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1. Fwd: Golden Gate takes aggressive run
From: Robert Lieber <lieb-@sbcglobal.net>
2. GGF
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Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 11:37:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Robert Lieber <lieb-@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Fwd: Golden Gate takes aggressive run
bpol-@albanyca.org wrote: Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 17:53:49 GMT
From: bpol-@albanyca.org
To: Allan.t-@verizon.net, fjava-@korve.com,
rgo-@csuhayward.edu,
jokaw-@jps.net, Lieb-@SBCglobal.net, eharri-@albanyca.org
Subject: Golden Gate takes aggressive run
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Golden Gate takes aggressive runIf horse racing in Northern California
indeed has gotten drab, Golden Gate Fields has taken steps to change
that atmosphere as its spring meeting begins today. The full article
will be available on the Web for a limited time:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/email/sports/13819400.htm
(c) 2006 ContraCostaTimes.com and wire service sources. All Rights
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Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 15:05:41 -0800 (PST)
From: Robert Lieber <lieb-@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: GGF
If they fill the stands we can experance gidlock-Blast from the past.
Golden Gate takes aggressive run Track ups the ante for stakes
races, trying to create signature events By Jay Heater CONTRA COSTA
TIMES ALBANY - If horse racing in Northern California indeed has gotten
drab, Golden Gate Fields has taken steps to change that atmosphere as
its spring meeting begins today.
Racing secretary Sean Greely, who took over those duties last year
with hopes of creating some signature events, has pumped the San
Francisco Mile's purse up to $400,000.
The San Francisco Mile, which was inaugurated in 1948 at Golden Gate
Fields, had been run at Bay Meadows from 2001-05, but now returns to its
original home. It carried a $150,000 purse last year.
This year's San Francisco Mile will be run April 29, and its purse is
equal to the largest ever offered in Northern California. The Golden
Gate Handicap had a $400,000 purse from 1990-92.
"It really is about creating an event," Golden Gate Fields general
manager Robert Hartman said. "We want to get the Bay Area's attention,
and we want to stand out."
Hartman said track executives have been in touch with handlers of some
of the nation's top thoroughbred horses in attempt to book them for the
race. Hartman said track administrators want to get first-time fans to
the track that day to see that racing can be a fun entertainment
alternative.
"We're trying to be very aggressive," Hartman said.
Pumping more money into the stakes program will take some dollars out
of the regular schedule of races, and that will make local horsemen
nervous, especially since lucrative events tend to attract out-of-town
runners who might win a huge purse and then leave the area.
Greely, though, said the gamble is worthwhile.
"We are dedicating 10 percent of our money to the stakes schedule," he
said. "That's a lot less than most tracks. Our emphasis is to make our
stakes special. We need to get people in our grandstand."
Besides the San Francisco Mile, Golden Gate Fields will have seven
other stakes races with six-figure purses, including the $100,000 Golden
Gate Fields Sprint on April 22. That race should be special since
trainer Greg Gilchrist has planned to resume Lost in the Fog's career
that day.
Peter Tunney, Magna Corporation vice president, said fans who come to
the track will notice other projects taking place around the facility.
Tunney said that excess track property was sold to the East Bay Regional
Park District, and construction has begun to build several baseball and
softball fields to the south of the track. Extra parking space to the
north of the track has been sold and will be redeveloped into a "light
retail" district, according to Tunney.
"There will be bookstores and coffee shops, retail like that," he
said. "We had 45 acres of unused property that had been there for
years."
• WHAT: Golden Gate Fields 2006 Spring Meeting
• WHEN: The 65-day race meeting begins today and runs through May 7.
Racing usually runs on a Wednesday through Sunday format
• TIMES: First post time is 12:50 p.m. with the exception of April 7,
April 14 and April 21 when racing begins at 2:45 p.m.
• HIGHLIGHT RACES: The $400,000 San Francisco Mile will be held April
29. Eclipse Award winner Lost in the Fog is expected to return to the
track April 22 for the $100,000 Golden Gate Fields Sprint
• ADMISSION PRICES: Grandstand admission is $4, Club House admission
is $6 and Turf Club admission is $10 on weekdays and $15 on weekends
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