stalking Horse Bidder in Lone Star Park Sale
Sam Houston Race Park Announces Live Racing Schedule for 2010
The September Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
Turbulenz Named 2009 American Quarter Horse "Horse of the Meet" at Sam Houston Race Park
August 2009
Retama Park's Fall Thoroughbred Meet Set to Begin Tonight, August 28th
July 2009
The August Issue of The Texas Horsemen's News is Out
One Lucky Fan Will Win a FREE Trip to L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort as Part of The Park's 15 Year Anniversary Celebration on August 20
Business at Lone Star Park 2009 Thoroughbred Meet Reflects Local and National Economic Recession
Sam Houston Race Park Returns to Saturday Evening Post Time in August
Texas Racing Commission Announces Increase in Occupational Licensing Fees
Online System for Submitting Racing Commmission Applications Will Be Down for Maintenance and Upgrades Beginning August 1
Texas Racing Commission Issues Revised Returned Check Policy
TAHC Update: Two Horses in East Texas Die from Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE); Vaccinate Your Horses and Protect Against Mosquito Exposure!
11th Annual Texas Quarter Horse Association Yearling Sale and Summer Showdown Returns to SHRP on July 24-25
SHRP Reinstates Two Graded Stakes Races for the 2009 Quarter Horse Meet
June 2009
SHRP Cuts Purse Money and Three Stakes Races at Current Quarter Horse Meet
Lone Star Park Jockeys Announce Inaugural Charity Softball Game at Quiktrip Park on June 29
TAHC Update: Nation's First Case of Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) for 2009 Detected in Texas
May 2009
Lone Star Park Cancels Stakes
The Texas Horsemen's News Moving to Electronic-Only Format
Sam Houston Race Park & FOX Sports Houston to Launch New Racing Show on May 18
Lone Star Park Announces 6% Purse Cuts Starting on May 22
Successful Grand Re-Opening Weekend at Sam Houston Race Park
Sam Houston Race Park Announces 2009 Platinum Partners
April 2009
$20,000+ Live Oak Stakes Tops Grand Re-Opening Race Card at Sam Houston Race Park on Saturday, May 2
LOPE Silent Auction Open Online
Retired Racehorse to Go 2650 Miles for Education and Other Retirees
Longtime Texas Horseman James Harris Passes Away
Texas Racing Commission No Longer Accepting Official Works from Delta Training Center
Sam Houston Race Park Establishes Facility-Wide Green Initiatives as Part of Grand Re-Opening
Longtime President/CEO Tommy Azopardi Resigns from THP
Groom Elite Founder to Attempt Feat No Female Equestrian Has Accomplished
It's Not Too Late - Claiming Crown 2009 Nominations Due Friday, April 17!
THP Election Results
Sam Houston Race Park Partners with Daktroniics for New State-of-the-Art Tote Board Score Board System
March 2009
Sam Houston Race Park Grand Re-Opening Celebration Features Live Racing, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts with The Smithereens, Kentucky Derby Events & More May 1-3
Texas Arabian Breeders Association Racehorse Sale Set for April 25 at Retama Park
Lone Star Park Features Fun-Filled Promotions for 2009 Spring Thoroughbred Meet Starting April 9
Longtime Texas Trainer Tommie Morgan Passes Away
Lone Star Park Charitable Foundation Contributes $60,000 to 16 Charities
Lone Star Park Will Host City of Grand Prairie Centennial Event on Saturday, April 25
Dr. Charles W. Graham Inducted Into AQHA Hall of Fame
LOPE's Third Annual Benefit Horse Show is Set for May 9 in Seguin
Lone Star Park 2009 Spring Thoroughbred Meet Reserved Seats and Concert VIP Packages Go on Sale this Monday, March 9
Lone Star Park's Parent Company Files Bankruptcy, Track Officials Assure Operations, Upcoming Meet Will Not be Affected
February 2009
Texas Racing Commission Grants Delta Training Center Permission to Give Official Works
Reminder: All Manor Downs Opening Day Starters Need a Race or Work Since January 14
Clarification: Ted Abrams Sr. is Running for the THBPA Board
Manor Downs Schooling Races Set for Wednesday, February 18
Change to Policy Regarding Children in the Stable Area at Retama Park Effective March 1
Texas Racing Commission Will No Longer Mail Licensing Renewal Reminders to Owners and Trainers
Manor Licensing Office to Open Tuesday, February 10
The Randy Rogers Band, Beach Boys Highlight Opening Weekend at Lone Star Park
January 2009
2009 Training Race Schedule for Retama Park
Sam Houston Race Park Begins Roof Replacement on January 22
Texas Lifts Ban on Racehorses Shipping in from the Fair Grounds
TAHC Update: CEM-Infected Stallion Confirmed in Texas
Andrea Young Appointed President at Chief Operating Officer for Sam Houston & Valley Race Park
Anabolic Steroid Testing, Changes in Allowable Toe Grabs Rule Underway
Lone Star Park Announces 2009 Thoroughbred Meet Stakes Schedule
Texas Among 27 States Testing Horses for Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM)
December 2008
Fair Ground Horses Prohibited from Shipping in to Texas Racetracks
LOPE Texas' Holiday Online Auction Underway
Retama Park's On-Line Handicapping Contest Starts December 26
Lone Star Park to Streamline Admissions Process in 2009, Free General Parking to Offset Increase in Admission Fee
Texas Racing Commission Grants Change in Manor Downs' 2009 Race Dates
Texas Classic Futurity Winner Mr Queens Mystery Crowned 2008 Fall Horse of the Meeting at LSP
November 2008
Tejera, Pish Win Retama's Jockey, Trainer Titles at Retama Park
A Call for Help: Your Input is Needed in a Nationwide Survey on the Problem of Unwanted Horses
Adena Springs Donates Four Stallion Seasons to Lone Star Park Charitable Foundation's Mistletoe Ball
HBPA Elections Process Once Again Underway
Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie Will Remain Open for Training This Winter
TRC Commissioner Inducted to International Equine Veterinarians Hall of Fame
Thursday, November 6, is Bob Pollock Day at Retama Park, Horsemen Invited to Celebration
Turf Racing at Retama Park Temporarily Suspended After Saturday, November 8
October 2008
Gov. Perry Names Pablos Presiding Officer of Texas Racing Commission
Texas Racing Commission Approves Move of Sam Houston Race Park's 2008/2009 Thoroughbred Dates to Retama Park
Sam Houston Race Park Cancels 2008/2009 Thoroughbred Meet Due to Hurricane Ike Damages
Texas Racing Commission Announces Anabolic Steroid Testing, Toe Grab Rule to Begin January 1, 2009
Two Texas Horses Test Positive for EEE; Horses Need Protection Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Lone Star Park Charitable Foundation for Grand Prairie Announces Friday, December 5 Date for 2008 Mistletoe Ball
September 2008
Simulcast Events Return to Regular Operating Hourse at Sam Houston Race Park on Friday, September 26
Breeders' Cup Legends Tour Coming to Sam Houston Race Park October 15
Lone Star Park Fall Meeting of Champions Starts Friday, September 27
TAHC's Hurricane IKE Update for September 19
Sam Houston Race Park Opens for Simulcasting on Saturday, September 20
