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Overanalyze, breezing for Belmont Stakes 2013, went 4f in :47.50 (3/34) at Belmont (dirt training) on 5-19.Posted 17 hours ago
2013 Belmont Stakes hopeful Palace Malice breezed 4f in :47.49 (2/34) at Belmont Park (dirt training) on 5-19. Posted 17 hours ago
Coffee Clique romps in the Selene Stakes!Posted 18 hours ago
Royal Delta breezed 4f in :52.03 (15/23) at Belmont Park on 5-19. Posted 23 hours ago
Oxbow and Gary Stevens wire the Preakness!Posted 1 day ago
Skyring goes all the way in the Dixie! Posted 1 day ago
Sage Valley rolls in the Maryland Sprint Handicap!Posted 1 day ago
Pianist goes all the way in the Gallorette! Posted 1 day ago
Summer Applause scores in the Allaire Dupont Distaff!Posted 1 day ago
Zee Bros rolls home in the Chick Lang! Posted 1 day ago

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Christmas at Golden Gate Fields

The sights and sounds of the holiday season were evident this past week at Golden Gate Fields. There was a pony horse dressed up as a reindeer, Christmas carols coming from the trumpet of David Hardeman and spirited sweaters to shield the patrons from the chilly weather. Another sign of the season w...Read More

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BrianZipse · Sounds like a great couple of days! · 152 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · Great way to celebrate the holidays at the track and Pat Day, too! · 152 days ago ·

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travel_vic · Read Laughing in the Hills to learn all about this track....a GREAT read · 152 days ago ·

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travel_vic · GGF is built over a very old Native reserve and there early seasons were a debacle with some horses sinking up to their knees when it got wet. · 152 days ago ·

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marylandgq · Great story Don. Thanks for sharing this experience w/ HRN community. Too often the "small tracks" get lost in the media shuffle, and stories like this one never get to see the light of day. · 151 days ago ·

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Exchange Wagering Approved by CHRB

California Nov. 15 moved a step closer toward becoming the first United States racing jurisdiction to offer exchange wagering.Read More

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CHRB Approves Exchange Wagering Rules

Rules governing exchange wagering gained initial approval from the California Horse Racing Board at its meeting Sept. 20, more than a year after the commission had announced its intention to promulgate them. Read More

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Santa Anita Dirt Track Needs Work

Santa Anita’s dirt racetrack will be undergoing renovation in the coming months to bring it back to the combination of sand, silt, and clay initially approved when the new dirt surface was installed late last year. During an informal California Horse Racing Board hearing at Santa Anita May 17, repre...Read More

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Sparks Fly During CHRB Meeting

The California Horse Racing Board took a swing at a number of equine safety measures during its April 28 meeting at Hollywood Park, including another try at a rule to void the claim of a horse that suffers a fatality during the race. The CHRB last tried to pass such a rule in November 2009 but ...Read More

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Santa Anita Surface Concerns CHRB

With a month left in its current winter meeting, Santa Anita is continuing to work with the California Thoroughbred Trainers and the California Horse Racing Board on its new dirt surface. “The track has yet to stabilize as to the sand, silt, and clay content,” said Dr. Rick Arthur, equine medical di...Read More

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Oak Tree Loses Fall Dates

Fall racing will return to Santa Anita Park this year, but it won’t be run by the Oak Tree Association.The California Horse Racing Board Thursday awarded the fall dates to the Pacific Racing Association at Santa Anita instead of granting them to the Oak Tree Association. The CHRB turned down the req...Read More

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Santa Anita to Change Track Composition

Santa Anita’s track maintenance team plans to adjust the composition of the main track Jan. 18 to bring it back to the mix of sand, clay, and silt that it was before Southern California received several rainstorms in late December. Officials will be meeting with horsemen regarding the addition of sa...Read More

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Santa Anita Closed for Training

Santa Anita’s main track was closed for training for the second consecutive day on Sunday, with the likelihood of further days of cancellations early in the week because of continued wet weather, track president George Haines said. From early Friday to midday Sunday, the track had sustained four inc...Read More

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2011 Oak Tree Race Dates Unresolved

A decision on what to do with autumn race dates traditionally held by the Oak Tree Racing Association was put off by the California Horse Racing Board until a meeting next month. Meeting at Hollywood Park Nov. 9, the CHRB accepted the request of the state's trainer and owner organizations to hold of...Read More

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CHRB Waives Synthetic Mandate

MI Developments received two waivers from the California Horse Racing Board Nov. 9 allowing the Frank Stronach-controlled company to move forward with the operation of Santa Anita Park and Golden Gate Fields and complete installation of a new dirt track at Santa Anita. The board, by a unanimous vote...Read More

