Sam Houston Racing Tips

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 Address: 7575 North Sam Houston Pkwy W, Houston, TX 77064, United States

Sam Houston Race Park Phone Number: 281-807-8700

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.

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, 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.

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.

Here are the leading trainers based on the number of wins in 2024:

Here are the leading jockeys based on the number of wins in 2024:

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 have been created using statistics from Equibase.

Darren Brett

Tipster competition manager

Darren has worked in the horse racing industry for decades bringing to OLBG for the last 20 years a wealth of knowledge, creating much of our content on these sports. Darren also manages our Grand National Guide and is the go-to font of knowledge for the world's greatest steeplechase.

James Banting

Tipster competition assistant

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Club provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.

Andy Powell

Content editor

Andy is a seasoned professional with more than 15 years of experience in the field of horse racing. He has a thorough understanding of the sport, from analyzing complex statistical data to being part of a winning syndicate at the Cheltenham Festival. Andy is responsible for managing the horse racing trend blogs on OLBG.