Simulcast Events Cancelled Indefinitely at Sam Houston Race Park Due to Hurricane Ike
TAHC's Hurricane IKE Update for September 15
Simulcast Events Cancelled at SHRP Due to Hurricane Ike for Tuesday, September 16
Sam Houston Race Park Closed Monday, September 15
Sam Houston Race Park Cancels Live Racing and Simulcasting September 12 & 13 Due to Hurricane Ike
Alert: Evacuation for Hurricane Ike with Animals
THP Horsemen's Liaison Office Hours for Retama Park Thoroughbred Meet
August 2008
$1 Million Texas Classic Futurity Tops $2.55 Million Fall Meeting of Champions Stakes Schedule at LSP
Retama Park's 2008 Thoroughbred Meet Opens Friday, August 29
Grazing Workshops Will Offer Classroom and Hands-On Learning Opportunity
Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame Gala to be held on October 4, 2008
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs Offers Free Energy Assessments to Farmers and Ranchers
Lone Star Park to Race 96 Days in 2009
Texas Racing Commission Approves 2009 Live Racing Dates for Retama Park
Sam Houston Race Park Announces 2009 Racing Schedule
July 2008
Record Year for the Texas Quarter Horse Association Yearling Sale at SHRP
Lone Star Park Average Daily Attendance Increases by More Than Five Percent in 2008
THP Office Hours at Sam Houston Race Park Changed for Added Horsemen's Convenience
TVG to Provide Exclusive Live Coverage of 10th Annual Claiming Crown at Canterbury Park
Texas Racing Commission Announces Revisions to Horse Trainer Examinations
Gillespie County Fairgrounds Hosts Successful Opening Weekend of 2008 Mixed Meet
Lone Stars & Stripes Celebration Doubleheader Draws 42,759
June 2008
American Quarter Horse Racing Returns to Sam Houston Race Park on June 26
Lone Star Park Announces 2008 Hall of Fame Inductees
SHRP to Host Inaugural "Racing Around Houston" Spirit Week at The Park June 18-25
First Payment for Dash for Cash Futurity Due Tuesday, July 15, 2008
May 2008
Fireworks, Ford Mustang and Nextel Race Cup Ticket Giveaways Slated for July 3, 4 at Lone Star Park
LOPE Silent Auction Open Online Through Friday, May 30
April 2008
Sam Houston Race Park Announces New Park Rewards Loyalty Program
Lone Star Park's Opening Weekend Results in 29-Percent Increase in Attendance
THP Press Release (April 10, 2008): TTHBPA Board Unanimously Votes to Require any ADWs Seeking to Accept Wagers on Races at Lone Star Park to Enter into a Licensing Agreement with the Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Group
It's Not Too Late - Claiming Crown 2008 Nominations Due Friday, April 25!
Lone Star Park Adds New Pick 5 Wager with 12% Takeout to 2008 Wagering Menu
2nd Annual LOPE Texas Benefit Horse Show Scheduled for May 31
Lone Star Park Names Leary Director of Communications
$10 Advance Lawn Tickets for All 2008 Verizon Wireless Friday Concert Series at the Showgrounds at SHRP on Sale April 5
March 2008
Texas A&M to be Home to Veterinary Cancer Center
Sam
Houston Race Park & Live National Partner for The Showgrounds
at SHRP Live Music Venue
THP Austin
Office Closed for Good Friday, Reopens Monday
Texas
Arabian Breeders Association Race Horse Sale Set for April
5 at Retama Park
Make Your
Voice Heard: H-2B Visas Under Debate by Congress, Call Your
Representative Make a Difference
February 2008
THBPA
and TTHBPA Election Results Feature New and Familiar Faces
Fan Appreciation
Week at Sam Houston Race Park Starts on Saturday, February
16
January 2008
Gary Allan,
Miranda Lambert & Randy Rogers Band Highlight Lone Star
Park's 2008 Country Music Concert Series
Sam Houston
Race Park Appoints Wayne Hodes as Chief Sales and Marketing
Officer & Senior Vice President
2008
Training Race Schedule for Lone Star Park
2008
Training Race Schedule for Retama Park
Eric
Johnston Named Vice President of Racing at Sam Houston Race
Park
December 2007
Grade III
Lone Star Derby Jumped to $400,000; 32 Stakes Worth $3.525
Million Highlight Lone Star Park's 2008 Spring Thoroughbred
Season
LOPE Texas'
Holiday Online Auction Underway
Board
Elections Underway
Illegal
Memories Voted Lone Star Park's 2007 Fall Meeting of Champions
Horse of the Meeting
November 2007
Sam Houston
Race Park to Host Texas Champions Day on Saturday, December
1
Free General
Admission Friday, November 30 at Lone Star With Unwrapped
Toy for WFAA-TV's Santa's Helpers
Retama
Park's 2007 Thoroughbred Meet Posts Significant Growth Numbers
Live Thoroughbred
Racing Returns to Sam Houston Race Park on November 23
Gov. Perry
Appoints Hicks and Schmidt to Texas Racing Commission
THP Austin
Office Relocating, Computer and Phone Systems Will Be Down
November 15 & 16
Pat Day
Bronze to Raise Money for Lone Star Park Charitable Foundation
Through eBay Auction
October 2007
LOPE Founders
Circle Launched
Sam Houston
Race Park Barn Area Opens on November 2
Governor
Perry Appoints Pablos to Texas Racing Commission
LOPE Texas
Benefit Set for Friday, October 19th at Hy Court Farm in
Cedear Creek
Memorial
Service for Parents of Former SHRP Assistant Racing Secretary
Tony Patterson to Be Held Monday, October 15
Texas
Racing Commission Awards 2008 Race Dates for Texas Racetracks
Sam Houston
Race Park Announces Its 2007/2008 Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule
HBPA
Elections Process Once Again Underway
Lone Star
Park's Fall Meeting of Champions Begins 32-Night Run This
Friday, October 5
September 2007
Nafzger,
Carter, Historic Texas Racetracks to Be Inducted into the
Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame at Retama Park Gala on October
13
Wassup
T Doc Named Horse of the Meet at Sam Houston Race Park
Retama
Park Kicks Off 2007 Thoroughbred Meet on Friday, September
7
Final Weekend
of Live Quarter Horse Racing at SHRP Features the Sam Houston
Futurity and Derby
August 2007
Change
in Pari-Mutuel Ticket/Voucher Expiration Dates Takes Effect
on September 1
$1 million
Texas Classic Futurity Tops Lone Star Park Fall Meeting
of Champion Stakes Schedule
SHRP
Racetrack Chaplaincy to Host Benefit Bowling Tournament
on Tuesday, August 28
Governor
Perry Designates Jesse Adams as Chair of the Texas Racing
Commission
July 2007
Modest On-Track
Gains Despite Record Rainfall at Lone Star Park
Lone Star
Park Summer Training Center Schedule
Governor
Perry Appoints Ederer to Texas Racing Commission
Water,
Water Everywhere Raises Risk of Livestock Disease
More Than
41,000 Celebrate Fourth of July Holiday at Lone Star Park
Sam
Houston Race Park Opens Concert Venue in Infield, Hosting
Concert Series
Attendance
Up Significantly for Sam Houston Race Park Opening Weekend
LOPE Texas
Receives Grant, Announces New Sponsor
June 2007
Rain or
Shine: Post-Race Fireworks Tuesday & Wednesday at Lone Star
General
Horsemen's Meeting at Sam Houston Race Park Set for Tuesday,
July 3 at 11:00 a.m.
Sam Houston
Race Park's 2007 American Quarter Horse Meeting Kicks off
on Friday, June 29
General
Horsemen's Meeting at Lone Star Park Set for Thursday, June
28 at 11:30 a.m.
