Sam Houston Racetrack Guide
The Sam Houston Race Park was opened in 1994. It is located about fifteen minutes from downtown Houston, Texas, and the site was originally a greyhound racetrack.
The racetrack hosts two types of racing. From January through to March, they have thoroughbred racing.
Then, from March through to May, they host American quarter horse races. So wagering is available at Sam Houston on live racing for six months of the year.
The race park, like many US courses, has an inner turf course, which is a seven-furlong circuit.
Also, there is an outer dirt track, which is a mile circuit and complete with chutes for the American quarter horse racing.
Sam Houston Race Park not only offers horse racing but also hosts concerts, car shows and festivals.
Sam Houston Race Park Racecourse Map
Sam Houston Race Park Address: 7575 North Sam Houston Pkwy W, Houston, TX 77064, United States
Sam Houston Race Park Phone Number: 281-807-8700
Best Sam Houston Racing Tips
When there is racing scheduled at Sam Houston Race Park, you will be able to find tips here.
On days when there is no racing, why not head over to the Horse Racing Tips page to get the best of today's free tips?
Meaning, if you are looking to wager on Sam Houston racing tips for today or even Houston Festival tips, then you will find the picks here.
Each race scheduled to take place today will be listed here, also each race will highlight the starting time.
To make things easy for you, the runner who has received the most picks in the race will be listed.
Furthermore, to see how confident the pick is, the number of tips for this runner will be displayed.
As well as the total number of tips on the race. Using these two factors, you can get a confidence rating, which is the percentage of the total tips for the highlighted runner.
The confidence rating is used along with the current odds to produce a 'Value Rating'. This is displayed by a five-star rating; the more stars, the more value!
Clicking on the 'All Tips' option will take you to the event page, where you can view all runners in the race.
Also, you can then see how many picks each runner has received. Furthermore, any comments left by our racing tipsters will be displayed.
How to Wager on the Sam Houston Racing Picks
We have made it simple for bettors to place wagers on picks. For each most tipped runner on this page, you will see an 'Add to Betslip' option.
In fact, not only on this page but on any page where there are tips, you will always see this option.
Clicking on this will result in the pick being added to your betslip on OLBG.
You can navigate between pages and events, and your betslip will always keep your picks.
This means you can add your Sam Houston racing tips from here and then head over to the Best Horse Racing Tipsters page to add even more picks to your betslip.
Once you have all of the wagers in your betslip, you can then see which bookmaker is offering you the best odds for those.
Selecting this bookie will transfer you and your betslip across to their website.
Sam Houston Notable Races
The two major races at Sam Houston are the John B. Connally Turf Cup, which is a Grade 3 run on the turf over one mile and four furlongs.
The race is open to those aged four years old or older and takes place during the Houston Racing Festival in March.
Another race that takes place during the Houston Racing Festival is the Houston Ladies Classic.
This is another Grade 3 and is the richest race during the festival. This race is run over one mile and half a furlong and is open to four-year-old or older fillies and mares.
Top Sam Houston Trainers
Here are the leading trainers based on the number of wins in 2025:
| Trainer | Runners | Winners | Wins % | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asmussen, Steven M | 210 | 41 | 20% | $1.3m |
| Willis, Mindy J | 95 | 26 | 27% | $586k |
| Calhoun, W Bret | 69 | 24 | 35% | $773k |
| Gustafson, Austin | 94 | 20 | 21% | $491k |
| Caldwell, J R | 153 | 19 | 12% | $570k |
| Clemons, Patrick L | 40 | 15 | 38% | $632k |
| Jacks, Karen E | 124 | 13 | 10% | $485k |
| Pish, Danny | 117 | 13 | 11% | $436k |
| Gelner, Jayde J | 104 | 12 | 12% | $392k |
| Padilla, Carlos A | 74 | 12 | 16% | $295k |
Top Sam Houston Jockeys
Here are the leading jockeys based on the number of wins in 2025:
| Jockey | Rides | Winners | Wins % | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott, Stewart | 223 | 56 | 25% | $1.4m |
| Parker, Deshawn L | 163 | 36 | 22% | $889k |
| Cabrera, David | 198 | 28 | 14% | $784k |
| Urieta, Jr Victor M | 188 | 28 | 15% | $577k |
| Diego, Iram Vargas | 174 | 25 | 14% | $684k |
| Alvarez, Jose L | 101 | 25 | 25% | $751k |
| Wethey, Jr Floyd | 202 | 23 | 11% | $805k |
| Diaz, Rene | 155 | 23 | 15% | $717k |
| Villatoro, Noe | 118 | 21 | 18% | $461k |
| Linares, Gilberto | 118 | 18 | 15% | $266k |
With a huge combined experience of horse racing between them, this content has been created and is maintained by Darren Brett, James Banting and Andy Powell. All of the data for Sam Houston Racetrack, which includes the trainer and jockey statistics, has been created using statistics available from the RacingPost.
Darren Brett
Expert Guide
James Banting
Expert Guide
Andy Powell
Expert Guide