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Over 125 Head Consigned To Texas Winter Mixed Sale On Dec. 6

The first standalone Texas Winter Mixed Sale in nearly a decade has attracted more than 125 consignments. The auction, held jointly by the Texas Thoroughbred Association and Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, will be held on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 1 p.m. Central at the Texas Thoroughbred Sale Pavilion on the backside of the Dallas-area track.

Although there have been mixed sessions as part of the Texas Summer Yearling Sale in recent years, this will mark the first Texas Winter Mixed Sale since 2011.

“Because of increased purses and breeding incentives in Texas, and the overall strength of racing in the Southwest region, we saw the need to bring this sale back,” said Tim Boyce, sales director. “Even though we knew there would be demand from consignors and buyers, we didn't anticipate this many entries or the interest we've already seen from potential buyers. That's a good sign for how things are growing in this region.”

The sale will kick off with broodmares followed by weanlings, yearlings and horses of racing age.

The Texas Summer Yearling Sale in August was the first Texas sale with live online bidding, and that option will again be available for this sale along with online video.

For more information and to view the sale catalog, go to www.ttasales.com.

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Texas ’21 Thoroughbred Dates Set, Minus Retama

With Retama Park opting to race only Quarter Horses in 2021, Sam Houston Race Park (46 dates) and Lone Star Park (42 dates) will make up the bulk of the Thoroughbred schedule in Texas next year. The Texas Racing Commission (TRC) approved the changes and granted the requested slate of race dates at its Sept. 29 meeting.

Retama had switched its schedule to exclusively Quarter Horses this season, swapping out Thoroughbred dates to other tracks in deference to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will continue that format into 2021.

Sam Houston’s 2021 schedule will span Jan. 8-Apr. 3.

“Their request was originally for a 39-day Thoroughbred meet,” said TRC chief steward Ricky Walker. “But because Retama Park has requested to run a straight Quarter Horse meet this year and has agreed to transfer some Thoroughbred purse money, Sam Houston agreed to add seven days to their request.”

Lone Star is scheduled to race Apr. 16-July 18.

The Texas Thoroughbred Association (TTA), which oversees the accredited Texas-bred incentive program, had representatives testify both in writing and via videoconference at Tuesday’s meeting stating that the organization cannot support any Lone Star dates request that features:

A) fewer than 49 dates

B) anything less than a four-dates-weekly race schedule.

A Lone Star official explained that the track remains open to the idea of requesting additional race dates at a later time, depending on how the pandemic affects business and projected purses over the next six months.

Gillespie County Fair was approved for its traditional eight-date mixed meet over four weekends in July and August.

The TTA stated in a Twitter posting after the meeting that estimated daily average purses at Sam Houston will be $235,000, with seven of the meet’s 13 weeks featuring four racing dates per week. Lone Star, under the three-day weekly format, projects to pay out $225,000.

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Texas Racing Commission Approves Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse Race Dates For 2021

The Texas Racing Commission approved 2021 race dates on Tuesday, according to the Texas Thoroughbred Association.

Sam Houston Race Park in Houston, Tx. will run an expanded 46 days for Thoroughbreds over 13 weeks from Jan. 8 through April 3, with estimated purses of $235,000 per day. Sam Houston was also granted a 23-date meet for Quarter Horses, from April 23 through June 12.

Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Tx. will run 42 days for Thoroughbreds from April 15 through July 11, with estimated purses of $225,000 per day. The track also received 27 dates of Quarter Horse racing from Sept. 10 through Nov. 27.

According to the Daily Racing Form, the Texas Horsemen's Partnership said it is open to continued conversation with Lone Star and hoping the track will add to its application for Thoroughbreds.

The Gillespie County Fair in Fredericksburg, Tx. was approved for its usual eight-day mixed meet over four weekends in July and August.

Retama Park in Selma, Tx. will not host Thoroughbred racing in 2021, but picked up 20 dates for Quarter Horses from June 24 through Aug. 7.

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Hurricane Forces Evacuation Of Delta Downs, Cancellation Of Racing At Evangeline

Expected to hit coastlines of Louisiana and Texas late Wednesday night, Hurricane Laura has forced the evacuation of Delta Downs in Vinton, La. and the cancellation of both workouts and racing at Evangeline Downs in Opelousas, La.

According to the Daily Racing Form, racing and training at Evangeline has been cancelled on both Wednesday and Thursday for precautionary measures.

There's a mandatory evacuation of all citizens in Vinton, said Chris Warren, Delta Downs' director of racing.

Read more at the Daily Racing Form.

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