Obituary: Gary
Black
Exciting
Closing Weekend on Tap at Retama Park
May 2007
Asmussen
to be Saluted Thursday Night, May 24th at Lone Star Park
Friday,
May 18 is Deadline to RSVP for Retama Park Race Track Chaplaincy
Gala
AQHA
Hall of Fame & Museum Looking for Artifacts for Exhibits
Retama
Park Granted 2007 Thoroughbred Meet by Texas Racing Commission
Sam Houston
Race Park Announces 2007 American Quarter Horse Stakes Schedule
Retama
Park's 2007 Quarter Horse Meet Underway
LOPE Silent
Auction Open for Bids Through Friday, May 11
April 2007
Attention
Horsemen: New Entry Schedule and Stakes Purse Increases
at Retama Park
It's
Not Too Late - Claiming Crown 2007 Nominations Due Friday,
April 27!
Swingin
Jess, Rusted Steel Shine as Manor Downs Wraps Up Another
Successful Mixed Meet
$1,000,000
Kentucky Derby Challenge Offered at Sam Houston Race Park
Horsemen's
Capitol Visit on April 11 Makes an Impression
Lone Star
Park Kicks Off 10th Anniversary Year Thursday Night
Wrenice
Voted Horse of the Meeting for the 2006/2007 Thoroughbred
Season at Sam Houston Race Park
Veteran
Trainer Charles Werstler Passes Away
Foundation
Class of 14 To Be Recognized in New Lone Star Park Hall
of Fame
March 2007
Racing
Industry Clean-up Bill Passes in Committee
Horsemen's
Capitol Visit Set for April 11th - We Need Your Help!
Sam Houston
Race Park Seeking to Host the Breeders' Cup Championships
Executive
Management Changes Announced at Sam Houston Race Park
Texas Racing
Commission Grants Three Racetrack Licenses
Attention All
Horsemen: Immediate Action Needed - House Bill Could Reclassify
Horses as Non-Livestock
Video Lottery
Terminal Bill Introduced
SHRP's Bork
Elected TRA President
Reserved
Seating for Lone Star Park's 10th Anniversary Year Goes
On Sale Monday, March 12, at 8:30 a.m.
Shubeck
Named Lone Star Park President & General Manager; Hail,
Newman Promoted to Vice-President & Assistant General Manager
February 2007
Changes
to Phenylbutazone Overage Penalties in Texas Take Effect
on March 15
Manor
Downs Mixed Meet Underway
Foreigner,
Robert Earl Keen to Perform Concerts on Opening Weekend
at Lone Star Park
Memorial Service
for Owner/Trainer Lloyd Nepple Will Be Held February 13
at Retama Park
Corey
Johnsen Resigns as President of Magna Entertainment Corp.
Southern Operations
January 2007
Texas
Racing Commission to Open Manor Downs Licensing Office on
Wednesday, February 7
Deadline
to Receive THBPA Election Ballots Extended to Friday, January
26th Due to Weather Issues
2007
Training Race Schedule for Lone Star Park
2007
Training Race Schedule for Retama Park
Lone Star
Park To Hold 11th Annual National Anthem Auditions on February
27
Native
Texas Rider Terry Stanton Announces His Retirement
Governor
Perry Appoints David Gregorio Cabrales to the Texas Racing
Commission
December 2006
Lone Star
Park Announces 2007 Spring Thoroughbred Season Stakes Schedule
February
1 is Deadline to Name Foals of 2005; Released Names to be
Published
Happy Holidays
from the Texas Horsemen's Partnership
LOPE Texas Holiday Stallion
Season Auction Underway
Country
Chicks Man Voted Lone Star Park Horse of the Meeting
November 2006
Sam
Houston Race Park to Host Silent Auction to Benefit the
Jockey Crisis Fund on Texas Champions Day, December 2
TAHC Advisory:
Horse Owners Urged to Implement Best Management Practices
to Prevent Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA)
Sam Houston
Race Park's 2006/2007 Thoroughbred Meeting Kicks Off This
Friday, November 17
Lone Star Park at Grand
Prairie Will Remain Open for Training This Winter
October 2006
Longtime
Texas Horseman Jack Dube Passes Away, Funeral to Be Tuesday,
October 10
Bill Martin Fills
Vacancy on TTHBPA Board
September 2006
Texas
Racing Commission Sets 2007 Race Dates
Sam
Houston Race Park Announces its 2006/2007 Thoroughbred Stakes
Schedule
Lone Star
Granted 99 Live Racing Dates for 2007
Hauling
Livestock from Wyoming to Texas? Vesicular Stomatitis (VS)
Regulations Apply
Longtime
Texas Horsewoman Frannie Stewart Passes Away, Memorial Service
Scheduled for Saturday, September 30
THP
Director Jerry Windham Among Four 2006 Inductees into the
Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame
NOTICE:
THBPA Annual/Nominating Meeting Scheduled for October 13
at Lone Star Park Chapel
Sam
Houston's 2006 American Quarter Horse Meeting Concludes
with Honors for Snowy Alibi, Trainer Judd Kearl, Jockey
James Brooks and Owner J C Wells
HBPA
Elections Process Once Again Underway
August 2006
AHC to Hold
Meeting in Austin to Address the National Animal Identification
System, EVA and other National Issues
Magna
Entertainment Corp. Names Johnsen President of MEC Operations
in the Southwest
July 2006
On-Track
Business Stable for Lone Star Park's 10th Spring Thoroughbred
Season
Anthrax
Confirmed in Val Verde and Kinney Counties
Horsemenship
Clinics to Be Held in Fredericksburg and Chappell Hill to
Benefit LOPE Texas
Magnum Crowned
Lone Star's Horse of the Meeting
Veteran
Southwest Trainer Elmer Carter Passes Away at Age 80
"Parade
of Champions" on Closing Day, July 23, at Lone Star Park
to Benefit Grand Prairie's Charities
June 2006
Beginning
August 1, the TRC Will Only Renew Licenses of People in
Default on a Student Loan with TGSLC With Proof of Current
Repayment Agreement
Sam
Houston Race Park Announces Post Time Changes for the 2006
American Quarter Horse Meeting
Houston
Equine Research Organization's (HERO) Awards Grant to LOPE
Texas
May 2006
Notice
to Horsemen: Important Changes at Lone Star Park Beginning
Monday, May 22
Sam
Houston Race Park Announces its 2006 American Quarter Horse
Stakes Schedule
Record
$1.2 Million Wagered by 16,455 on Kentucky Derby at Lone
Star Park
April 2006
SHRP's
McGovern Named to Equibase Management Committee
Important
Information for Horsemen Regarding Retama Park's 2006 Quarter
Horse Meet Opening April 28
Funeral
Services for Alkili Gray at Retama and Lone Star Park on
Tuesday, April 25
Texas
Ag Commissioner Endorses Texas A&M Equine Business Center
Attendance,
Handle Jump on Opening Week at Lone Star Park
TTHBPA
Director and Former THP Chairman John Roark Resigns Post
as National HBPA President
$50,000
Premiere Stakes Kicks Off Lone Star Park's Opening Week
Thursday Night at 6:35 p.m.; Concerts, Easter Egg Hunt Slated
for Weekend
Fort
Prado Voted Horse of the Meeting for the 2005/2006 Thoroughbred
Season at Sam Houston Race Park
Texas Animal
Health Commission Says Proposed Premises Registration Regulations
"On Hold" Till 2007; Voluntary Registration Continues
March 2006
Mare
Reproductive Loss Syndrome (MRLS) Confirmed in Florida
Special Events Aplenty
During Lone Star's 10th Spring Thoroughbred Season
Catalogs
Now Available for April 8 Texas Arabian Breeders Association
Race Horse Sale Set at Retama Park
315 Juveniles Catalogued
for April 4 Fasig-Tipton Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale
