Ascanio Voted Trainer Of Hollywood Park Fall Meet, Ventura Horse Of The Meet     Uploaded: 12/23/2009
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Dec. 20, 2009) — Ventura, who gave Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel his last wish with a victory in The Matriarch, was voted Horse of the Meet by media as the 27-day Autumn Meet closed Sunday at Hollywood Park.
Humberto Ascanio, assistant to Frankel for 35 years, took over the Hall of Fame trainer’s Hollywood Park stable following his death from lymphoma on Nov. 16 and was voted trainer of the meet as he saddled three graded stakes winners.

Zenyatta, John and Me     Uploaded: 12/15/2009

Zenyatta 2009 Oak Tree Horse of the Meet     Uploaded: 11/09/2009
ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 8, 2009)—Undefeated Zenyatta, who etched her mark
indelibly into racing lore with a history-making triumph over males in the

Safety and Integrity of Utmost Importance in California     Uploaded: 11/02/2009
By Tracy Gantz
Bo Derek, Luis Jauregui, and Sonia Pishehvar would seem to have little in common. Derek is the famous movie star and poster girl of the movie “10.” Jauregui got some face time in “Seabiscuit” as one of the jockeys riding against the popular horse, but he makes his living at the racetrack. Pishehvar can claim even less of a Hollywood connection as the program administrator for the California Horseman’s Safety Alliance (CHSA).

Golden Gate Fields Earns Environmental Award     Uploaded: 10/23/2009
Golden Gate Fields, the largest Thoroughbred racetrack in Northern California, has been awarded the "2009 StopWaste Partnership Business Efficiency Award" for excellence in environmental performance.
The Alameda County Waste Management Authority and the Alameda County Source Reduction & Recycling Board jointly presented the award to Golden Gate Fields at a ceremony at the Oakland Midtown Event Center on Oct. 16. Golden Gate Fields is the first business in Albany to receive a StopWaste recognition award.

PEDROZA ONCE AGAIN KING OF THE BULLRING     Uploaded: 09/28/2009
Pomona, Calif. (Sept. 28, 2009) -- Martin Pedroza isn't called the "King of the Bullring" for nothing. Blanking on closing day, Pedroza won the season finale, guiding first time starter Romance Writer wire to wire to a popular $7.40 victory.
The 44-year-old native of Panama City, Panama, ruled the roost---again---during the 15-day Fairplex Park meeting, which ended Monday, winning his 11th consecutive jockey championship, and 12th overall, by riding 45 winners.

Pedroza Once Aagain King of the Bullring     Uploaded: 09/28/2009
Pomona, Calif. (Sept. 28, 2009) -- Martin Pedroza isn't called the "King of the Bullring" for nothing. Blanking on closing day, Pedroza won the season finale, guiding first time starter Romance Writer wire to wire to a popular $7.40 victory.
The 44-year-old native of Panama City, Panama, ruled the roost---again---during the 15-day Fairplex Park meeting, which ended Monday, winning his 11th consecutive jockey championship, and 12th overall, by riding 45 winners.

Five-Day Week Spurs Positives for Del Mar     Uploaded: 09/10/2009
"The key to most everything we did this summer was the change to the five-day race week. It was overwhelmingly popular and absolutely successful." -- Joe Harper, president and general manager, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Del Mar's 70th racing season came to a close Wednesday and -- despite generally hard economic times nationally and a tough go in the racing industry in particular -- the seaside track just north of San Diego had some good news to report.

California Takes its Drug Testing Seriously     Uploaded: 08/16/2009
By Tracy Gantz
DEL MAR -- Aug. 16, 2009 -Just how small is 25 picograms? If you wrote out the number, you’d have to put 10 zeros between the decimal point and the number 25. That’s how infinitesimal an amount the California Horse Racing Board can test for in racehorses, which is why California’s drug-testing program is the envy of the nation.

CA Lottery Contest Tied to Breeders’ Cup Classic     Uploaded: 08/02/2009
The California Lottery, Breeders’ Cup Ltd., and the Oak Tree Racing Association have announced plans for a Breeders’ Cup Classic Lottery Sweepstakes offering prizes totaling $230,000 this fall during the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park.
Fans 18 and older may purchase $5 Hot Spot tickets beginning October 16 up until the day of the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Santa Anita on Nov. 7.