Lone Star Park opens season
Beautiful weather Thursday night greeted the 8512 horse race fans that attended Lone Star Park’s opening of its 2010 Spring Thoroughbred Season.
Professor D was the featured entertainment in the Courtyard of Champions, but entertainment for the entire family could be found throughout the park.
Clarence Scharbauer Jr’s Coyote Legend, trained by Bret Calhoun, proved best in the 14th running of the one mile $50,000 Premiere Stakes.
"I’m not used to him having to work that hard, but this was his first start against older horses and his first start since February,” said winning rider Bobby Walker Jr. “This is a colt with a lot of upside and this really was a big effort from him."
With the win, Coyote Legend earned $30,000 to increase his lifetime winnings to $195,636. It was his fifth win from nine career starts.
Lone Star Park’s 2010 Spring Thoroughbred Season will run four days a week every Thursday and Friday at 6:35 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 1:35 p.m. starting on April 8. The Lone Star Million program on Memorial Day will start at 1:35 p.m. and special twilight programs with post-race holiday fireworks on Saturday, July 3 and Sunday, July 4 (Lone Stars & Stripes Fireworks Celebration) will commence at 5:00 p.m. (All times are Central Time).
Lone Star Park’s 29-day, 2010 Fall Meeting of Champions for American Quarter Horses will be held from Sept. 17 to Nov. 13. For more information, visit LoneStarPark.com or call (972) 263-RACE (7223).
