Live horse racing returns to Retama Park

The details

Bryan Pettigrew, vice president and general manager of Texas Racing operations for PENN Entertainment, Retama Park representatives and The Chamber (Schertz-Cibolo-Selma Area) attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 27 followed by a meet and greet with camels and ostriches that will also be racing between horse races.

“We’re really excited to bring these events back,” Pettigrew said.

What to expect

The 23-day Quarter Horse racing season will run June 27 and will conclude Aug. 17. Ostriches will race after horse race 3 and camels will race after horse race 6 on both June 28 and 29, according to details shared by Retama officials. The complete calendar can be found here.