GRAND PRAIRIE, TX–SEPTEMBER 5, 2024–AQHA Identifier Aaron Newsome will be at Lone Star Park on Friday, September 6. at 10:00 am in the receiving barn to verify any Quarter Horses that need to be verified.

Horsemen or women are asked to contact Aaron at (817) 597-0578 to schedule an appointment.

For more information, please visit the horsemen's information section of the Lone Star Park website at www.lonestarpark.com.

If you have additional questions, contact Lone Star Park by email at racing@lonestarpark.com or by phone at (972) 237-1130 or (888) 4-RACING. 

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GRAND PRAIRIE, TX–SEPTEMBER 5, 2024–The City of Grand Prairie has announced that all restrictions have been lifted after testing the water supply (see related story) today. It is now okay to use the water as you normally would.

They ask that you allow the water to run for a bit when you first turn it back on, ...

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—SEPTEMBER 4, 2024—A foaming agent used to fight fires contaminated Grand Prairie, Texas’s water supply, prompting an urgent alert to avoid tap water. Thousands of residents scrambled for bottled water and answers.

At a news conference Wednesday afternoon, city officials said they do not know how long the advisory will remain in place and are waiting for clearance from the state’s environmental regulators. Mayor Ron Jensen encouraged residents to exercise caution but not panic.

Lone Star Park emailed horsemen and women today: "Please stop all water usage other than flushing toilets. The City of Grand Prairie continues to provide guidance at this time."

Since the racetrack has arranged for the city to truck in ...

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—SEPTEMBER 4, 2024—Ruidoso Downs wrapped its 71st racing season in Albuquerque, offering the richest one-day Quarter Horse stakes schedule in history on Monday (SEP 2).

The pinnacle was the world's richest Quarter Horse race, the $3 million All American Futurity(G1). 

Additions stakes totaling more than $4.95 million included the $1,076,365 All American Derby(G1), $626,135 All American Oaks(G1), $250,000 All American Gold Cup(G1), $200,000 All American Juvenile and $100,000 All American Invitational.

More than $2.1 million was wagered on the twelve-race card.

Hezgothelook Z capped off the day by becoming only the second-2-year-old in history to ...

ALTOONA, IA—SEPTEMBER 3, 2024—Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Altoona, IA, is adding an additional day of live horse racing to the 2024 schedule on Thursday, September 26, to make up for the Thoroughbred races canceled due to a storm on Monday, July 15.

The additional card, scheduled for a 6 PM CT post time, will be the first day of the final week of live racing on the 2024 schedule at Prairie Meadows.

"There’s a possibility of running as many as nine Thoroughbred races on Thursday, September 26," said Thoroughbred racing secretary Stuart Slagle. "We will take entries and draw for the added day on ...

RUIDOSO, NM—SEPTEMBER 3, 2024—StallioneSearch.com concludes its webcast coverage of the All American Weekend from The Downs at Albuquerque, highlighted by the running of the $3 million All American Futurity(G1), $1,076,535 All American Derby(G1), $626,135 All American Oaks(G1), and $250,000 All American Gold Cup(G1).

On this episode, StallioneSearch was on hand to capture the 2024 running of the Grade 1 $626,135 All American Oaks at The Downs At Albuquerque. 

Especially Goodcandy dueled early under champion jockey Ricky Ramirez proving she was the best while completing the 440 ...

RUIDOSO, NM—SEPTEMBER 2, 2024—StallioneSearch.com continues its webcast coverage of the All American Weekend from the Downs at Albuquerque, highlighted by the running of the $3 million All American Futurity(G1), $1,076,535 All American Derby(G1), $626,135 All American Oaks(G1), and $250,000 All American Gold Cup(G1).

In this episode, StallioneSearch was on hand to capture the running of the 2024 All American Derby(G1) of 3-year-olds going 440 yards for a purse of $1,076,535.

Toby Keeton trained four of the ten qualifiers going into the Derby, taking the top three spots with his ...

ALBUQUERQUE, NM—SEPTEMBER 2, 2024—StallioneSearch.com continues its webcast coverage of the All American Weekend from the Downs at Albuquerque, highlighted by the running of the $3 million All American Futurity (G1), $1,076,535 All American Derby (G1), $626,135 All American Oaks (G1), and $250,000 All American Gold Cup (G1).

In this episode, StallioneSearch was on hand to capture to 2024 running of the $3-Million All American Futurity (G1) as the Toby Keeton trained Hezgothelook Z, who won both the 2024 Ruidoso Futurity (G1) and the Rainbow Futurity (G1) attempted to become only the ...

RUIDOSO, NM–SEPTEMBER 1, 2024–StallioneSearch.com continues its webcast coverage of the All American Weekend from Ruidoso Downs, recapping the top sellers from session two of the 2024 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale.

For this episode, StallioneSearch was on hand to capture footage of the top three-selling yearlings from the final session of the 2024 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale.

Burns Ranch consigned the overall sale-topper on Saturday that fetched $675,000. The colt is by ...

SHELBYVILLE, IN–AUGUST 31, 2024–Darla Ferguson of Mooresville, Ind. is an avid horseplayer. She was able to combine her two passions into one day Saturday, Aug. 31 during the 4th annual Fishing Derby, pulling in a 6.40 pound catfish to win the trophy and the top cash prize of $300.

"I caught that fish within the first 10 minutes of the contest," said Ferguson. "We fish a lot. There is a whole group of us that go out and ...

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX–AUGUST 30, 2024–The full workout rule was missing from the first condition book. The complete set of workout rules are as follows:

If a horse has not started in the 60-day period preceding a race, the horse must have one ...

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX–AUGUST 29, 2024–Per the Texas Racing Commission, all owners, trainers and jockeys now must be currently licensed prior to the entry of their horses.

Please check with the TXRC to see if you need fingerprints with your renewal. If so, it will require more time.

Lone Star Park asks that trainers contact their owners ...

ALEXANDRIA, LA–AUGUST 29, 2024-The Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association (LQHBA) will award three $1,000 scholarships to further the education of Louisiana students on Saturday, September 14, at Fair Grounds.

The exciting final program of the 2024 Quarter Horse racing season will feature several quality stakes, including the $50,000 LQHBA Sale Juvenile, $50,000 LQHBA Debutante, and $550,000 LQHBA Sale Futurity.   

The scholarship drawings will be awarded as part of a ...

LOS ALAMITOS, CA–AUGUST 28, 2024–Ed Allred, the track owner and CEO of Los Alamitos Race Course, announced today that the purse for this year's Grade 1 Champion of Champions has been lowered to $600,000, a reduction of $100,000 from the previously announced $700,000 purse.

The $100,000 reduction is a direct result of the California Horse Racing Board's decision to impose a new formula for financing the Board's budget for the fiscal year 2024-25. The new formula increased the Los Alamitos Quarter Horse Racing Association's yearly operational costs by around $1 million ...