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Oak Tree, Santa Anita fight over 2011 dates

Officials with the Oak Tree Racing Association and Santa Anita are scheduled to make presentations to the board of directors of the Thoroughbred Owners of California on Thursday regarding their respective proposals to host six weeks of racing in the fall of 2011. At the California Horse Racing Board...Read More

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Give Bute the Boot - By Eric Mitchell

Few issues in horse racing fire up people’s emotions like medication. A couple of years ago the target was anabolic steroids, and the industry reacted quickly. By Jan. 1, 2009, most U.S. racing jurisdictions had adopted rules banning the use of anabolic steroids. Today the target is phenylbuta...Read More

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SHOULD THE TOC AND CTT MERGE INTO ONE ORGANIZATION?

A group of trainers in California is working to reunite two organizations–the California Thoroughbred Trainers and Thoroughbred Owners of California—created when the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association was dissolved is the state over a decade ago. California Horsemen for Change, which o...Read More

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Takeout Hike Benefits Horsemen

Given that polling data and water cooler angst clearly indicate a country that is increasingly frustrated with our government, it should come as no surprise that big brother is becoming the enemy of even our favorite pastimes. This week, elected officials in California elected to stick it to horsepl...Read More

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Exchange Wagering, Takeout Bill Passes

California legislation that would redirect perhaps as much as $70 million from winning bets to Thoroughbred purses and make the state the first in the nation to approve head-to-head wagering on horse races gained approval on the final day of the regular legislative session Aug. 31.Read More

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Baffert Done With Del Mar

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said today his days of racing at Del Mar may be over if the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club doesn't follow Santa Anita and return to a natural dirt surface."The dirt was needed bad there, and Santa Anita just may get California jump-started back again," Baffert said. Del M...Read More

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TOC, CTT AWAITING SCIENTIFIC REPORT ON SANTA ANITA SURFACE

The Thoroughbred Owners of California (“TOC”), working with the California Thoroughbred Trainers, is continuing to closely assess the condition of the racing surface at Santa Anita. At this time, TOC is awaiting a preliminary scientific report conducted by Dr. Mick Peterson of the University o...Read More

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Expert studying Santa Anita surface

Racing surface expert Mick Peterson began a study on the safety of Santa Anita's Pro-Ride synthetic surface on Tuesday, and said Wednesday that he will present a preliminary report on his findings at the California Horse Racing Board's monthly meeting in Del Mar on Aug. 19. Peterson, a professor of ...Read More

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CHRB Frustrated Again by MI Developments

Thoroughbred racing in California remained uncertain about the future following a state horse racing board meeting July 22 at Del Mar in which major track owner MI Developments refused once again to provide a glimpse of its plans. Apparently concerned with what California Horse Racing Board Chairman...Read More

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Exchange Wagering Approved by CHRB

California Nov. 15 moved a step closer toward becoming the first United States racing jurisdiction to offer exchange wagering. The California Horse Ra...

CHRB Approves Exchange Wagering Rules

Rules governing exchange wagering gained initial approval from the California Horse Racing Board at its meeting Sept. 20, more than a year after the c...

Santa Anita Dirt Track Needs Work

Santa Anita’s dirt racetrack will be undergoing renovation in the coming months to bring it back to the combination of sand, silt, and clay initially ...

Sparks Fly During CHRB Meeting

The California Horse Racing Board took a swing at a number of equine safety measures during its April 28 meeting at Hollywood Park, including another ...

Santa Anita Surface Concerns CHRB

With a month left in its current winter meeting, Santa Anita is continuing to work with the California Thoroughbred Trainers and the California Horse ...

Oak Tree Loses Fall Dates

Fall racing will return to Santa Anita Park this year, but it won’t be run by the Oak Tree Association.The California Horse Racing Board Thursday awar...

Santa Anita to Change Track Composition

Santa Anita’s track maintenance team plans to adjust the composition of the main track Jan. 18 to bring it back to the mix of sand, clay, and silt tha...

Santa Anita Closed for Training

Santa Anita’s main track was closed for training for the second consecutive day on Sunday, with the likelihood of further days of cancellations early ...

2011 Oak Tree Race Dates Unresolved

A decision on what to do with autumn race dates traditionally held by the Oak Tree Racing Association was put off by the California Horse Racing Board...

CHRB Waives Synthetic Mandate

MI Developments received two waivers from the California Horse Racing Board Nov. 9 allowing the Frank Stronach-controlled company to move forward with...

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