at Lone Star Park
Post Times,
Races Set for Lone Star Park Spring Thoroughbred Season
Natural
Horsemanship Trainer Travis Gourley to Lead Clinic to Benefit
LOPE Texas in Fredericksburg on March 26
NTRA
Legislative Update: March 15, 2006 - Internet Gaming Bill
Passes Out Of Committee
Former
TQHA Director Jeff True Named President of United Tote
2006
TQHA Stallion Service Auction Underway
Lone Star
Park 2006 Reserved Seats Go On Sale Monday, March 13
Texas Animal
Health Commission Cancels March 23 Meeting
February 2006
Manor
Downs 2006 Meet Gets Off To Wet Start
Texas
Racing Commission Rejoins RCI
Texas
Arabian Breeders Association Race Horse Sale Set for April
8 at Retama Park
Action
on Texas' Proposed Premises Registration Regulations Postponed
Manor
Downs Stable Area Approved to Open February 9, Schooling
Races Slated for February 15
Magna
Entertainment Corp. Names Drew Shubeck Vice-President and
General Manager for Lone Star Park
2006
Training Race Schedule for Lone Star Park
January 2006
2006
Training Race Schedule for Retama Park
Sam Houston
Race Park Handicappers Capture Top all Teams in the Daily
Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship
Texas Racing
Commission to Open Manor Downs Licensing Office on February
8
Lone
Star Park Unveils New Customer Rewards Program
THP
Invites Horsemen to Free Lunch & Fire Safety Seminar at
Sam Houston Race Park on January 13
Lone Star
Park to Hold Annual National Anthem Auditions on February
28
Jockey
Crisis Fund Silent Auction Set for Saturday, January 21
at Sam Houston Race Park
LOPE
Texas to Present Special Clinic with Legendary Horseman
Ray Hunt on March 11-13
Live
Racing Resumes at Sam Houston Race Park on Friday, January
6
2005 and Prior
Asmussen
Leads North American Trainers in Races-Won for Third Time
Happy New
Year from the Texas Horsemen's Partnership
TAHC Proposes
Regulations for Premises Identification
February
1 is Deadline to Name Foals of 2004; Released Names Published
Happy Holidays
from the Texas Horsemen's Partnership
Lone Star
Announces 2006 Stakes Schedule; Lone Star Park Handicap
Boosted to $400,000
Connally
Breeders' Cup Turf at Sam Houston Race Park Receives Grade
III from the Graded Stakes Committee
Buying
a Horse for Christmas? Be Sure to Check for EIA First
Pyc Paint
Your Wagon Voted Lone Star's Horse of the Meeting
Lone
Star Park and Retama Park Offer Training Options to Texas
Horsemen this Winter
Texas
Supreme Court Rules Current Public School Funding System
Unconstitutional
February
1 is Deadline to Name Foals of 2004; Released Names to be
Published
LOPE
Silent Auction Now Open Online
Texas
Champions Day at SHRP to Include Auction of Retired Racehorse,
Lightening Ball
Devastating
Tornado Affects Horsemen Including Former TTHBPA Board Member
McBride
November
3 Legislative Update from the AHC: Horse Slaughter Ban Included
in USDA Appropriations Package with a Proviso
Tinners
Way and Special Rate Stallion Seasons Donated to LOPE Texas
November
3 Legislative Update from the AHC: Horses Made Eligible
for Federal Emergency Funds
OfficeMax:
THP/NTRA Purchasing Vendor of the Month for November
Return of
Live Racing and Simulcast of Breeders’ Cup Highlight this
Weekend at Sam Houston Race Park
Memorial
Service Planned for Jockey Mark Page at Sam Houston Race
Park
Important
Information for Horsemen Currently Stabled at Retama Park
Stable
Area Opens for the 2005/2006 Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred
Meeting
Texas
Horsemen Do Their Part in Hurricanes Rita and Katrina Relief
Efforts
FedEx:
THP/NTRA Vendor of the Month for October 2005
Corey
Johnsen, Dr. Damon O'Gan Join LOPE Board
Texas Agencies,
Associations Address Hurricane Rita's Animal Issues
Sam Houston
Race Park to Reopen for Simulcasting on Monday, September
26
Lone Star
Park Can Currently Accept Approximately 200 Hurricane Rita
Race Horse Evacuees
Texas Animal
Health Commission Sets Up Hurricane Rita Animal Shelter
Hotline
Bexar
County Office of Emergency Management Needs Volunteers to
Work With Large Animal Evacuees at Freeman Coliseum
Sam Houston
Race Park to Close on Thursday, September 22 - Saturday,
September 24 due to Hurricane Rita
THBPA
Board Member Jerry Windham to Be Inducted in AQHA Hall of
Fame in 2006
Stall
Applications Due Friday for Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred
Meeting
2005/2006
Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule Announced at Sam Houston Race
Park
Lone Star
Park Charitable Foundation Organizes Volunteer Day to Assist
Hurricane Katrina Evacuees, Community Needs on September
24
Si Puede
and Janet Van Bebber Reign Supreme in the 2005 Quarter Horse
Meeting at Sam Houston Race Park
TTHBPA
Board Member and His Employees Raise $85,300 for Hurricane
Katrina Relief
Retama
to Host Hurricane Katrina Relief Drive on Friday, September
9
Changes
Horsemen Need to Be Aware of as Retama Moves to Wednesday
Through Saturday Race Week
"Racing to
the Rescue" Fund Established to Aid Industry Victims of
Hurricane Katrina, National HBPA Establishes Toll-Free Horsemen's
Hotline
Texas
Racing Commission Approves 2006 Race Dates for Texas Racetracks
Youbet.com
to sponsor to White Horse Award Cash Prize
Hupp Will Not
Seek Re-Election
Retama
to Begin Offering Quarter Horse Works on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Beginning August 16
Turf Paradise
Hires Lone Star Park Executive Eugene Joyce as General Manager
Gary Acuff
Named Animal Science Department Head at Texas A&M University
TQHA Yearling
Sale Sets Another Record at Sam Houston Race Park
Texas
Horse Racing Hall of Fame to Induct Four at October 1 Gala
NTRA
Legislative Update: July 29, 2005 - Senator McConnell Introduces
Legislation to Promote Horse Industry
TTHBPA
Board Member John Roark Re-Elected for Third Term as National
HBPA President
Texas A&M Animal
Science Professor Howard Hesby Dies
Next Texas
Racing Commission Meeting Moved to Wednesday, August 31
NTRA
Legislative Update: July 18, 2005 - WTO Ruling
Anthrax
Confirmed in Sutton County, Texas
Trainer
Toby Keeton Celebrates his 1,000th Win on July 10 at Sam
Houston Race Park
Texas
Summer Showdown and TQHA Yearling Sale Slated for Friday,
July 29 - Saturday, July 30 at SHRP
Texas Racing
Commission Update; New Executive Secretary Named
Sherwin-Williams:
THP/NTRA Purchasing Vendor of the Month
Texas
Vesicular Stomatitis (VS) Quarantine Released
Sam Houston
Race Park 2005 Quarter Horse Meeting Kicks off on Friday,
June 24
Retama
Park Announces Purse Increase for 2005 Thoroughbred Meet
Sam
Houston Race Park to Host Alex's Lemonade Stands and Ebay
Silent Auction on Belmont Day
Alex's
Lemonade Stand Will Be at Lone Star for Saturday's Belmont
Stakes To Raise Money for Childhood Cancer Research
Legislative
Session Comes to a Close
NTRA
Legislative Update: June 1, 2005 - WTO Ruling Raises Issue
