More days for horse racing in September at Fresno Fairgrounds

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- We are conscionable 22 days distant from the Big Fresno Fair's opening day, but you don't person to hold until past to bask equine racing.

For the archetypal clip ever, the Fresno Fairgrounds volition adhd further days for equine racing successful September earlier the Big Fresno Fair begins connected October 2nd.

"This is the astir excitement we've had. 14 days of equine racing. To me, that is like, it hits maine present successful the heart," said Fresno Fairgrounds interim CEO Christina Estrada.

Starting connected Friday the 13th, the fairgrounds volition statesman hosting the races with themed days.

From 'Boots and Bets' to a 'Lucky 13' day, Estrada said determination volition beryllium amusive for everyone.

"One of the things that we're doing is reserved seats, travel and get your reserved seats. You tin get up to 10 reserved seats. All you person to bash is capable retired the signifier online," said Estrada.

Across the fairgrounds, 1 horserace trainer is excited for the other contention days successful Fresno.

"The radical present are great. They emotion equine racing, they amusement up for the races and it makes it exciting," said Isidro Tamayo.

He has been coming to Fresno for horseracing for astir 7 years.

He's grateful there's much accidental for his racers since the Golden Gate Fields, a fashionable equine racing spot successful the bay area, closed earlier this year.

Officials astatine Golden Gate said they had to consolidate their assets and closing the way was the champion decision.

Because of the closure, Larry Swartzlander from the California Authority of Racing Fairs said determination were other days to connection the Fresno Fairgrounds to big much equine racing.

"The fairs person built specified a instrumentality base, particularly Fresno," said Swartzlander.

He adds there's astir 300 100 much horses than they thought they would person for the conscionable successful Fresno.

"The large positive is the owners and trainers are stepping forward. They wanna spell down there, they wanna race, and they privation to marque this conscionable precise successful," said Swartzlander.

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