Sam Houston Opens Jan 18
Jan 10, 2013 10:55:41 GMT -5
Post by racinggal on Jan 10, 2013 10:55:41 GMT -5
January 8, 2013
LIVE RACING RETURNS
TO SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK NEXT WEEKEND
AND WITH THE RICHEST RACE IN PARK HISTORY
ON JANUARY 26th
Live Thoroughbred Racing Featuring High-Dollar Stakes Races Every Weekend
Begins on Friday, January 18th
HOUSTON, TX (January 8, 2013)—Sam Houston Race Park will open its 20th Annual Live Racing Season when it kicks off its 2013 Thoroughbred Meet on Friday, January 18 with average daily purse amounts in excess of $165,000, the highest in the Park’s 19 year history. A revamped stakes schedule in 2013 will be anchored by the richest Thoroughbred race in Texas and in Sam Houston Race Park history. The all new $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic is set for Saturday, January 26, 2013 and will be carried on HRTV and locally on Fox Sports Southwest. In total, the meet will feature 23 stakes races including four new stakes for Texas breds paying more than $1.7 million in purses.
The 2013 Thoroughbred stakes schedule will begin with Texas Champions Weekend starting on Friday, January 18 and continuing on Saturday, January 19. Texas Champions Weekend will feature over $400,000 in total purses beginning Friday, a day highlighted for fillies and mares, and carrying over to Saturday, a day that will feature open races for Texas-breds. The Texas-themed live racing event will include seven high-dollar stakes races; the $100,000 Star of Texas Stakes for 4-years-old and up, $50,000 Richard King Stakes, $50,000 Spirit of Texas Stakes, $50,000 San Jacinto Stakes for fillies and mares, $50,000 Yellow Rose Stakes, $50,000 Bara Lass Stakes for 3-year-old fillies and the $50,000 Groovy Stakes for 3-year-olds.
In addition to Texas Champions Weekend, the 2013 Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule also includes: January 26: $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic, $200,000 Grade III John B. Connally Turf Cup, $75,000 Champions Energy Services Stakes, $50,000 Allen’s Landing Stakes, February 2: $50,000 Bucharest Stakes, February 9: $50,00 Tomball Stakes, February 16: $75,000 Jim’s Orbit Stakes & $75,000 Two Altazano Stakes, February 22: Texas Six Shooter Stakes & Texas Yellow Rose Stakes, February 23: $50,000 Jersey Village Stakes, March 2: $100,000 MAXXAM Gold Cup, $50,000 Jersey Lilly Stakes, $50,000 Sam Houston Sprint Cup, March 9: Sheikha Mubarak Ladies Stakes & HH Sheikh Zayed Cup and March 16: $50,000 Spring Dodge Stakes.
The 2013 American Quarter Horse Meet will begin on Thursday, March 28th and will once again be highlighted by the Grade II $100,000+ Bank of America Challenge Championships and the Grade II $100,000+ Sam Houston Futurity. New to the quarter horse meet this year will be a Free Concert Series where admission to all post race concerts will be free for all guests arriving before 8pm who purchase $6 live racing admission. The concerts will be $20 for guests arriving after 8pm. The series will begin March 30 featuring Blue October followed by the Old 97’s on April 7, Reckless Kelly on April 27, Roger Creager on May 3 and Kevin Fowler on May 11.
www.shrp.com/HLC-PRESSRELEASE3.html
LIVE RACING RETURNS
TO SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK NEXT WEEKEND
AND WITH THE RICHEST RACE IN PARK HISTORY
ON JANUARY 26th
Live Thoroughbred Racing Featuring High-Dollar Stakes Races Every Weekend
Begins on Friday, January 18th
HOUSTON, TX (January 8, 2013)—Sam Houston Race Park will open its 20th Annual Live Racing Season when it kicks off its 2013 Thoroughbred Meet on Friday, January 18 with average daily purse amounts in excess of $165,000, the highest in the Park’s 19 year history. A revamped stakes schedule in 2013 will be anchored by the richest Thoroughbred race in Texas and in Sam Houston Race Park history. The all new $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic is set for Saturday, January 26, 2013 and will be carried on HRTV and locally on Fox Sports Southwest. In total, the meet will feature 23 stakes races including four new stakes for Texas breds paying more than $1.7 million in purses.
The 2013 Thoroughbred stakes schedule will begin with Texas Champions Weekend starting on Friday, January 18 and continuing on Saturday, January 19. Texas Champions Weekend will feature over $400,000 in total purses beginning Friday, a day highlighted for fillies and mares, and carrying over to Saturday, a day that will feature open races for Texas-breds. The Texas-themed live racing event will include seven high-dollar stakes races; the $100,000 Star of Texas Stakes for 4-years-old and up, $50,000 Richard King Stakes, $50,000 Spirit of Texas Stakes, $50,000 San Jacinto Stakes for fillies and mares, $50,000 Yellow Rose Stakes, $50,000 Bara Lass Stakes for 3-year-old fillies and the $50,000 Groovy Stakes for 3-year-olds.
In addition to Texas Champions Weekend, the 2013 Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule also includes: January 26: $400,000 Houston Ladies Classic, $200,000 Grade III John B. Connally Turf Cup, $75,000 Champions Energy Services Stakes, $50,000 Allen’s Landing Stakes, February 2: $50,000 Bucharest Stakes, February 9: $50,00 Tomball Stakes, February 16: $75,000 Jim’s Orbit Stakes & $75,000 Two Altazano Stakes, February 22: Texas Six Shooter Stakes & Texas Yellow Rose Stakes, February 23: $50,000 Jersey Village Stakes, March 2: $100,000 MAXXAM Gold Cup, $50,000 Jersey Lilly Stakes, $50,000 Sam Houston Sprint Cup, March 9: Sheikha Mubarak Ladies Stakes & HH Sheikh Zayed Cup and March 16: $50,000 Spring Dodge Stakes.
The 2013 American Quarter Horse Meet will begin on Thursday, March 28th and will once again be highlighted by the Grade II $100,000+ Bank of America Challenge Championships and the Grade II $100,000+ Sam Houston Futurity. New to the quarter horse meet this year will be a Free Concert Series where admission to all post race concerts will be free for all guests arriving before 8pm who purchase $6 live racing admission. The concerts will be $20 for guests arriving after 8pm. The series will begin March 30 featuring Blue October followed by the Old 97’s on April 7, Reckless Kelly on April 27, Roger Creager on May 3 and Kevin Fowler on May 11.
www.shrp.com/HLC-PRESSRELEASE3.html