The John B. Connally Turf Cup is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race, for four-year-olds and older over a distance of one and one-half miles (12 furlongs) on the turf track, held annually in late January or early February at Sam Houston Race Park in Houston, Texas.
[1] The inaugural running of the event was on 21 October 1995 as the John B. Connally Jr.
Turf Cup Handicap for horses three-years-old or older over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles and was won by Temple Webber Junior's Marastani by 3⁄4 lengths in a time of 1:51.25.
[4] In 2011 the event was moved to a January schedule and the conditions were changed to allow only four-year-olds and older.
[4] In 2025 the event was downgraded by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to Listed status.