of Account and Internet Wagering
Sam Houston
Race Park to Raise Funds for Alex's Lemonade Stand on Belmont
Day
Vesicular Stomatitis
Confirmed in Texas; Two Infected Horses Found in Travis
County
Study Says
2004 Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships Helped
Generate $47.4 Million in New Economic Activity for Texas
2005
American Quarter Horse Stakes Schedule Set at Sam Houston
Race Park
NTRA
Legislative Update: May 11, 2005 - President to Sign Supplemental
Appropriations Bill Containing H-2B Visa Relief
NTRA
Legislative Update: May 5, 2005
Lone
Star Park Records 10-Millionth Visitor Saturday, April 30
Keep Texas
Running Gala, Horsemen's Day at the Capitol Rousing Successes
Retama
Park Quarter Horse Meet Opens on Friday, April 29
Join Us For
Keep Texas Running Gala on April 26, Horsemen's Day at the
Capitol on April 27
Capitol
Rotunda Features Exhibits on Texas Racing and Breeding April
19-21
Generals
to Battle in $50,000 Premiere on Opening Night at Lone Star
Native
Annie Voted Horse of the Meeting for the 2004/2005 Thoroughbred
Season at Sam Houston Race Park
Manor
Downs Increases Purses Effective April 13
Texas Jockeys
Sport LOPE Logo
Lone Star
to Offer 50-Cent Pick 4s, 10-Cent Superfectas
Live Horse
Racing Returns To Lone Star Park Thursday Night, April 14
Average
Rises 7.8% at Fasig-Tipton Texas Two-Year-Olds in Training
Sale
THP Offers
Help at Tax Time
John
Deere: THP/NTRA Purchasing Vendor of the Month for April
Memorial
Service for Kimberly Smith Scheduled for March 31 at SHRP
NTRA
Legislative Update: 2005 Tax Benefits for Horse Owners
USCIS Proposes
Significant Changes to the H-2B Program
Fan Interest
in Thoroughbred Racing Up Fifth Straight Year, Percentage
Increase Greater Than That of Any Other Sport
New Pedigree
Products Available at Equibase.com
LOPE Texas
Transitions Its 250th Texas Racehorse
THBPA President
Jim Helzer to AQHA Executive Committee
Lone
Star Park Charitable Foundation for Grand Prairie Awards
$60,000 to Worthy Grand Prairie Charities
Horsemen
Can Now Apply for New Texas Racing Commission License Online
Reserved
Seating for Lone Star Park's Thoroughbred Season On Sale
Monday, March 14
Lone Star's
Johnsen Elected President of Thoroughbred Racing Associations;
SHRP's Bork Re-Elected Secretary
TRC Makes
Minor Change to Acceptable Identification for Licensure
Keep
Texas Running Website Now Posting Links to Media Articles
Manor
Downs 2005 Mixed Meet Gets Off To A Wet Start
Manor Downs
Opens This Weekend with Special Early Post Times
Lone Star
Park Hires John Lies as Track Announcer
Manor Downs
Revises Stakes Schedule for Delayed Meet
Start of
Manor Downs Meet Delayed
Record Superfecta
Payout at Sam Houston Race Park on February 17
Horsemen's
Rally Slated for Thursday, February 17 at Retama Park
Sam Houston
Race Park to Offer 10-Cent Superfecta Wagering
Sturns Appointed to Texas
Racing Commission
Claiming Crown Nomination
Deadline Friday, April 15
Austin Jockey Club Proposal
Rejected by Pflugerville Voters
Leatherman Named Racing
Secretary at Retama Park
Lone Star Boasts 37-Race
Stakes Schedule Worth $4.075 Million for 2005
TRC To Require Social Security
Number for Any New or Renewal License Application Beginning
January 31
Board of Directors Election
Winners Announced
THP-Hosted National
HBPA Convention in San Antonio a Big Success
Horsemen's
Rally Slated for Saturday, January 22 at Sam Houston Race
Park
THP to
Host National HBPA Convention in San Antonio from January
15-18
Aaron
England Holding Two-Day Clinic to Benefit LOPE Texas on
January 15-16
Manor
Downs Releases 2005 Stakes Schedule
Horsemen's
Account Information Available Online
OfficeMax:
THP/NTRA Purchasing Vendor of the Month for January
NTRA Legislative
Update: December 11, 2004
THBPA
and TTHBPA Elections In Full Swing
CANTER of Texas
is Expanding Mission, Changing Name to LOPE Texas
Texas Racing
Suffers Great Loss as Jo Ann Weber Succumbs to Cancer
Trainer
Steve Asmussen Breaks Win Record with 497th Win on November
20; Texas Champions Day at SHRP
Thoroughbred
Racing Resumes on Wednesday, November 17 at Sam Houston
Race Park
Once Again,
It's Texas Thoroughbred HBPA, Inc. Board of Directors Election
Time!
Video Race
Replays Now Available on equineline.com
Record
Quarter Horse Handle and MBNA Challenge Championships Highlight
the 2004 American Quarter Horse Meeting at SHRP
Sam
Houston Race Park Sets New Handle Record with November 6
MBNA America Challenge Championships
Azoom
Voted Horse of the Meeting for the 2004 Sam Houston American
Quarter Horse Meeting
Early
Numbers Strong for Saturday's Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred
Championships at Lone Star Park
Quarter
Horse Silent Overdrive Impresses in $150,000 Refrigerator
Handicap at Lone Star Park on Day Before Breeders' Cup
Pflugerville
City Council Endorses Proposed Austin Jockey Club Track
Limited
Number of Breeders' Cup Seats Available in Horsemen's Festival
Area
SHRP To
Host It's First Million Dollar Race on Friday
International
Jockey Championship Lineup Set at Lone Star Park
Foreign
Sales Corporation Bill Signed Into Law - 30% Withholding
Tax on Foreign Wagers Eliminated
Budget
Rent A Car, Century 21 and Days Inn Become Official Partners
of NTRA/Breeders' Cup
All Vesicular
Stomatitis (VS) Quarantines Released in Texas
Details
on Early Voting for November 2 Election
CANTER
of Texas and Trainer Aaron England Team Up to Offer November
6 & 7 Clinic
NTRA
Legislative Update: Bill for Elimination of 30% Withholding
on Foreign Wagers Passes House and Senate – Goes to President
for Signature
Refrigerator
Handicap to Be Run at Lone Star Park on October 29
NTRA
Legislative Update: Elimination of 30% Withholding on Foreign
Wagers One Step Closer to Passage
Daily Breeders'
Cup News Added to Breeders' Cup Section of THP Website
TAHC Update:
Eastern Equine Encephalitis & VS
NTRA
Update: October 7, 2004
AQHA Launches
Spanish Web Site
NTRA Update:
October 2004
American
Airlines Named Official Airline of 2004 Breeders' Cup World
Thoroughbred Championships
Fall Breeders'
Cup Meeting for Thoroughbreds Begins 19-Date Run Friday
Night at Lone Star Park
Breeders'
Cup Officially Sold Out at Lone Star Park
2004/2005
Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule Announced at Sam Houston Race
Park
$50,000
Stakes Race Added to Breeders' Cup Week at Lone Star Park
SHRP Chaplaincy
to Host Benefit Golf Tournament on Monday, September 13
Pat Day
to Make First Appearance at Retama Park to Benefit Chaplaincy
on September 15
Pat Day
Guides Turbo Tex to Victory in A Match Made in Heaven at
Sam Houston Race Park
Texas
Horsemen Can Now Renew Their TRC License Online
Charitable
Tack Sale to Benefit CANTER of Texas Slated for September
15
Strong Fasig-Tipton
Texas Summer Yearling Sale Concludes
HBPA
Election Process Underway
Sam Houston
Race Park to Host "A Match Made in Heaven" with Hall of
