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September 2010 T H E T E X A S HORSEMEN’S NEWS Texas Racing Commission Grants 2011 Race Dates for Texas Racetracks At a meeting of the Texas Racing Commission (TxRC) Retama Park near San Antonio was granted a single, on September 14, the agency approved 2011 race dates three-part 45-day meet for 2011 that will run from July 1 for Texas racetracks. The dates approved matched a plan through October 15. The first part of the meet, from July 1 agreed upon by the Texas Horsemen’s Partnership (THP), through 28, will consist of only Quarter Horse racing and is the state breed organizations (TTA, TQHA, TABA, and expected to average $60,000 per day in purses. The sec- TPHA), and the racetracks and submitted to the TxRC the ond part will be a mixed breed period from July 29 through week before the meeting. Under the plan, the total number August 27, with a daily split of six or seven Quarter Horse of race days will be reduced in 2011, but this will allow purs- races for daily purses of $40,000-$46,000 and three to four es to remain at their current level or, in some cases, improve Thoroughbred races for daily purses of $27,000-$36,000. over 2010 levels despite continued wagering declines in The final portion of the meet, from September 1 through Texas. October 15, will consist of Thoroughbred racing with esti- Commission Chair Rolando Pablos mated average daily purses of $80,000. said, “I applaud the breeders, horsemen, For 2010, Retama Park was granted race tracks and commission staff. All of 30 days of Thoroughbred racing, which the industry’s stakeholders were fully was later amended to 16 days. Retama engaged. The race date allocation pro- Park held no Quarter Horse or mixed cess is never simple, and circumstances breed meets during 2010. this year presented difficult challenges.” In order for Retama’s meet to Pablos added, “In the end, the horse- achieve the aforementioned purse lev- men and tracks negotiated a compro- els, Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred mise solution that is responsive to the purse funds will be moved from the needs of Texas’ horsemen for opportunity and also is sensi- Manor Downs purse account to the Retama Park purse tive to the requirements of the tracks.” account. Manor Downs near Austin, which ceased opera- The Gillespie County Fair in Fredericksburg was granted tion in July, did not request any live race dates for 2011. its requested traditional eight-day mixed meet. Live racing However, the track did request dates for 2012, though that will be held at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds in 2011 request was tabled by the TxRC. Manor Downs purses on July 2, 3, 16, and 17 and August 13, 14, 27, and 28. funds will be directed towards Lone Star Park, Retama Park, Racing will be 60 percent Quarter Horses and 40 percent and Sam Houston Race Park for 2011 to supplement their Thoroughbreds. purse funds and enable each to run some additional races Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie was granted a 52-day that otherwise would not have been possible. Thoroughbred meet that will run from April 14 to July Sam Houston Race Park in Houston was granted a 10, 2011 and a 26-day Quarter Horse meet that will run 27-day Thoroughbred meet from January 21 through March from September 16 through November 12, 2011. The 6, 2011, with average daily purses expected to be approxi- Thoroughbred meet will be eight days shorter than the mately $150,000. Additionally, Sam Houston was granted 2010 meet, and the Quarter Horse meet will be three days permission to drop the live Thoroughbred dates it was origi- shorter. Purses at the Thoroughbred meet are expected to nally scheduled to run in November and December of 2010. average approximately $170,000 per day, while the Quarter At one point during negotiations, Sam Houston was plan- Horse meet purses are expected to average approximately ning to drop its Thoroughbred meet and send purse funds to $60,000 per day. continued on page 7 n Racetrack Entry Requirements - p. 18 n SHRP QH Meet Wrap-Up - p. 21 n Gillespie Meet Wrap-Up - p. 22 tt_equineline_sales_ad:Layout 1 7/7/2010 12:21 PM Page 1 Comprehensive, Accurate and Timely Pedigree, Racing and Sales Informa�on • Pedigrees, Past Performance Race Records, Produce Records, Sire Reports and more • Free 5-Cross Pedigrees • Free Auc�on Results Search • Por�olio Service Pedigree Analysis Program • Trainer Program • Farm Management Program Visit equineline.com today tt_equineline_sales_ad:Layout 1 7/7/2010 12:21 PM Page 1 The Texas Horsemen’s News September 2010 Volume 8, Issue 4 Mailing address: In This Issue ... 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