by Matt Dinerman/Golden Gate Fields|06.17.2023|1:50pm Espinoza, Wong Secure Respective Jockey, Trainer Titles At Golden Gate Fields Jockey Assael Espinoza, trainer Jonathan Wong, and owners Johnny Taboada and Larry and Marianne Williams were leaders in their respective divisions at the Golden Gate Fields Winter/Spring meet, which concluded last Sunday. Espinoza won the most races out of any rider with 93 trips to the winner’s circle from 419 steers, equating to a strong […]
by Matt Dinerman/Golden Gate Fields|04.27.2023|11:56am Five Graded Stakes Winners Among Nine Entered In Saturday’s San Francisco Mile A field of nine has been assembled for the signature race of the Winter/Spring meet at Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley, Calif.: the Grade 3, $250,000 San Francisco Mile. For 3-year-olds and up at one mile on projected firm turf, the ‘Mile is one of six stakes races on the Gold Rush Weekend Saturday, April […]
by Matt Dinerman/Golden Gate Fields|04.25.2023|10:14am Golden Gate Fields To Offer Guaranteed Late Pick 5, Late Pick 4 Pools Throughout Gold Rush Weekend Golden Gate Fields will offer guaranteed pools in the Late Pick 5 and Late Pick 4 wagers throughout the racing week of Friday, April 28, through Sunday, April 30. The Late Pick 5 consists of the last five races on each card while the Late Pick 4 is comprised of the last four races on […]
by Matt Dinerman/Golden Gate Fields|03.22.2023|4:20pm Mandatory Payout In Golden Pick Six Wager Highlights Sunday Card At Golden Gate Fields Golden Gate Fields will offer a mandatory payout this Sunday, March 26, in the Golden Pick Six jackpot wager. The Golden Pick Six is a 20-cent minimum bet and consists of the last six races on the card. Heading into Friday’s eight race program, the Golden Pick Six jackpot carryover sits at $95,472. If there […]
by Matt Dinerman/Golden Gate Fields|03.06.2023|3:08pm High Winds, Heavy Rains: Golden Gate Fields To Run Friday’s Card On Thursday, March 9 Golden Gate Fields track officials have announced that the decision has been made to move the Friday, March 10, live race card at the Berkeley, Calif. track to Thursday, March 9, out of an abundance of caution, and in consultation with industry stakeholders. The national weather service is forecasting high winds and heavy rain for […]
by Matt Dinerman/Golden Gate Fields|02.20.202302.20.2023|12:26pm1:30pm See Through It Wins Sixth Straight Race In Golden Gate’s El Dorado Shooter The feature race of the week at Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley, Calif., went as the eighth race on the card: the $75,000 El Dorado Shooter Stakes for California-bred or sired runners 4-years-old and upward. A field of eight went postward on the Tapeta main track. Under jockey Brayan Pena, Southern California invader See Through […]
by Matt Dinerman/Golden Gate Fields|02.09.2023|10:36am Multiple Stakes Winner Passarando Tops Field Of Eight In El Camino Real Derby A field of eight has been assembled for the 2023 edition of the $100,000 El Camino Real Derby for 3-years-old at 1 1/8 miles on the Tapeta main track at Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley, Calif. The winner of the El Camino Real Derby receives a free berth into the 2023 Preakness Stakes, the second […]
by Matt Dinerman/Golden Gate Fields|01.23.202301.25.2023|12:28pm4:20pm Mandatory Payout In Friday’s Golden Pick Six Wager At Golden Gate Fields Golden Gate Fields has announced that the Northern California bayside racetrack will offer a mandatory payout in the Golden Pick Six jackpot wager on Friday, Jan. 27. First post on Friday is 12:45 PM. The Golden Pick Six, a 20-cent minimum bet, has a $54,818 carryover heading into the Friday program. The Pick Six sequence […]
by Matt Dinerman/Golden Gate Fields|09.30.2022|4:11pm Northern California Trainer Duane Offield Passes At Age 82 Golden Gate Fields is deeply saddened by the passing of longtime Northern California trainer Duane Offield, who passed away on Thursday after a lengthy illness. He was 82 years old. Offield began his training career in 1976. Throughout a career that spanned well over four decades, Offield saddled 721 winners from 8,038 starters, with lifetime […]
by Matt Dinerman/Golden Gate Fields|09.30.2022|11:00am Mandatory Payouts, 11 Races Carded For Sunday’s Closing Day At Golden Gate Fields Eleven races have been carded for the final day of live racing at the 2022 Summer Meet this Sunday, Oct. 2, at Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley, Calif. First post on Closing Day is 12:45 PM. Mandatory payouts will be in play on Sunday. The Golden Pick Six, which starts in Race 6 and runs […]