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Sam Houston The turf Park in Houston will begin its racing season Friday tenebriousness with a new ownership structure, an expanded wagering format, improved purses, and a redesigned Texas Champions Day. The 31-appointment meet will continue through March 12, with its biggest race, the Rate 3, $200,000 Connally Turf, to be run Jan. 28.
“We’re looking forwards to a great 2012,” said Andrea Young, president of Sam Houston. “We haven’t seen this good-natured of enthusiasm for our racing within the community and from our own employees and the folks on our backside for a natural long time.”
Penn National Gaming came on plank as 50-percent owner of Sam Houston last April. The company joins longtime proprietor Maxxam in operating the meet in what is a joint partnership, said Na.
“They’re strong partners both financially and in what they bring to the fare in terms of experience and expertise,” said Young.
Sam Houston’s wagering organization is flashier for 2012. The track will introduce two new wagers this meet, said Inexperienced. There will now be a pick five, and it will run on the final five races on the card. There will also be a bet called the Houston Hi-Five twice a dance-card. It requires patrons to select the first five finishers in a race. Both wagers will have a 50 cent nadir, and both will feature a low, 12 percent takeout. The same takeout will apply to pick threes, which has crave been standard at Sam Houston.
Source: Daily Racing Form