PLEASANTON, Calif. (June 20, 2017) – The Oak Tree at Pleasanton Race Meet opens this Friday at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Admission is free with a paid Fair admission.
ARCADIA, Calif. – The Oak Tree Racing Association appreciates your interest and values your input.
We have established a page for Letters to the Editor on this website. Readers so inclined are encouraged to click HERE to contact the association.
RACING ON TV THIS WEEK
June 24
Belmont: Wild Applause.
Japan: Takarazuka Kinen.
Hong Kong: Premier Cup, Premier Plate.
Monmouth: Jersey Shore.
Santa Anita: Affirmed, Precisionist.
From TOC
PLEASANTON, Calif. (May 25, 2017) -- All horsemen are invited to an Open Forum at Pleasanton (Satellite facility, corner of Valley Ave. and Gate 12) on Saturday, June 24 at 10:30 a.m.
Meet TOC staff and directors for a discussion of current events and a chance to have your questions answered. Mark your calendars now for this special event.
To register, please call us at (626) 574-6620.
From CHRB
ARCADIA, Calif. (June 23, 2017) – The California Horse Racing Board conducted its regular meeting Thursday, June 22, at Santa Anita Park. First Vice Chair George Krikorian presided. Second Vice Chair Madeline Auerbach and Commissioners Jesse Choper, Araceli Ruano and Alex Solis also were in attendance.
From DMTC
DEL MAR, Calif. (June 23, 2017) -- Del Mar’s wagering menu comes with its usual full-range of betting options for 2017 and again is expected to attract some of the highest pools in racing. But additionally this year the track will include a special Pick Six bet sure to add extra buzz and further enhance one the foremost racing cards of the year, the $1-million TVG Pacific Classic Day on Saturday, August 19.
Harvey Furgatch, former commissioner on the California Horse Racing Board, passed away recently at age 90. Below is a column on Furgatch by San Diego Union-Tribune’s Logan Jenkins.
By San Diego Union-Tribune
By BloodHorse Staff
Veteran jockey agent Ivan Puhich died June 19 at age 89, according to a statement from Santa Anita Park June 22.
From TOC
ARCADIA, Calif. (June 22, 2017) -The Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) promoted Elizabeth Morey to the position of Director of Racing and Northern California Operations, effective immediately.
From TOC
ARCADIA, Calif. (June 22, 2017) -- TOC's membership re-elected incumbents Mark Dedomenico, Gary Fenton, Mike Harrington, Terry Lovingier, Jack Owens, and Bill Strauss to its Board of Directors.
By Chuck Dybdal
For the first time since 2011, the Golden Gate Fields winter-spring meet showed increases in both attendance and ontrack handle, the track reported.
The 99-day meet concluded Sunday with a 5.65 percent increase in attendance, led by a 13 percent increase on the popular Dollar Day Sundays, and a 3.44 percent increase in ontrack handle.
by PaulickReport.com
June 17, 2017-Churchill Downs Racetrack today unveiled the official logo for the Kentucky Derby 144. SME, a New York-based marketing agency that has developed the official Derby and Oaks marks since 2007, designed the new logo. The running of the 144th Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands and will take place on May 5, 2018.
By Jeremy Balan
A year ago, a gray Todd Pletcher-trained colt was the pursued. In 2017, Pletcher—and another gray—were in pursuit.
By Bloodhorse.com
Arcadia, CA (June 9, 2017)-With Santa Anita Park's current race meet set to conclude July 4, the track has modified its current racing schedule.
From Barretts
DEL MAR, (June 8, 2017) -- The sale date for the sixth annual Barretts Paddock Sale at Del Mar, originally scheduled for Sunday, July 30 has been moved forward to Wednesday, July 26 following the day’s racing. The undertack preview is now scheduled for Monday, July 24 after morning training.
By BloodHorse Staff
April 13, 2017-Nominations will open May 8 for the 2017 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards which were held in North America for the first time in 2016. Nominations can be submitted until Aug. 1. This year, there will be a total of six awards which will carry prize money of $128,000, an increase of $13,000 over last year.
From The Jockey Club
DEL MAR, Calif. (Apr. 3, 2017) -- OwnerView announced today that registration is now open for the fourth edition of the Thoroughbred Owner Conference, which is scheduled to take place in Del Mar, Calif., October 30 – November 1, 2017, immediately preceding the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
A limited number of reserved seats are available for the Breeders’ Cup races on both Friday, November 3, and Saturday, November 4, to those attending the conference and will be included with the full registration fee on a first-come, first-served basis.
