Sam Houston

Sam Houston Race Park will pay tribute to jockey Stewart Elliott when he turns 60 years-old on Saturday, March 1.

The Texas Thoroughbred Association is pleased to roll out a new program for the current meet at Sam Houston Race Park designed to reward the hardworking horses that compete in allowance and claiming races.

Winchell Thoroughbreds' homebred Recharge went to the lead at the start and hung on by a neck to post a 42-1 upset in the $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic Stakes (G3) Jan. 25 at Sam Houston Race Park.

Despite being one of the most successful Louisiana-breds in history, a graded stakes victory has remained elusive for Free Like a Girl. She aims to check that box Jan. 25 in the $300,000 Houston Ladies Classic Stakes (G3) at Sam Houston…

Sam Houston Race Park announced a partnership with the Texas Thoroughbred Association and The Paddock Foundation on Ring The Bell for Thoroughbred Aftercare.

Grade 3 winner King Zachary was represented by his first winner as a stallion Jan. 11 when King Adolis won the third race at Sam Houston Race Park.

The Houston racetrack cut purses due to uncertainty about distribution from a state-run incentive fund. The track also will cut 18 races out of its schedule.

Sam Houston Race Park will kick off its 31st live racing season Jan. 3. A total of 22 stakes with purses totaling $2.5 million will be run throughout the 42-day Thoroughbred meet, which continues through April 6.