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The Silky Sullivan Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run each year (until recently in March, then on November 5, and now in April) at Golden Gate Fields in the San Francisco Bay Area. Named for the "Heart Attack Horse," the great closer Silky Sullivan , the race was a mile and an eighth, or 9 furlong Grade III turf race——run ...
Golden Gate Handicap [bn] III $100,900 3&up open 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles: All weather Golden Gate Fields 4 November 2023 Pebbles Stakes: III $175,000 3yo fillies 1 mile: Turf Aqueduct 8 November 2024 Red Smith Stakes: III $300,000 3&up open 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 miles: Turf Aqueduct 9 November 2024 Hill Prince Stakes: III $200,000 3yo open 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles ...
With the creation of a new turf track at Golden Gate Fields in 1972 the event was scheduled on the grass. [5] The event was held on the turf for 6 years. During this the Argentine-bred import Yvetot won the event twice in 1973 and 1974. [4] In 1978 the event was moved back to the dirt track and scheduled in February over a mile in distance. [6]
Despite announcing that Golden Gate Fields was closing at the end of the year, the Stronach Group has agreed to keep the horse racing track open another six months, into the middle of 2024.. Aidan ...
After 83 years, Sunday is the last day of racing at Golden Gate Fields. The track will be missed for its inclusiveness and place in California racing history.
Among the horses that competed at Golden Gate Fields was 1948 Triple Crown winner Citation, John Henry, Shared Belief, and come-from-behind specialist Silky Sullivan, who is buried in the track's ...
The All American Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred race for horses three-years-old and older over a distance of one mile on the turf at Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley, California. It currently offers a purse of $100,000.
Northern California's first major test for horses hoping to run for the Triple Crown, the California Derby is also the main local prep race for the $200,000 El Camino Real Derby also run at Golden Gate. The California Derby has been run since 1873. At that time it was set at twelve furlongs or a mile and a half and was won by Camilla Urso.