California Racetracks
Fact Sheet
Del Mar:
Del Mar is located 20 miles north of San Diego and 100 miles south of Los
Angeles. Del Mar first opened its gates in 1937 and is best known for its
oceanfront setting, “where the turf meets the surf.”
Address: 2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard, Del Mar, CA 92014
Phone: (858) 755-1141
Season: July 20, 2011 – September 7, 2011
Average Daily Attendance (on-track): 17,906
Surface: Polytrack (engineered)
Website: www.delmarscene.com
Fairplex Park:
Fairplex Park is located at Fairplex in Pomona, home of the annual L.A. County
Fair, freeway close to the 57, 10 and 2010. The five-eights mile track is nestled
within the beautiful backdrop of the San Gabriel Mountains and the distinctive
cupolas from Barretts Equine Limited. Fairplex Park became the first track in
Southern California to offer pari-mutuel wagering when it was legalized in
California in 1933. The historic Fair racing meet is celebrating its 73rd
anniversary.
Address: 1101 West McKinley Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768
Phone: (909) 623-3111
Season: September 8-26, 2011
Average Daily Attendance (on-track): 4,283
Surface: Mixture of sand, clay and bark
Website: www.fairplex.com
Facebook: Facebook.com/lacountyfair
Twitter: @lacountyfair
Golden Gate:
Golden Gate Fields, which is located approximately eight miles from Oakland
and 11 miles from San Francisco, commenced its inaugural meet in 1941. It is
best known for its breathtaking views of the bay and the city.
Address: 1100 Eastshore Highway, Berkeley, CA 94710
Phone: (510) 559-7300
Season: December 26, 2010 – June 12, 2011; August 19, 2011 – October 2,
2011; October 19, 2011 – December 18, 2011
Average Daily Attendance (on-track): 2,442
Surface: Tapeta (engineered)
Website: www.goldengatefields.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/golden-gate-fields
Twitter: @ggfracing
Hollywood Park:
Hollywood Park is located in Inglewood, CA. The track enjoyed its first Opening
Day in 1938 and is famed for hosting racing’s first million-dollar horse, Citation, in
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1951. From 2008 – 2010, Hollywood park served as the home of 2010 Horse of
the Year, Zenyatta.
Address: 1050 South Prairie Avenue, Inglewood, CA 90301-4197
Phone: (310) 419-1500
Season: April 20, 2011 – July 17, 2011; November 9, 2011 – December 18,
2011
Average Daily Attendance (on-track): 4,938
Surface: Cushion track (engineered)
Website: www.hollywoodpark.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HollywoodPark
Twitter: @hollyparkracing
Santa Anita:
Santa Anita Park is located in Arcadia, CA, 14 miles northeast of downtown Los
Angeles. The racetrack first opened in 1934 and was infamously the home of
Seabiscuit.
Address: 285 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia CA 91007
Phone: (626) 574-RACE
Season: December 26, 2010 – April 17, 2011
Average Daily Attendance (on-track): 7,876
Surface: All-natural dirt track
Website: www.santaanita.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/santa-anita-park
Twitter: @santaanitapark
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