Quarter Horse Opening Day
April 19th, 2024

Racing News

JESS GOOD WINE SETS THE FASTEST QUALIFYING TIME IN TRIALS FOR THE $209,200 SAM HOUSTON DERBY (G3) ON SATURDAY, APRIL 29

By Martha Claussen

HOUSTON, TX – Seven 350-yard trials for the $209,200 Sam Houston Derby (G3) were contested Saturday evening over a fast track surface.

TRIALS FOR THE $209,200 SAM HOUSTON DERBY (G3) TO BE CONTESTED ON SATURDAY, APRIL 29

By Martha Claussen

HOUSTON, TX – The first test for 3-year-olds will take place Saturday, April 29 with seven trials for the $209,200  Sam Houston Derby (G3). Post time is  6:15 pm (CT) with the fastest ten qualifiers in the 350-yard trials earning a berth to the final on Friday, May 19.

Jose Herbert was an obscure jockey throughout Sam Houston Race Park's 2022 Quarter Horse season. 

Article By: Hal Lundgren

Herbert's race winnings are rising sharply. From only about $31,000 in 2019, they jumped to $97,000 in 2020, $285,000 in 2021, and more than $600,000 last year.

KIE AND DONNA MUSHINSKI LONGTIME SUPPORTERS OF SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK AND TEXAS QUARTER HORSE RACING

By Martha Claussen

HOUSTON, TX – Peaceful moments are sometimes few and fleeting in our world, but Kie and Donna Mushinski find them almost every morning when they see their past, present, and future Quarter Horses running in the pasture.

Quarter Horses are known for flashing from the starting gate and zipping down the track.

Article By: Hal Lundgren

Quarter Horses are known for flashing from the starting gate and zipping down the track. 

 

They've got nothing on Jose Espinoza. They match his work style. The veteran trainer starts his day fast and and never slows down. 

When Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez came from Mexico to the U.S., his riding potential surpassed his English skills

Article By: Hal Lundgren

When Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez came from Mexico to the U.S., his riding potential surpassed his English skills.

JOCKEY STEWART ELLIOTT WINS HIS 5,500TH CAREER RACE ABOARD MEANT FOR ME

Milestone Mount Caps Another Successful Season at Sam Houston Race Park

Houston, TX – There are very few, if any, athletes still at the top of their game at the age of 58, but veteran jockey Stewart Elliott has shown, year after year, that age is just a number.

On Texas Champions Day at Sam Houston Race Park, Imaluckycharm proved again that she's the champ of her family.

Article By: Hal Lundgren

On Texas Champions Day at Sam Houston Race Park, Imaluckycharm proved again that she's the champ of her family.

Bret Calhoun-trained runners won three of Saturday's seven, $100,000 features.

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