Fame rider, Pat Day
Race Order,
Post Times, Wagering Menu Announced for Breeders' Cup World
Thoroughbred Championships at LSP
NTRA/Breeders'
Cup Names Lexmark an Official Partner
Texas Racing
Commission Approves Race Dates for 2005
Hall of
Fame Jockey Pat Day to Make Charity Appearance at Sam Houston
Race Park on Friday, September 10
2004
TQHA Yearling Sale Sets Records Again This Year at Sam Houston
Race Park
Sam Houston
Race Park Hosts the TQHA Yearling Sale and Texas Summer
Showdown This Weekend
Premises Quarantined
in Three States Due to Vesicular Stomatitis
High Winds
Damage Tents for the TQHA Yearling Sale at Sam Houston Race
Park
Retama Park
Celebrates Tenth Anniversary as it Opens 2004 Thoroughbred
Meet on July 23
Live
Racing Schedule Shifts to Four Nights at Sam Houston Race
Park Beginning Thursday, July 29
Golf
Tournament Benefiting Retama Park Chaplaincy Set for August
2
NTRA
Legislative Update: Senate Votes to Send FSC Bill to Conference
Lone Star
Park On-Track Attendance, Handle Jump
Asmussen,
Martin, Kagele Brothers, Yessirgeneralsir Wrap Up Titles
at LSP Meet
Sam Houston
Race Park Attracts A Record Crowd of 25,142 for the News24Houston
July 4 Fireworks Extravaganza
2004 Texas
Horse Racing Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
Retama
Park and Gillespie County Fairgrounds Meets Open This Month
Texas Racing
Industry Still Hopeful for VLTs
Health
Fair Set for July 7 at Sam Houston Race Park
Lone Star Park
Makes Special Preparations for Breeders' Cup Due to VS Outbreak
Obituary:
Ruth Claflin
More Vesicular
Stomatitis (VS) Confirmed in Texas & New Mexico
Heart
of Texas Racing To Turn Bandera Downs into Training Center
Sixteen
TQHA Sires' Cup Trials Set for this Sunday at SHRP, Special
Post Time
Smarty Jones
Targets Breeders' Cup Classic at Lone Star Park in October
American
Quarter Horse Tailor Fit to Find New Home at the Kentucky
Horse Park
Smarty
Jones Photos Available Online
Governor
Expected To Call Second Special Session, VLTs Still Possible
Breeders'
Cup Ticket Application Deadline is Friday, June 4
NTRA
Legislative Update - June 2004
Kentucky Governor
Amends Ban on Texas Horses; Ruling Paves Way for Texas Million
Hopefuls
No Signs of
Vesicular Stomititis at Lone Star Park
Vesicular
Stomatitis (VS) Confirmed in West Texas; First U.S. Case
Since l998
Smarty
Party Continues: Attendance, Wagering Records Fall at Lone
Star Park
83 Percent
of Texas Voters Want to Decide for Themselves on VLTs
AQHA Begins
Registering Horses Once Excluded by White Rule
TQHA Extends
2004 Sale to Two Days, July 30-31
Grassroots
Efforts a Success, VLTs Quest Continues
URGENT NOTICE
Lone
Star Park Sets Record for On-Track, Simulcast Handle on
May 1
Call to
Action!
Tenth
Anniversary Celebration Highlights Opening Weekend of the
2004 Quarter Horse Meeting at Sam Houston Race Park
Lone Star
Park Stages One of Its Best Openings in Track History
Gov. Rick
Perry Calls Special Session of Legislature To Address Educational
Excellence and Property Tax Relief
Lone Star
Park Kicks Off Important Year Thursday
Bandera
ISD Accepts $1.206 Million Bid from James Dunnagan
Claiming
Crown Nomination Deadline Thursday, April 15
Thoroughbred
Interests, Inc. Bids on Bandera Downs Race Track Property
Lone
Star Park Sets Record on Pre-Race Breeders' Cup Ticket Sales
THP Welcomes
Classic Chevrolet as Corporate Sponsor
THP Launches
Breeders' Cup Section on Website
H-2B Visa Cap
Reached for Fiscal Year 2004 - Visas for New Workers Put
on Hold
Breeders'
Cup Charity Gala to Be a Wild! Night in Texas
2004
American Quarter Horse Stakes Schedule Set at Sam Houston
Race Park
Lone Star
to Stage International Jockey Championship on October 28
Horses
Will Begin to Arrive at Lone Star Park on March 29
Manor
Downs Is Off And Running!
Nextel:
THP/NTRA Purchasing Vendor of the Month
Helzer Re-Elected
President of Texas HBPA
Reserved
Seating for LSP Thoroughbred Meet Go On Sale Monday, March
1, at 8:30 a.m.
Governor
Appoints New Racing Commissioner
Give The
Texas Racing Commission Your Input
Two Stakes
Added to Breeders' Cup Meeting
THP Launches
Texas Horsemen's PAC
THP Welcomes
AmeriStall Horse Barns as Corporate Sponsor
Texas Racing
Industry Mourns Norman R. Morrison
Larry
Christopher Elected President of TTHBPA
NTRA
Legislative Update - January 2004
Breeders'
Cup Highlights $17.8 Million Fall Stakes Schedule at LSP
2004
Breeders' Cup Applications Available From Lone Star Park
on Wednesday, January 21
Texas
A&M 2004 Equine Workshops Set for February 24-26
THBPA and
TTHBPA Election Results Are In!
THP Sponsor
Sheplers Western Wear Offers 20% Discount To All Members
Pin Oak Stud
to Sponsor Lone Star Park's USA Stakes
Changes
in Lone Star Park 2004 Condition Book and Stall Application
Notable for Horsemen
THBPA
and TTHBPA Elections Drawing To a Close
TRC
Owners' and Trainers' Licenses To Become Available Online
in 2004
Ramirez
Claims LSP Riding Crown, Dewitt Tops Owners for 7th Consecutive
Year
Donate Tack to
Help California Horsemen
THBPA And
TTHBPA Elections Underway
Watch Your
Mail for Manor Downs 2004 Stakes Books
It's
Texas Thoroughbred HBPA, Inc. Board of Directors Election
Time Again!
Asmussen
Sets All-Time Win Record at SHRP With A Three-Win Night
That Included Appealing Secret's Triump in $35,000 Katy
Stakes
O'Hara Presents
South African Counsel General with Gift Basket on Behalf
of Racing Industry
THP Members
Eligible for Discount With Blanco Valley Featherlite
NTRA Legislative
Update
Groom
Elite Program Goes International, Underway in South Africa
THP Offers New
Opportunity for Members
2004 Breeders'
Cup Logo, Grandstand Addition Unveiled at Lone Star Park
New THP Sponsor
Sheplers Western Wear Offers 20% To All Members
HBPA is
working with RTCA to Honor Backstretch Workers During Breeders'
Cup Week
Texas Attorney
General Issues Opinion The VLTs in Texas Will Require Constitutional
Amendment
Live Quarter
Horse Racing Returns To LSP on October 3
2003/2004
Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule Announced at SHRP
Former SHRP
Leading Jockey Ricky Frazier Moves West To Pursue Movie
Projects
Sign-Up for
AMBER Alert Plan to Protect Children Set for Retama Park
on September 27
Sam Houston
Race Park Awarded 2004 MBNA America® Challenge Championships
Retirement
Ceremony Honoring AQHA World Champion Tailor Fit at SHRP
on Friday
Texas Horse
Racing Hall of Fame to Honor 2003 Inductees on October 4
Dr. Charles
Graham Named TCAAA Man of the Year in Texas Agriculture
Sowell Appointed
to Texas Racing Commission
Retama Park
Signs Ketel One as Sponsor for 2003 El Joven Stakes
Texas
Presence Strong in All-American Futurity Trials
Racing
Medication and Testing Consortium Update
NTRA
Suspends Great State Challenge for 2003
Bandera School
Trustees Approve the Sale of Bandera Downs
Live Thoroughbred
Racing Begins Tonight at Retama Park with a Seabiscuit Poster
Giveaway!
