Officials at Golden Gate Fields, the CTBA (California Thoroughbred Breeders Association) and the TOC (Thoroughbred Owners of California) have joined forces to add three stakes races to the 2023 Golden Gate winter/spring meet schedule.
Nominations close Thursday, Jan. 19 for the inaugural Moscow Burning S. for Cal-bred and -sired fillies and mares at a mile on the Tapeta track. The race takes place Saturday, Jan. 28. On Saturday, Mar. 18, Golden Gate presents the first edition of the McCann's Mojave S., for state-bred 4-year-olds and upward at one mile and an eighth on the Tapeta. The final stakes of the winter/spring meet is also the last of the three newly added California-bred stakes: the $75,000 Dream of Summer S. for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up at five furlongs on turf. The race will be run on closing day Sunday, June 11. All three stakes will have a guaranteed purse of $75,000 each.
“We're thrilled to add these races to our stakes schedule,” said Golden Gate Director of Racing and Racing Secretary Steve Martinelli. “We have a couple of Golden State Series races in April, but we wanted to give opportunities to other divisions here in Northern California. Southern California has an awful lot of them, and we wanted to add a few more up here.
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