Facilities
Sam Houston Race Park
Info
Year Built: 1994
Square Footage for Meeting Space:
- Pavilion Centre: 26,000 square feet
- Founders Room: 1,100 square feet
- Paddock Room: 1,100 square feet
Seating Capacity:
- Total Capacity: 10,000 to 30,000 people
- Showgrounds: 15,000 people
- Club Level: 1,500+ people
- Founders Room: 70
- Paddock Room: 70
- Jockey Club: 250 people
- Pavilion Centre: 1,250 people indoors and 4,000 people outdoors
Number of Fields: 1 track
Resident Partners
- PLATINUM PARTNERS:
- Bud Light
- Champion Energy Services
- GOLD PARTNERS:
- Coca-Cola
- Auto Nation
- RICO
- SILVER PARTNERS:
- ABC Home and Commerical Services
- Hilton Garden Inn
- Cricket
- HH Tents and Events
- Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup
- BRONZE PARTNERS:
- Republic Services, Inc.
- Shoppa’s Farm Supply
- Silverleaf Resorts, Inc.
- Cadence Bank
- Papa John’s Pizza
- ABI Digital Solutions
- PARTNERS:
- C & D Scrap Recyclers Co. Inc.
- Daily Racing Form
- Community Coffee
- 14 Hands
- Hebrew National
- Staybridge Suites
- Coushata Casino Resort
- Breyers
- Conroe Golf Cars
- Mars Real Ice Cream
- Tito’s Handmade Vodka
- Sweet Revenge
- Renewal by Andersen
- ESPN 97.5FM
- USI
- Sandtrap Grill
- RedBull
- AFC Transportation
Parking & Tailgating Information
- Sam Houston Race Park has over 2.5 million square feet of parking lot space on property.
- Valet Parking for live racing days is available for $8. Premium Parking for live racing days and concerts is available for $10. Please note, parking passes purchased in advance or over the phone must be purchased no later than 10 days prior to race or event date. Advance parking will not be available for online purchase less than 10 days prior to event date.
Venue Policies
- All carried items, including bags, are subject to search.
- No large bags or backpacks are permitted in The Park.
- Sam Houston Race Park has a no re-entry policy for concert events.
- General Admission for pavilion concerts does not provide seating and space is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- Lawn chairs are allowed.
- The Park will not serve an alcoholic beverage to anyone under the age of 21.
- The Park will carefully check identification for anyone who appears to be under 30 years of age.
- The Park will accept only a valid Texas Driver’s Licenses or other Photo ID issued by the State of Texas as proof of age.
- If a customer cannot provide acceptable proof of age, The Park will refuse service of alcoholic beverages.
- The Park will serve a maximum of two alcoholic beverages to a customer per transaction.
- The Park will not serve an alcoholic beverage to patrons who are intoxicated or to anyone who appears to be nearing intoxication.
- PROHIBITED ITEMS:
- Weapons of Any Kind
- Glass Containers of Any Kind
- Obscene or Indecent Clothing
- Backpacks
- Large Purses
- Animals (excluding Service Animals)
- Audio or Video Recording Devices
- Spike Jewelry
- Wallet Chains
- Laser Pointers
- Outside Food & Beverage
- Aerosol Cans
- Playpens
- Skates
- Skateboards
- Coolers
Contact Info
- Racing and General Information: 281-807-8700 or info@shrp.com
- Concert Ticket Information: 800-211-3381
- Sponsorship Department: whodes@shrp.com
- Group Sales Manager: groupsales@shrp.com or 281-807-8750
- Media Inquiries: WHodes@shrp.com
- Groups and Private Events: bbarentine@shrp.com
- Player’s Services: msteindler@shrp.com
Directions
- US 59 North traveling South: From US 59 S > Take the Texas 8 Beltway W/Sam Houston Parkway exit > Merge onto TX-8 Beltway W > Continue onto Sam Houston Tollway W > Take the exit toward W Gessner Rd/Windfern Rd/Fallbrook Dr. > Merge onto TX-8 Beltway W/North Sam Houston Parkway W > Turn right onto N Gessner Rd > Make a U-turn > Turn left onto TX-8 Beltway E/North Sam Houston Parkway W E > Sam Houston Race Park is on the right.
- US 59 South traveling North: From US 59 N > Take the exit onto Sam Houston Tollway N > Take the exit toward N Gessner Rd/Fairbanks N Houston Rd > Merge onto TX-8 Beltway E/North Sam Houston Parkway W E > Sam Houston Race Park is on the right.
- I-45 North traveling South: From I-45 S > Take exit 60B to merge onto TX-8 Beltway W/Sam Houston Tollway W > Continue onto Sam Houston Tollway W > Take the exit toward W Gessner Rd/ Windfern Rd/Fallbrook Dr. > Merge onto TX-8 Beltway W/North Sam Houston Parkway W > Turn right onto N Gessner Road > Make a U-turn > Turn left onto TX-8 Beltway/North Sam Houston Parkway W E > Same Houston Race Park is on the right.
- I-45 South traveling North: From I-45 N > Take exit 48B on the left of Interstate 10 W toward San Antonio > Merge onto I-10 > Take exit 763 for Interstate 610 South S/Interstate 610 North N > Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-610 N and merge onto I-610 N > Keep left to continue on US-290 W > Take the exit onto Sam Houston Tollway N > Take the exit toward N Gessner Rd/Fairbanks N Houston Rd > Merge onto TX-8 Beltway E/North Sam Houston Parkway W E > Sam Houston Race Park is on the right.
- I-10 East traveling West: From I-10 W > Take exit 763 for Interstate 610 South S/Interstate 610 North N > Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-610 N and merge onto I-610 N > Keep left to continue on US-290 W > Take the exit onto Sam Houston Tollway N > Take the exit toward N Gessner Rd/Fairbanks N Houston Rd > Merge onto TX-8 Beltway E/North Sam Houston Parkway W E > Sam Houston Race Park is on the right.
- I-10 West traveling East: From I-10 E > Take exit 756 toward Sam Houston Tollway > Keep left at the fork and merge onto Sam Houston Tollway N > Take the exit toward N Gessner Rd/Fairbanks N Houston Rd > Merge onto TX-8 Beltway E/North Sam Houston Parkway W E > Sam Houston Race Park is on the right.
Past Events
- HORSE RACES:
- Thoroughbred Horse Races
- American Quarter Horse Races
- Houston Ladies Classic
- Connally Breeders’ Cup Turf
- MAXXAM Gold Cup
- Martanza Stakes
- Sam Houston Turf Sprint Cup
- Mission Stakes
- Fort Bend Country Stakes
- Spring Stakes
- Sam Houston Oaks
- Texas Heritage Stakes
- Tomball Stakes
- Jersey Village Stakes
- Allen’s Landing Stakes
- Space City Stakes
- Buffalo Bayou Stakes
- Black Gold Stakes
- Texans Stakes
- SHOWS/CONCERTS:
- Gulf Coast Classic Car Show
- Fiestas Patrias
- ZiegenBock Music Festival
- Something Wicked