2003 TQHA
Yearling Sale Sets Records Again This Year at SHRP
"Seabiscuit"
Fundraiser Conducted by Texas Horse Racing Industry for
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
THP Announces
Affiliation With CANTER of Texas
NTRA
to Hold Annual Meeting, Marketing Summit September 21-23
in Las Vegas
Texas Racing
Commission Allots 2004 Race Dates
Bob Douglas
Wins Two Tickets To Advanced Screening of "Seabiscuit" in
San Antonio
THP Chairman
John Roark Re-Elected National HBPA President
Lone Star
Park Attendance, Handle Figures Down for 2003 Thoroughbred
Meet
Register
to Win Two Tickets To Advanced Screening of "Seabiscuit"
Lone Star
Park Sets Two-Day Attendance Record
Notice of
Error: Gillespie Entry Schedule
National
HBPA Convention To Be Held in Cleveland July 9 - 13
Prado First
Two-Time All-Star Jockey Champion By A Nose
Reminder
About New Depreciation Schedule for Horses
ATB Fund Suffers
Legislative Reductions
House Passes
Internet Gambling Ban That Includes Racing Exemption
Diamond
Cut Jeans Joins NTRA as Newest Purchasing Partner
Jockeys
Announced for NTRA All-Star Jockey Championship
THP E-Newsletter:
Another New THP Benefit for You
THP Grass
Roots Letter Writing Campaign Yields Impressive Results
Governor Perry
Names R. Dyke Rogers Presiding Officer of Texas Racing Commission
NTRA Purchasing
Offers Members $1,000 Off Select John Deere Trailers for
Limited Time
Jockey's
Guild Signs New Three-Year Contract
Pick 4 Takeout
Lowered to 15% for Lone Star Million Day
Governor
Perry Appoints Adams to Texas Racing Commission
NTRA Adds Nextel
To List of Suppliers
NTRA Promotes
"Seabiscuit" to Bring New Fans to Horse Racing
THP Urges
Members to Contact Their Legislators in Support of VLT Legislation
Kentucky
Derby Saturday Produces 2nd Highest Day of All-Time Wagering
at Retama Park
Record Derby
Day at Lone Star Park
Deadline
of May 23 for Quarter Horse Stall Applications at SHRP
Health Fair
Scheduled for May 20 at Lone Star Park
Regular
and Open Nominations for Claiming Crown 2003 Close April
15
Increase
in Host Handle and Purses Noted for the 2002/2003 SHRP Thoroughbred
Meeting
10,000 American
Flags, Salute to Troops Part of LSP Opening Night Extravaganza
TABA Auction
Set for April 12 at Retama Park
Security
Alert from the Texas Animal Health Commission
Lone Star
Park Traffic Advisory for March 22 & 23
State Sen.
Ken Armbrister Files Racetrack Video Lottery Legislation
TTHPBA
Director David Arnold Undergoes Surgical Procedure Following
Chest Pains
Reserved
Seating for The LSP Thoroughbred Meet Go On Sale Monday,
March 3
Trainer Ramon
Flores Killed in Automobile Accident
Manor Quarter
Horse Meet to Open March 1
THP Participates
in Rural Texas Summit
Manor Downs
Changes Entry Schedule
John Deere
Announces Special Finance Rates on Select Equipment for
NTRA Members Through April 30
TRC To
Implement New Licensing Policies Beginning March 1
2003
Claiming Crown Slated for July 19 at Canterbury Park
LSP To Begin
Offering Official Timed Works on Monday, January 27
Legislative
Updates from the AHC
Partnership
Gets New Exhibit Display
FedEx Joins
NTRA Group Purchasing Program
Ethics Provisions
Adopted
TTA Annual
Meeting Set for Saturday, January 18
TQHA Annual
Meeting and Banquet on Saturday, January 11
NTRA Announces
North American Wagering and Purses Up for 2002
Fasig-Tipton
Texas December Mixed Sale Sees Mixed Results
SHRP Wagering
Record Falls with Successful Inaugural NTRA Great State
Challenge
December
Mixed Sale Set for December 15 at Lone Star Park
Take Charge
Lady, Forbidden Apple Headline 49 Horses Entered For Inaugural
NTRA Great State Challenge
Wagering
On Par at Lone Star Park's Fall Meeting
TRC Hires Tom
Neely as Director of Enforcement
Horses Ranked
For NTRA Great State Challenge; Eleven States To Be Represented
In December 7 Inaugural Event
$7.8 Million
Improvements Plan for Breeders Cup Begun at Lone Star Park
NTRA Hires
Guiliani Partners To Lead Review Process
AQHA, AHC
Join NTRA Wagering Technology Working Group
Johnsen
Promoted to MEC Group Vice President, Greco Named Lone Star
Park General Manager
Sam Houston
Race Park Honors its Six Millionth Fan on November 9
MBNA America
Challenge Championships Return to LSP Saturday Night
2002/2003
SHRP Thoroughbred Meeting Kicks Off Friday Evening
Texas Racing
Commission Approves Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie Sale
to Magna Entertainment Corp.
HBPA, AQHA
To Host Insurance Summit at Arizona Racing Symposium
Texas Horse
Racing Hall of Fame Honors 2002 Inductees
Sherwin-Williams
Discounts Available to THP Members Through NTRA Purchasing
United States
Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Purses Up for First Nine Months
of 2002
Sam Houston
Race Park to Offer Advance Sale for the NTRA Great State
Challenge on December 7
Live American
Quarter Horse Racing Returns to LSP on Friday Night
Former HBPA
Counsel Don Sturgill Passes Away
Fumonisin Found
in Texas Corn
Kentucky
Race-Day Drug Policy Revised
Blanco
Valley Featherlite Joins THP as Platinum Sponsor
THP Health
Fair Slated for Retama Park on Tuesday, September 24
Toshiba Joins
with NTRA as Group Purchasing and Media Partner
National
HBPA Hires Consultants Stevenson & Associates
THP Joins Nation
in Observing the Anniversary of 9-11, Retama Plans Special
Tribute Sept. 13
National
HBPA Liability Insurance Program Premiums Increase Slightly
NTRA Update
for September: TV And Taxes
Texas Connections
Finish A Brave Second in the Claiming Crown Iron Horse Stakes
Numbers Down
at Fasig-Tipton Summer Texas Yearling Sale
Slow Start for
Fasig-Tipton Summer Texas Yearling Sale
Grand Prairie
Resident Wins NTRA/Daily Racing Form Contest Qualifier at
Retama Park
Track News
Added To Breed Sections of Site
TRC Awards
Texas Racing Dates for 2003
Texas Summer
Yearling Sale Set for August 26-27
THP To
Conduct Horsemen's Health Fair at SHRP
Make Sure
Your Horse Looks Like Its Picture!
