Archived News

Archived News for Texas Horsemen

(revised 9/23/2026)

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July 2025

• Lone Star Park Finishes 2025 Thoroughbred Season with Increases in Handle & Attendance

June 2025

• Texas Racing Legend Charles W. "Doc" Graham Passes Away

 

• Retama Park's 30th Season of Quarter Horse Racing Returns June 26

 

• Pete Scarmardo, Victor Urieta, Jr. and Patrick Clemons Top the Standings for the 2025 Sam Houston Race Park Quarter Horse Meet

April 2025

• Live Quarter Horse Racing and Exciting Promotions Planned for the 2025 Sam Houston Race Park Live Racing Season Beginning on Thursday, April 24

 

• 2025 Quarter Horse Stakes Schedule Highlighted by $650,000 estimated TQHA Sale Futurity and 26 Stakes Races

 

• Steve Asmussen, Stewart Elliott and Richard Chandler Top the Standings in the 2025 Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred Live Racing Season

February 2025

• Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame 2025 Inductees Announced

November 2024

• Sam Houston Race Park Announces 2025 Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule

 

• Several Records During 2024 Fall Meeting of Champions at Lone Star Park

October 2024

• Texas Racing Commission directs safety protocols to address Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) concerns at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie

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

• Catalog 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