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FINAL OF THE $102,382 JOHN DEERE JUVENILE CHALLENGE(G3) AND $69,938 ADEQUAN DERBY TO BE CONTESTED FRIDAY, MAY 10 AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK

The Winners of Each Will Advance to the Final on October 26 at The Downs at Albuquerque

HOUSTON, TX - The first major stakes night of the 2024 Sam Houston Race Park Quarter Horse racing season will take place on Friday, May 10.  Five exciting features are on the ten-race program, which gets underway at 6:30 pm (Central).  As previously reported, Friday’s Sam Houston Race Park card will include the $75,000 Sam Houston Classic(G2), $50,000 Leon Bard Memorial and $50,000 John Buchanan Memorial Stakes. Click here to read more on these three stakes.

Texas811 Celebrates 40 Years of Serving the Texas Community and National Safe Digging Month with Sam Houston Race Park

2024 marks 40 years of Texas811’s Dedication to the Community - Texas811 urges Homeowners and Contractors to Dig Safely and Always Call 811 Before Any Excavation Project

Houston, Texas (April 30, 2024) – Every year in April, National Safe Digging Month is an opportunity to spread safety awareness to homeowners, contractors, and any professional excavator. 811 is the national call-before-you-dig phone number, and it is a free and easy service required by law. By making a request online or over the phone by calling 811 a few days before digging, you are helping communities maintain essential utility services, promoting safety, and reducing the likelihood of accidentally digging into buried utility lines.

COMPETITIVE FIELD SET FOR THE $75,000 SAM HOUSTON CLASSIC (G2) ON FRIDAY, MAY 10 AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK

Prominent Texas Horsemen Leon Bard and John Buchanan To be Honored with Named Stakes on Friday Night’s Card

HOUSTON, TX -Racing fans and longtime Texas Quarter Horse supporters are in for a treat on Friday, May 10 when Sam Houston Race Park will host five stakes. Post time for the ten-race card is 6:30 pm (Central)  and will include the following featured events:

SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK TO CELEBRATE THE 150th RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY ON SATURDAY, MAY 4

Live Racing, $500 Hat Contest, Dining Specials, Mint Juleps and More!

Sam Houston Race Park (www.shrp.com) invites Houstonians to celebrate the heritage, fashion and excitement of the 150thRunning of the Kentucky Derby, racing’s most prestigious day on Saturday, May 4 . 

ENSIGNIA AND AGUILA RAPIDA SET FASTEST QUALIFYING TIMES IN OPENING NIGHT AQHA CHALLENGE TRIALS AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK QUARTER HORSE LIVE RACING SEASON

Opening Weekend of the 2024 Quarter Horse Meet Resumes on Saturday, April 20 at 6:30pm (Central)

HOUSTON, TX - The 2024 Quarter Horse racing season at Sam Houston Race Park, presented by 811 Call Before You Dig, is off and running. An enthusiastic crowd was on hand for the track’s opening night festivities on Friday, April 19.

LIVE QUARTER HORSE RACING, 30TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON FESTIVITIES AND DIAMOND DIG SET FOR OPENING WEEKEND AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK

Post Time for Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20 is 6:30pm (Central)

HOUSTON, TX - The 2024 Quarter Horse racing season at Sam Houston Race Park, presented by 811 Call Before You Dig, gets underway on Friday, April 19, with live racing and special events set for Friday and Saturday evening.

SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK’s 30th ANNIVERSARY SEASON CONTINUES ON FRIDAY, APRIL 19 WITH LIVE QUARTER HORSE RACING

Opening Night Features Trials for the Adequan Derby and John Deere Challenge

HOUSTON, TX - The 2024 Quarter Horse racing season at Sam Houston Race Park, presented by 811 Call Before You Dig, gets underway on Friday, April 19 with a ten-race card, beginning at 6:30 pm (CT). Opening weekend continues with nine races set on Saturday, April 20, also at 6:30 pm.  The 25-day meet will run through Saturday, June 15.  

STEVE ASMUSSEN, STEWART ELLIOTT AND L AND G RACING STABLES CLINCH TITLES IN THE 2024 SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK THOROUGHBRED LIVE RACING SEASON

(Houston, TX) –Sam Houston Race Park closed the curtain on its 30thanniversary Thoroughbred live racing season on Sunday, April 7. Highly competitive racing and excellent weather prevailed for the majority of the 43-day meet, which began on Friday, January 5.

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