Final Chance
To Nominate for Claiming Crown Looms Near
Retama Park
Kicks Off 2002 Thoroughbred Meeting on Friday, August 2
Longhsots
Light Up the SHRP Toteboard in the Texas Summer Showdown
TQHA Yearling
Sale Saturday at Sam Houston Race Park
West Nile
confirmed in Texas patient; 4 more Houston cases suspected
Lone Star
Park Finishes Season Up in Attendance & Handle
Texas' Sees
Its First Case of West Nile Virus in a Horse
NTRA Update
on Programs and Annual Meeting
SHRP to Raise
Funds for the Don MacBeth Memorial Jockey Fund on July 6
Nancy Nichols
Joins Texas Horsemen's Partnership Staff
Grand Prairie
Sports Facilities Corp. Grants $2.9 Million for Breeders
Cup Improvements
TRC Passes
Two Rule Proposals Designed To Protect Horsemen's Money
Texas Horse
Racing Hall of Fame Announces 2002 Inductees
McCarron Wins
Jockey Championship Before Retirement
West Nile
Virus (WNV) Confirmed in Dead Blue Jays in Houston
Amarillo
Racetrack Breaks Ground
AQHA Releases
Statement of Position on "Embryo Transfer Lawsuit Settlement"
Flores, Smith
Join Cast for June 21 NTRA All-Star Jockey Championship
Lanerie Clinches
NTRA All-Star Jockey Championship Berth
Kent
Stirling Named to NTRA Drug Testing Task Force
FDA Recalls
Leg Paint Containing Poisonous Substance
Helzer
Elected Chairman of AQHA Racing Committee
Q & A
on the NTRA Great State Challenge
Jockey Eddie
Cox Wins Both Stakes Races at Retama Park
Lone Star
Park Sets Single-Race Wagering Record
First National
Equine Identification Symposium to be Held
Manor Downs
Set for Inaugural Thoroughbred Meet
Alert: Claiming
Crown Nomination Deadline Approaching
New Regulation
Intended to Protect Horses
THP
Members Can Take Advantage of Savings Through NTRA Purchasing
Manor Downs
Announces Thoroughbred Purse Increases
Retama Park
Kicks Off Live Horse Racing Friday, April 19
Lone Star
Opener Goes To Bailey and Cascio; Attendance & Handle Up
2nd Running
of American Quarter Horse-Thoroughbred Challenge Set for
July 13 at Calder
American
Quarter Horse Racing Figures Continue To Increase Through
March
Christian
Music Festival at SHRP on Easter Sunday
Lone Star
and Hollywood Park Starters to Speak at AQHA Workshop
Stimulus
Package Includes Benefits for Racehorse Owners
Governor
Appoints Comer Cottrell To Texas Racing Commission
Terry
Blanton Elected President of TTHBPA
Magna Entertainment
Corp. Signs Agreement to Acquire Lone Star Park
Groom Elite
Program Website Launched
Friday the
22nd Is the Registration Deadline for the Texas Racehorse
Conference
Thoroughbred
HBPA Election Results Announced
Logo
Unveiled for December 7 NTRA Great State Challenge at SHRP
Manor
Downs And Texas Horsemen's Partnership Announce Purse Increase
National HBPA
Convention Focuses On Progress And Future Challenges
Retama Park Founder
Carr Passes Away
Jim Helzer
Elected President of THBPA for 2002
THP
Signs Favorable New Contracts With SHRP and Retama Park
THP and
Texas Racing Industry Achieves Many Milestones in 2001
Nobles,
Carden and Windham Elected to HBPA Board
Texas
Racehorse Conference on March 9 To Feature Impressive List
of Speakers
TRAC: A United
Texas Racing Industry Initiative
Total
Texas Classic Futurity Purse Totals $1 Million
Roark Speaks
on Backstretch Issues at Symposium on Racing
Sam Houston
To Host Inaugural NTRA Great State Challenge in 2002
Additional
Race Days at Manor Downs Denied
Parent Company
for Retama Park Announces Management Changes
TTHBPA President
John Roark Diagnosed With Cancer
THP Board Members
Address Questions at Meeting
Texas
Racing Industry Comes Together On Groundbreaking Cross-Species
Agreement
THP Comes
To Aid of Tampa Bay Downs Horsemen
NTRA Announces
"Great State Challenge"
Vazquez
Wins AQHA Jockey Championship at Lone Star Park
Texas
Classic Futurity & Derby Trials Set For November 16-17 at
Lone Star Park
Retama's
Meet Shows Increased Total Handle; SHRP Opens On Thursday
THP Horsemen's
Appreciation Party and Children's Trick Or Treat Set For
Tuesday at LSP
Fate Or
Luck: Horses Finish In Exact Post Position Order At Retama
Park
National
HBPA Unveils Proposed National Drug Testing And Therapeutic
Medication Policy
$25,000
Raised At Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame Gala
Texas Racing
Commission Sets Breed Splits for 2002
Connie Nobles
Unanimously Elected New THP Chairperson
Texas
Horse Racing Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony/Gala Saturday
at Retama
NTRA Answers
Questions About Sponsorship Efforts
Janet Van
Bebber Ties Record for Wins by a Quarter Horse Trainer at
SHRP
Special Message
from the National HBPA President, John Roark - Disaster
Relief
Texas Adds Breeders'
Cup To List of Recent Achievements
THP's Groom
Elite Program Graduates First SHRP Class
THP Board Member
Jim Helzer Set For Big All American Weekend
National
HBPA Endorses THP's Groom Elite Program
Q & A Regarding
The THP's Stance On a Mixed Meet at Retama in 2002
Lone Star Park
Horsemen's Bookkeeper Gail Evans Succumbs To Cancer
THP Chairman
John Roark Elected President of National HBPA
NTRA Summer
Promotions Put Fans in the Stands & Lead To Increases
Texas Racing
Commission Approves Racing Schedule For 2002
Retama
Meet Posts Encouraging Early Numbers
Stormscope
And Nina K Represent Texas in Claiming Crown
Remi Bellocq
Selected As National HBPA Executive Director
Jo Ann Weber
Named First Executive Director of Texas Horse Racing Hall
of Fame
Retama
Park 2001 Thoroughbred Meet Will Have Cajun Flair
Lone Star
Park Meet Ends With Mixed Results
Texans
Invade Calder For American Quarter Horse-Thoroughbred Challenge
THP's John
Roark Up for Election At National HBPA Convention
Groom
Elite Program Begins at Sam Houston
Sam Houston
Race Park Quarter Horse Meeting To Begin June 29
Texas Horse
Racing Hall of Fame Announces 2001 Inductees And Gala
Governor Vetoes
Racing Industry Bill; United Industry Effort A Promising
Sign
Texas
Horsemen's Partnership Graduates First Class of Groom Elites
at Lone Star Park
Joyce Hired
As Lone Star Park Director of Product Development
Three Lone
Star Park Preview Winners Headed for August 4 Claiming Crown
The THP Asks
The NTRA About Current Projects That Affect Horsemen
NTRA All-Star
Jockey Championship Invitees Announced
Horsemen's
Appreciation Parties Set for Early June at Lone Star Park
and Retama Park
THP & The
Jockey Club Information Systems Offer Members Free 3-Month
Subscription
John Roark
- "Welcome To Our New Site"
Frequently
Asked Questions of the Horsemen's Bookkeeper
Executive
Director's Update for May 11
Lone Star
Park To Host Claiming Crown Preview Day On June 2
THP Equine
Conference Set For October 13 at Texas A&M
Racetrack
And Amphitheater To Be Built in Amarillo
Texas Racing
Commission Meeting Brief And Productive
Manor Gets Reprieve;
Agreements Allow Purse Money To Be Distributed Elsewhere
Horsemen's
Partnership Launches Groom Elite Program at Lone Star Park
Texas DPS Breaks
From Random Compliance Inspections And Raids Retama Park
Sexton Leaving
Lone Star Park for Arlington Park Post
Upcoming Retama
Park Meet To Offers Horsemen Expanded Racing Opportunities
National
HBPA Winter 2001 Convention Maybe Things Are Bigger And
Better In Texas
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