The 32-day 2020 Fall Meet at Golden Gate Fields begins Thursday, October 22 and runs through Sunday, December 13. For the first seven days of the meeting, first post is slated for 1:15 PM. Beginning Sunday, November 1, post time for the first race moves to 12:45 PM.
Ten stakes races are spread throughout the eight-week season, beginning on October 31 with the Pike Place Dancer at one mile on turf for 2-year-old fillies. On November 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, November 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 November 27. The Gold Rush, a one-mile event on Saturday, December 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 November 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, November 28, two days after Thanksgiving.
The six-furlong Oakland Stakes, for 3-year-olds and upward on Saturday, November 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, December 12, and the Miss America on Closing Day Sunday, December 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, October 31: The $75,000 Pike Place Dancer Stakes (2-year-old filles at one mile on turf)
Sunday, November 1: The $75,000 El Dorado Shooter Stakes (California-bred or California-sired 3-year-olds and upward at six furlongs on Tapeta)
Saturday, November 7: The $50,000 Joseph T. Grace Stakes (3-year-olds and upward at one mile and a sixteenth on turf)
Saturday, November 14: The $50,000 Golden Nugget Stakes (2-year-olds at six furlongs on Tapeta)
Saturday, November 21: The $50,000 Oakland Stakes (3-year-olds and upward at six furlongs on Tapeta)
Friday, November 27: The $50,000 Golden Gate Debutante 2-year-olds at six furlongs on Tapeta)
Saturday, November 28: The Grade 3 $100,000 Berkeley Handicap (3-year-olds and upward at one mile and a sixteenth on Tapeta)
Saturday, December 5: The $75,000 Gold Rush Stakes (2-year-olds at one mile on Tapeta)
Saturday, December 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, December 13: The $50,000 Miss America Stakes (Fillies and mares 3-years-old and upward at one mile and a sixteenth on turf)
