Pleasanton

For all the buzz about the rebuilt mile chute and the griping about the new paddock bar, everything that is good about Saratoga has been there for a w...

 Last June, a fresh faced apprentice showed up at the Pleasanton Fairgrounds in search of a place to call home. Almost exactly one year later I t...

 Back in 2012, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer had Longview Drive on the Kentucky Derby trail.After a good two-year-old campaign that saw him win two ...

 After literally sweating through 11 days of the sun laden Alameda County Fair at Pleasanton, closing day Sunday promised to bring drama and exci...

Everyone on the backside has heard it at one time or another. It’s the buzz that comes along with a sure thing. Now, too much of it can sometimes be a...

Oh what a summer season it has been.I spent my first full season on the fair circuit traveling just about every weekend to keep up on all the happenin...

Closing weekend at the Pleasanton fair will be remembered for the happy and the sad of bay area racing 2012.The sad was the race in honor of jockey Jo...

The Pleasanton Fair was all set for a big weekend to conclude its 100th year.Three Stakes races are scheduled the final two days and great weather and...

This weekend closes the two week meet at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton and center stage will be a couple stakes races that will go a long way ...

Jockey Jorge Herrera, 33, died Thursday from a brain injury after his mount, Morito, clipped heels shortly after leaving the half-mile pole, stum...