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Sam Houston Race Park is regularly in the news with exciting live racing features and updates, special event listings and live music reviews. Check out some of the recent coverage:

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May 2012

• 5.3.2012 - Sam Houston Race Park hosted nine trials for the $140,400 John Deere Texas Juvenile...



April 2012

• 4.28.2012 - It was a family celebration this evening at Sam Houston Race Park as Bok Man captured...
• 4.25.2012 - A field of six American Quarter Horse distance specialists will compete in the $22,500...
• 4.21.2012 - Trials were run on April 5 for the $35,400 TQHA Claiming Derby with horsemen able to...
• 4.20.2012 - The rain that pounded Houston Friday afternoon did not diminish the speed and...
• 4.18.2012 - Tickets go on sale Friday, April 20th at 10am for the first annual CCA...
• 4.14.2012 - A field of 11 top older American Quarter Horses competed in the $100,620 Bank of...
• 4.11.2012 - Fans of American Quarter Horse racing will not want to miss the Saturday, April 14...
• 4.7.2012 - Tonight's feature at Sam Houston Race Park was the $66,300 Sam Houston Maiden...



March 2012

• 3.31.2012 - Sam Houston hosted 15 trials today in preparation for the richest race of...
• 3.30.2012 - Last year, Shineys Magic T was the runner-up in the $15,000 Ricoh Stakes...
• 3.24.2012 - The first stakes of the 2012 Sam Houston Race Park American Quarter Horse...
• 3.21.2012 - Live American Quarter Horse racing returns to Sam Houston Race Park on Thursday...
• 3.10.2012 - Two Oaklawn Park shippers made the most of their trip to Houston, running first and...
• 3.8.2012 - For the first time ever, Sam Houston Race Park will present exotic racing....
• 3.1.2012 - Sam Houston Race Park hosted two prestigious Arabian stakes on Saturday...
• 3.1.2012 - A strong field of eight has been drawn for the $150,000 Maxxam Gold Cup to be...
• 3.1.2012 - Sam Houston Race Park will host two prestigious Arabian stakes on Saturday, March...



February 2012

• 2.25.2012 - Always In My Heart made the most of her second Sam Houston Race Park start...
• 2.23.2012 - Saturday is "Ladies Night" at Sam Houston Race Park with free admission for ladies and...
• 2.23.2012 - Sam Houston Race Park will initiate a purse increase for the remainder of the 2012...
• 2.18.2012 - The third leg of the Texas Stallion Stakes Series took place at Sam Houston Race Park...
• 2.16.2012 - Sam Houston Race Park officials are pleased with both the numbers and enthusiasm from...
• 2.12.2012 - Great Mills, owned by Millennium Farms and trained by Steve Asmussen, had not entered...
• 2.8.2012 - Saturday's feature at Sam Houston Race Park is the $75,000 Champion Energy Services Stakes...
• 2.4.2012 - Pleasantly Blessed showed her class and turf acumen tonight at Sam Houston Race Park...
• 2.2.2012 - Saturday's feature at Sam Houston Race Park is the $50,000 Jersey Lilly...



January 2012

• 1.28.2012 - There were probably as many fans thrilled to get their first look at top female jockey...
• 1.28.2012 - There were probably as many fans thrilled to get their first look at top female jockey...
• 1.21.2012 - Tremendous finishes and a convincing wins from several top Texas-breds made for a thrilling...
• 1.20.2012 - A record setting crowd of 12,856 enthusiastically welcomed the return of live racing...
• 1.19.2012 - The draw for the Saturday Texas Champions Weekend stakes took place on Wednesday...
• 1.18.2012 - Live Thoroughbred racing returns to Sam Houston Race Park on Friday, January 20...
• 1.5.2012 - Weighing In with Martha Claussen - Live racing will return to Sam Houston Race Park...
• 1.4.2012 - Sam Houston Race Parkwill open its 19th Annual Live Racing Season with the...

 

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