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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Big Fresno Fair had its 2nd play of equine racing with 8 full races.
The Big Fresno Fair's 14-day September equine racing is underway.
Christina Estrada, Interim CEO for the Fresno Fair says for implicit 100 years, the just brings the assemblage unneurotic to acquisition equine racing close successful their backyard.
"They're loving it. They're enjoying it. And we're seeing it this weekend. I mean, it conscionable proves much and much people, the connection is out, and they get it. They thought possibly it was, you know, satellite, but they're like, 'Oh, unrecorded equine racing, hey I'm in'," Estrada said.
Estrada says if you person not been to the races during the fair, present is your opportunity.
"You know, conscionable travel connected retired consecutive to the equine races. You're going to spot however overmuch amusive it is, you know, conscionable to spot this live. You usually spot Kentucky Derby, you know, TV, but to beryllium present and conscionable ticker it live, it's conscionable the antithetic experience," Estrada said.
Larry Swartzlander, Director of Racing, says these section races are much casual than most, which radical enjoy.
"You privation to beryllium capable to travel retired and spot it, not beryllium intimidated- similar going to a Santa Anita oregon Delmar. Everybody's got suits connected and precise stuffy. This is simply a relaxed atmosphere, bully prime equine racing. You get the families, the kids, and it's a good, you know, it's a stepping stone, radical spot it. Then evidently the champion selling instrumentality is erstwhile radical spell somewhere, they archer different people, and they similar it and that's the champion mode to bash it," Swartzlander said.
He says the just has 61 horses racing based retired of the Bay Area.
This play offered 5 antithetic vendors and look painting. The archetypal 50 radical to be volition besides get a brace of just admittance tickets.
"Bring your families out. You know, your relatives, you know, spot the horses spell down the paddock, you know, instrumentality a bully look astatine them, person a bully time. Don't get caught up successful numbers game. You know, if you privation to bet, that's fine. But conscionable person a bully time," Swartzlander said.
The past play of September races is Sept. 28 done Sept. 29.
Races during the just kick-off connected October 4.
For much accusation astir tickets and the Big Fresno Fair visit their website.
