Golden Gate Fields Racetrack

Golden Gate Fields Racetrack
1100 Eastshore Hwy,  Berkeley –  CA Zip:  94710 
Phone: (510) 559-7300 
Northern California’s premier horse racing facility, Golden Gate Fields has been offering exciting thoroughbred action to the Bay Area since 1941.Located right along the San …Learn more about Golden Gate Fields Racetrack, Opens a popupSpecialtiesNorthern California’s premier horse racing facility, Golden Gate Fields has been offering exciting thoroughbred action to the Bay Area since 1941.Located right along the San Francisco Bay off of I-80, fans are treated to some of the best sights and sounds in the world.HistoryEstablished in 1941.Golden Gate Fields is located along the bay in the city of Albany, California, eight miles from downtown Oakland and 11 miles from San Francisco.The track crosses the Albany/Berkeley city line, and the stable area is located in the city limits of Berkeley. Golden Gates Fields commenced its first meeting on Feb. 1, 1941. Due to poor track conditions caused by heavy rains, the inaugural meeting lasted only five days.America’s involvement in World War II meant racing at the track wouldn’t resume for six years, and the track became a naval amphibious landing craft base. Golden Gate Fields reopened on Sept. 9, 1947, and since has produced many of the sports’ greatest thrills.The ’47 season was highlighted by an amazing afternoon of racing on Oct. 4 when two horses, in consecutive races, set world records.Fair Truckle sped six furlongs in 1:08 2/5 and Count Speed ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:41. The great Bill Shoemaker, who would go on to become the world’s winningest ridMeet the Business Owner