The purses in California are some of the best in the country day in and day out. Being excluded from a race is rare and with our starter fees you are guaranteed to pick up a check each time you run. We normally have a rainy season that produces 10-15 inches of rain and begins in early November and ends by late April. Thus from late spring through the fall there is no need for umbrellas here, no "off" tracks, and no races taken off the turf due to weather!

2008 California Purse Information
(Most current stats available)

Southern California Tracks	Days	Races	Purses Paid	Avg Daily Purse	Avg Purse
Del Mar	43	371	$22,260,138	$517,618	$60,000
Santa Anita	77*	695	$38,286,244	$497,224	$55,088
Hollywood Park	100	864	$40,689,547	$406,895	$47,094
Oak Tree (without Breeders Cup races)	26	217	$11,500,285	$442,319	$52,997
Fairplex (LA County Fair)	16	171	$4,593,148	$287,072	$26,861
Northern California Tracks
Golden Gate Fields	127	1086	$20,014,031	$157,591	$18,429
Bay Meadows	70	591	$10,862,078	$155,173	$18,379
Northern California Fairs
Pleasanton	11	90	$1,533,808	$139,437	$17,042
Sonoma	12	99	$1,749,262	$145,772	$17,669
Solano	11	88	$1,292,418	$117,493	$14,687
San Joaquin	9	61	$848,584	$94,287	$13,911
Sacramento	11	74	$996,250	$90,568	$13,463
Fresno	11	71	$822,630	$74,785	$11,586
San Mateo	10	84	$1,351,164	$135,116	$16,085
Ferndale	10	37	$231,088	$23,109	$6,246
* The number of days dropped at SA from the 2007 chart because of the cancellations they had in Jan 2008.

Source: CHRIMS