California Racing Opportunities

• General Info
• License & Insurance Requirements
• California Horse Racing Board
• California Racetracks

General Info

California offers a wealth of racing opportunities for Quarter Horses at Los Alamitos and on the California Fair Circuit. Los Alamitos Race Course introduced year-round Quarter Horse racing in 2001. The 2008 Quarter Horse meet runs from Dec. 27,2007 through Dec. 21, 2008, offering 205 night racing programs, featuring a mixed meet format of Quarter Horses, Arabians and Thorougbreds. The majority of all races at Los Alamitos are written for Quarter Horses. The 2008 meet features racing on a Thursday-through-Sunday schedule.

The Los Alamitos Quarter Horse meet is world-renowned as offering the most lucrative stakes schedule in the sport of Quarter Horse racing. The 2008 Los Alamitos Quarter Horse season will feature the richest stakes program in the history of the track.

In addition to the lucrative stakes schedule at Los Alamitos, California features a summer-long fair circuit featuring Quarter Horse races. The fair racing season opens in mid-June and continues through mid-October. Many added money Quarter Horse stakes were offered last year on the California Fair Circuit with racing opportunities in all age categories. For additional information on the California Fair Circuit contact the California Authority of Racing Fairs at (916) 263-3346 or contact P.C.Q.H.R.A. at (714) 236-1755.

For additional information on Quarter Horse racing at Los Alamitos, call the Los Alamitos Racing Office at (714)820-2788 or contact P.C.Q.H.R.A. at (714) 236-1755.

License & Insurance Requirements

The California Horse Racing Board, which issues all racing credentials
for the State of California, is located across the hall from the Racing
Office at Los Alamitos Race Course. The phone number is (714) 820-2760.

License applications, renewal and validations are processed from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (PST) Wednesday through Sunday during the Quarter Horse
season (early January through mid-December).

The CHRB requires a signed written binder of Worker's Compensation or
a Certificate of Insurance verifying proper coverage. Telegrams or verbal
contact will not suffice. Full information on insurance requirements is
available at the CHRB office. Horsemen shipping in from out of state are
advised to bring Worker's Compensation documents for filing with the CHRB.
Trainers are responsible for seeing that all their employees hold current
licenses.

California Horse Racing Board

California Racetracks

ALAMEDA COUNTY FAIR - (925) 426-7600
Racing Office (925) 426-7622 / fax 426-7621
4501 Pleasanton Avenue
Pleasanton, CA 94566

BAY MEADOWS - (650) 574-7223
Racing Office (650) 573-4605 / fax 345-6826
2600 S. Delaware Street
San Mateo, CA 94403

CALIFORNIA EXPO & FAIR - (916) 263-3021
Racing Office (916) 263-4677 / fax 263-3198
1600 Exposition Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95815

DEL MAR RACE TRACK - (858) 755-1141
Racing Office (858) 792-4231
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd.
Del Mar, CA 92014

BIG FRESNO FAIR - (559) 650-3247
Racing Office (559) 650-3331 / fax 456-4258
1121 Chance Avenue
Fresno, CA 93702

GOLDEN GATE FIELDS - (510) 559-7300
Racing Office (510) 559-7350 / fax 559-7467
1100 E. Shore Highway
Albany, CA 94710

HOLLYWOOD PARK - (310) 419-1500
Racing Office (310) 419-1684 / fax 672-4664
1050 S. Prairie Avenue
Inglewood, CA 90301

HUMBOLT COUNTY FAIR - (707) 786-9511
1250 5th Street
Ferndale, CA 95536

LOS ALAMITOS RACE COURSE - (714) 820-2800
Racing Office (714) 820-2788 / fax 820-2778
4961 Katella Avenue
Los Alamitos, CA 90720

LOS ANGELES COUNTY FAIR - (909) 623-3111
Racing Office (909) 865-4545 / fax 623-8170
1101 W. McKinley Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY FAIR - (209) 466-5041
Racing Office (209) 467-4502
1658 S. Airport Way
Stockton, CA 95206

SAN MATEO COUNTY FAIR - (650) 574-7223
Racing Office (650) 573-4605 / fax 345-6826
2495 S. Delaware Street
San Mateo, CA 94403

SANTA ANITA PARK - (626) 574-7223
Racing Office (626) 574-6352 / fax 446-5803
285 W. Huntington Drive
Arcadia, CA 91007

SOLANO COUNTY FAIR - (707) 644-4401
Racing Office (707) 644-4455
900 Fairgrounds Drive
Vallejo, CA 94589

SONOMA COUNTY FAIR - (707) 545-4200
Racing Office (707) 545-6206 / fax 575-8196
1350 Bennett Valley Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95404

FAX ON DEMAND NUMBERS
Los Alamitos QH (714) 995-0782
Northern Tracks/Fairs (650) 341-2602
Hollywood Park (310) 674-2296
Santa Anita/LA Cty Fair (626) 446-1456
With a fax machine, you can call these numbers to have overnights, results, changes faxed back to you.