Blaine Wright and Alert Bay are striking while hot
Golden Gate Fields trainer Blaine Wright knows how to strike while the iron is hot. In 2012, Wright guided the popular Hudson Landing to a schedule that included 5 wins including the Grade 1 San...
View ArticleHollendorfer has Three for the El Camino Real Derby
Every year, Golden Gate Fields puts its hopes to get into the national spotlight on its Kentucky Derby prep race, the $200,000 El Camino Real Derby (Grade III).Weeks of preparation, tireless...
View ArticleMetaboss flies into the Kentucky Derby picture
With all the pre-race talk going into the corner of the Mark Casse trained Conquest Typhoon, local trainer Jeff Bonde didn’t mind at all that his entrant into the Grade III $200,000 El Camino Real...
View ArticleClaimers Climbing the Ladder
A recent trend of low level claimers, winning up the ladder, struck again last weekend as Central Heat won the $50,000 Golden Poppy Stakes. Trained by Bill Delia, Central Heat has now won 4 straight...
View ArticleLongtime jockey Dennis Carr is feeling lucky to be alive
A jockey's career can be described in three words. Day to Day.Every race, thoroughbred jockeys risk careers and even their lives for the sport they love. They all know the risks, but their...
View ArticleCC Lopez Races Against Sons at Golden Gate Fields
When veteran jockey Charles C Lopez (known in racing circles as CC Lopez) decided to visit his racing sons apprentice David C. Lopez and nine-year rider Erick Lopez at Golden Gate Fields this week,...
View ArticleSolid debut for California Chrome sister Hope's Love
As California Chrome prepares for his debut in England next Wednesday, his little sister was making a debut of her own right here at Golden Gate Fields. Hope’s Love, a 2-year-old full sister to Chrome,...
View ArticleA Star is Born (Code Warrior) -- Goodbye to a Champion (Shared Belief)
The name Code Warrior wasn’t very well known to race goers over a month ago, but it sure is now, at least to Nor Cal racing fans.The two-year old Filly, owned by John And Chris Sanguinetti ( J.C....
View ArticleFrank Conversation looks to come out of Nyquist's shadow
Saturday’s running of the Grade 3, $200,000 El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields, has a chance to be a coming out party for a certain horse in a big barn that lives in the shadow of his...
View ArticleHall of Famer Russell Baze Announces Retirement
When the 4-year-old filly Wahine Warrior came flying down the stretch to dead heat for second in a $16,000 claiming race at Golden Gate Fields on Sunday, it looked like a typical ride by Hall of Fame...
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