They, also, refused to let their collective fates rest in the hands of a racing secretary. They polled the owners and trainers, put together a condition book making it easier for the racing secretary to write the official one and then committed themselves to unconditionally fill the races offered. It's happening in California at the Fair meets. The California Fair circuit was responsible for the birth of Arabian racing in the state. Arizona's Turf Paradise showed much the same upswing.
Cooperation is the reason behind the progress.
Increased purses and handle is also the trend in Texas. Sam Houston Race Park and field size has increased with two races running 14 horses each. TABA also held its second annual Arabian racehorse auction held in the infield of Sam Houston Race Park on Dec. 5, in conjunction with the Lone Star Futurities. Last year's results were monetarily far from stellar, but the success stories of the graduates of the sale were not. Most all the horses from the sale went on to race and many earned money for their owners.