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JMG APOLLITICAL CAPO SETS THE FASTEST QUALIFYING TIME IN TRIALS FOR THE $700,0000-ESTIMATED SAM HOUSTON FUTURITY (G2)

Trainer Juan Diaz Will Saddle Three in the June 4 Final

OUSTON, TX –Sam Houston Race Park ran 20 trials for the richest race of the 2022 Quarter Horse meet with impressive efforts on both Friday and Saturday evening. Five qualifiers from each night will return on Saturday, June 4 in the $700,000-estimated Sam Houston Futurity (G2).

TWENTY SAM HOUSTON FUTURITY (G2) TRIALS SET FOR FRIDAY, MAY 13 AND SATURDAY, MAY 14

The Top Five Qualifiers From Each Night Will Advance to the Final on Saturday, June 4

HOUSTON, TX – It will be a very busy weekend for the connections of juvenile Quarter Horses at Sam Houston Race Park. The northwest Houston racetrack will run ten trials on Friday, May 13 as well as Saturday, May 14 for the $150,000-added Sam Houston Futurity (G2). Post time is  6:45 pm (CT) with the fastest ten qualifiers in the 330-yard trials earning a berth to the final on Saturday, June 4.

SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK TO RUN SEVEN TRIALS FOR THE SAM HOUSTON DERBY (G3) ON SATURDAY, APRIL 30

Ten Top Qualifiers Will Advance to the May 20 Final

HOUSTON, TX – The first test for 3-year-olds will take place Saturday, April 30 with seven trials for the $100,000-added Sam Houston Futurity (G3). Post time is  6:45 pm (CT) with the fastest ten qualifiers in the 350-yard trials earning a berth to the final on Friday, May 20.

SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK KICKS OFF ITS 2022 QUARTER HORSE RACING SEASON ON FRIDAY, APRIL 22

Solid Quarter Horse Stakes Schedule and Tributes for Horsemen Leon Bard, John Buchanan and Jessie Yoakum Set for the 25-day Meet

HOUSTON, TX - The 2022 Quarter Horse racing season at Sam Houston Race Park gets underway on Friday, April 22 with a ten-race card, beginning at 6:45 pm (CT). Opening weekend continues with ten races set on Saturday, April 23, also at 6:45 pm.  The 25-day meet will run through Saturday, June 18.

BART LANG JOINS SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK AS DIRECTOR OF RACING

Solid Handle Numbers Recorded in the 2022 Thoroughbred Live Racing Season

(Houston, TX) –Sam Houston Race Park closed the curtain on its 50-day Thoroughbred live racing season on Saturday, April 9.

STEWART ELLIOTT, STEVE ASMUSSEN AND END ZONE ATHLETICS, INC. WIN TITLES IN THE 2022 SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK THOROUGHBRED LIVE RACING SEASON

Successful 50-Day Meet Wrapped on Saturday, April 9

HOUSTON, TX- The annual Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred concluded on Saturday, April 9 with 11 races and the presentation of the end of the meet honors for the meet’s leading jockey, trainer and owner.

SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK 2022 THOROUGHBRED MEET WILL CONCLUDE ON SATURDAY, APRIL 9

Veteran Jockeys Stewart Elliott and Ry Eikleberry Locked in a Tight Battle for Leading Rider

HOUSTON, TX- There are just three more days remaining in the 2022 Sam Houston Race Park Thoroughbred live racing season. The 50-day  meet, which will wrap on Saturday, April 9, has been successful on many levels showcasing the resurgence of Texas racing.

SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK ANNOUNCES ITS 2022 QUARTER HORSE STAKES SCHEDULE

The 25-Day Quarter Horse Live Racing Season Gets Underway on Friday, April 22

HOUSTON, TX - Sam Houston Race Park will kick off its 2022 Quarter Horse racing season on Friday, April 22.  The 25-day meet continues through Saturday, June 18

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