For Immediate Release
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Grand Prairie, Texas (April 19, 2012) – The following is a list of events and promotions during week two of the 2012 Spring Thoroughbred Season at Lone Star Park (Thursday, April 19 through Sunday, April 22).
Thursday, April 19
• Double Date Discount: For only $64 (a $127 value), two couples will receive four general admissions, four box seats, four Lone Star Today racing programs and four Value Baskets that include a cheeseburger, fries and large Pepsi.
• Bar & Book Happy Hour: Customers can check out the new Bar & Book, Lone Star Park’s newly-renovated simulcast facility, while enjoying happy hour, Monday through Friday 4 – 7 p.m. Happy hour specials include $3 well drinks and $2 select domestic drafts. Admission and parking to Bar & Book is free.
Friday, April 20
• Casey Donahew Band in Concert: Casey Donahew Band will perform after the races Friday, April 20. The concert is free with your $5 General Admission until 9 p.m., or $20 after 9 p.m. Motion will perform on the Courtyard of Champions stage between the races.
• Bar & Book Happy Hour: Customers can check out the new Bar & Book, Lone Star Park’s newly-renovated simulcast facility, while enjoying happy hour, Monday through Friday 4 – 7 p.m. Happy hour specials include $3 well drinks and $2 select domestic drafts. Admission and parking to Bar & Book is free.
Saturday, April 21
• Ted Nugent in Concert: Ted Nugent will perform after the races Saturday, April 21. The concert is free with your $5 General Admission until 5 p.m., or $20 after 5 p.m. Bleu Edmonson will perform on the main stage just before Ted Nugent and Krimsin Door will perform on the Courtyard of Champions stage between the races.
• Star Player Rewards Free $2 Wager: A Free $2 Wager will be available to all Star Player Rewards customers on Saturday, April 21. To redeem, members must swipe their Star Player Rewards cards at a Star Player Rewards kiosk, located at various locations in Bar & Book and the Grandstand. The Star Player Rewards program is free to join and rewards customers for wagering, food & beverage purchases and Gift Shop purchases with points redeemable for various items.
• UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans Live on Pay-Per-View: The Bar & Book’s sports bar will feature the Pay-Per-View event, UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans on Saturday, April 21. Preliminary bouts will begin at 7 p.m. and the Pay-Per-View broadcast will begin at 9 p.m. Admission to Bar & Book is free and a $20 food & beverage minimum per person is required after 8 p.m. to watch this event.
Sunday, April 22
• Senior Citizens’ Day and Military Discount Day: All senior citizens’, age 62 or older with a valid I.D., or members of any branch of the military, with a valid military I.D., receive free general admission.
• Pepsi Can Offer: Bring any Pepsi can to Lone Star Park and receive a Pepsi track pack, good for One (1) Free General Admission and One (1) Free Large Pepsi. This offer is only available in the Grandstand for live racing.
• Jazz Brunch in Silks: A live Jazz Trio will perform in Silks dining room from noon – 3 p.m. enjoy an all-you-can-eat omelet station for $8.95.
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Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, a Class I racetrack operated by Global Gaming Solutions LLC, offers a53-day 2012 Spring Thoroughbred Season which opens Thursday, April 12 and concludes on Sunday, July 8. Live racing will be held four days a week, Thursday and Friday at 6:35 p.m. (except Thursday, May 31 and Thursday, July 5 when there will be no live racing), and Saturday and Sunday at 1:35 p.m. The racing program on Memorial Day, May 28, will start at 1:35 p.m. Special twilight programs will be held at 5 p.m. on both Tuesday, July 3 (with post-race concert by award-winning country artist Pat Green) and Wednesday, July 4 (with the Lone Stars & Stripes Fireworks Celebration).
The track’s 26-day, 2012 Fall Meeting of Champions for American Quarter Horses will be held from Sept. 14 to Nov. 10.
Lone Star Park is also home to the multi-million dollar simulcast racebook, sports bar and event venue, Bar & Book. The 36,000 square foot venue is open to the public 363 days a year.
For more information on Lone Star Park visit LoneStarPark.com
Global Gaming Solutions, LLC (GGS), is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Chickasaw Nation with a primary business focus of pursuing entertainment, gaming and racing related opportunities in emerging jurisdictions in the United States and overseas as well as acquisition of regional gaming and entertainment assets. GGS LLC is the parent company of GG RP, which owns Remington Park in Oklahoma City, OK and GG LSP. Global Gaming Solutions, LLC, is the track operator who owns the license to operate Lone Star Park and leases the property from the Grand Prairie Sports Facilities Development Corporation.
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