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Golden Gate Fields Releases Fall Stakes Schedule Highlighted By Nov. 28 Berkeley Handicap

The 32-day 2020 Fall Meet at Golden Gate Fields begins Thursday, Oct. 22, and runs through Sunday, Dec. 13. For the first seven days of the meeting, first post is slated for 1:15 PM. Beginning Sunday, Nov. 1, post time for the first race moves to 12:45 PM.

Ten stakes races are spread throughout the eight-week season, beginning on Oct. 31 with the Pike Place Dancer at one mile on turf for 2-year-old fillies. On Nov. 1, the El Dorado Stakes calls attention to California-bred or California-sired sprinters at six furlongs on the Tapeta main track.

The Pike Place Dancer is one of four stakes races for 2-year-olds. On Saturday, Nov. 14, freshman sprinters journey six furlongs in the Golden Nugget. The fillies get their chance to shine two weeks later in the six-furlong Golden Gate Debutante on Nov. 27. The Gold Rush, a one-mile event on Saturday, Dec. 5, rounds out the 2-year-old Fall Meet stakes series.

The Joseph T. Grace, at one mile and a sixteenth on turf, is one of two stakes' for routers 3-years-old and upward. Horses who compete in the Nov. 7 Joseph T. Grace may also try their hand in the premier race of the meeting, the $100,000 Grade 3 Berkeley Handicap, at one mile and a sixteenth on Tapeta. The Grade 3 Berkeley is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 28, two days after Thanksgiving.

The six-furlong Oakland Stakes, for 3-year-olds and upward on Saturday, Nov. 21, shines light on top-quality Bay Area sprinters. Two stakes races highlight closing weekend: the six-furlong Bear Fan for California-bred or California-sired fillies and mares on Saturday, Dec. 12, and the Miss America on Closing Day Sunday, Dec. 13, for fillies and mares at one-mile and a sixteenth on turf.

For additional info or to nominate to a stake, please contact Golden Gate Fields Stakes Coordinator Lisa Jones by phone at (626) 388-8062 or by e-mail at lisnpac12@hotmail.com.

FALL 2020 STAKES SCHEDULE

Saturday, Oct. 31: The $75,000 Pike Place Dancer Stakes (2-year-old filles at one mile on turf)

Sunday, Nov. 1: The $75,000 El Dorado Shooter Stakes (California-bred or California-sired 3-year-olds and upward at six furlongs on Tapeta)

Saturday, Nov. 7: The $50,000 Joseph T. Grace Stakes (3-year-olds and upward at one mile and a sixteenth on turf)

Saturday, Nov. 14: The $50,000 Golden Nugget Stakes (2-year-olds at six furlongs on Tapeta)

Saturday, Nov. 21: The $50,000 Oakland Stakes (3-year-olds and upward at six furlongs on Tapeta)

Friday, Nov. 27: The $50,000 Golden Gate Debutante 2-year-olds at six furlongs on Tapeta)

Saturday, Nov. 28: The Grade 3 $100,000 Berkeley Handicap (3-year-olds and upward at one mile and a sixteenth on Tapeta)

Saturday, Dec. 5: The $75,000 Gold Rush Stakes (2-year-olds at one mile on Tapeta)

Saturday, Dec. 12: The $75,000 Bear Fan Stakes (California-bred or California-sired fillies and mares 3-years-old and upward at six furlongs on Tapeta)

Sunday, Dec. 13: The $50,000 Miss America Stakes (Fillies and mares 3-years-old and upward at one mile and a sixteenth on turf)

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Two Horses Infected With Piegeon Fever In Washington State

Two horses have tested positive for pigeon fever in Clark County, WA. Both horses are housed at the same farm. Equids, cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo and camelids can contract West Nile, as can people in rare instances. The disease can be highly contagious if it is not managed properly; there is no licensed vaccine available.

Pigeon fever is caused by a bacteria that can persist in soil for months; in horses it is primarily spread from through open wounds or by flies. Pigeon fever most commonly presents as external abscesses on the chest or abdomen, though internal abscesses can also occur. This disease is typically present in hot, dry Western climates, but has spread to states such as Florida and Kentucky.

Read more at the Equine Disease Communication Center.

Reade the AAEP Infectious Disease Guidelines here.

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2020 Breeders’ Cup by the Numbers

The 37th annual Breeders’ Cup is just around the corner, and a talented group of horses is set to compete Nov. 6-7. This year the event will be held at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky. Get the scoop on the 2020 World Championships with the stats below.

Tiz The Law ‘Strong’ In Wednesday Gallop At Keeneland, Expected To Work Friday Or Saturday

Sackatoga Stable's multiple Grade 1 winner Tiz the Law galloped a mile and a half under Heather Smullen over Keeneland's dirt track on Wednesday morning as he continued preparations for an expected run in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) here Nov. 7.

“He's doing good,” trainer Barclay Tagg said about the colt, who arrived here late Sunday afternoon, jogged Monday and galloped an easy mile Tuesday. “He had a strong mile-and-a-half gallop this morning.”

Tagg brought Tiz the Law, winner of this year's Belmont (G1), Travers (G1), Curlin Florida Derby (G1) and Holy Bull (G3), to Keeneland early for the Breeders' Cup World Championships so the colt could get two works over the track. The Classic will be his first start since a runner-up finish in the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby (G1) Presented by Woodford Reserve.

“He'll work Friday or Saturday,” Tagg said of Tiz the Law, who had his fourth work since the Kentucky Derby last Friday before he departed Belmont Park. “I have a two-day leeway.”

Isolated thunderstorms are forecast for Friday morning in the Lexington area with morning showers expected Saturday.

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