SACRAMENTO — Friday night brought the last lap for horse racing at Cal Expo, with dozens of employees, including track announcer Scott Ehrlich, saying goodbye to the one-mile oval. Harness racing has ...

Live horse racing will not take place at the California State Fair this year as Cal Expo and fair board officials voted to opt out of a contract with the fair’s harness racing operator. The decision ...

HAVE A LASTING EFFECT ON THEIR LIVES. HER NAME IS MARK AND THIS IS GOING TO BE HER RACING EQUIPMENT. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, LET’S HOOK THEM UP. ONE LAST HORSE RACE. AT CAL EXPO IN SACRAMENTO. IT’S GOING TO ...

Horse racing is unique in how quickly it can take you from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows, an experience on full display the weekend of June 7-9. The Belmont was held at Saratoga due to ...

Live thoroughbred horse racing will not return to the California State Fair in 2025, Cal Expo officials announced Friday, ending a tradition that dates back more than 170 years. “With the closure of ...

As the wildfires devastated parts of the San Gabriel Valley, Santa Anita Park did what locals always have counted on the 80-year-old track to do. It stepped up and fulfilled its role as a community ...

The state looms large in the sport’s history, and its tracks are stunning. But horse racing in California is going broke. California racetracks like Santa Anita Park and Del Mar offer significantly ...

AND HERE’S A LOOK AT HOW IT ALL SHOOK DOWN IN THE LAST NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HORSE TO WIN THE KENTUCKY DERBY WAS CALIFORNIA CHROME BACK IN 2014. IN FACT, NORCAL HORSE BREEDERS LIKE JUSTIN OLDFIELD OF ...

Of all the great racehorses who have run in California, few had the magic attached to their reputation like Silky Sullivan. He was known for his come-from-the-clouds racing style, making up ...

California has long been a hub of horse racing, its iconic venues steeped in history, grandeur, and a deep-rooted passion for the sport. These tracks are more than just places where horses compete.

Harness driver Tyler Smith, riding No. 5 Emery Vern, moves past David Siegel, riding Hoosier Bogo, at Cal Expo in Sacramento in 2014. Harness racing and thoroughbred horse racing will not take place ...