The turf club was super nice with floor to ceiling glass with private tables and booth. It really was an incredible construction and facility. It will be sorely missed. What a time, what a place, what an experience. Similar thing happened to Hollywood Park. It was an elaborate facility also. A very amazing classy place that was also torn down. It really had that old time elegance. It is all gone now.
😭😭😭 OMG I can't stop crying. Thank you so so much for doing this. I did not get a chance to go back before they officially closed. This brings back so many memories going here every weekend with my dad as well as some weekdays. The place used to be packed and I had the opportunity to meet so many memorable workers who watched me as a baby in a stroller coming here with my dad until I stopped coming when he passed away in 2012. In those days, they had night racing plus had an arcade to keep kids occupied as well as different events that both kids and parents can enjoy. Most of all, I am still friends with a girl that I met when I was 5 years old. It is so hard to say goodbye, but all things must come to an end. Golden Gate Fields will always have a special place in my heart.❤
Thanks for this grand tour, from a former SoCal horseplayer who never got or took the chance to visit GGF. I guess I was viewer #70 of this inspiring and history-preserving video. Cheers!
Thanks for doing this...Great tour. Never been there, but I have read Bill Barich's great book, Laughing in the Hills: A Season at the Racetrack which takes place there. I was thrilled to see the wall of Lost in the Fog photos and memorabilia; I loved that horse. However, I was surprised to not see more wall space dedicated to the history of the track and the memorable horses and people who worked there. Soon there will only be half a dozen tracks left.
This was a wonderful racetrack to attend! Very Memorable Races!! Great People, Awesome Staff, Just a all around good time!! It will be sorely missed!!😢😢😢😢😢😢
The paddock must be new because the winner's circle was the only thing in front. The old paddock use to be where the entry gate for the track was located to the far right of the grandstand. To the sides of winner circle behind I believe that was the jockey and drivers lounge where they rested and prepared themselves for the next race. The old paddock was a part of the barn area, the track backside.
My uncle Raymond Tremayne was the racing steward of California and we had many horses run and win at Golden Gate Fields. Thank you so much for this video. It's just priceless!!!! So sad and heartbroken it's closing ! Sincerely , Sandra Tremayne
Perhaps with the Sronach Group owning so many North American racetracks they had a vested interest in closing Golden Gate Fields. Certainly if they get GGFs purses and scheduled racing days transferred to their other tracks that is plain wrong.
Quick question do you need a ticket to enter or you can just enter without one it’s because on the website of golden gate fields it says get tickets so I’m not sure if we are allow to enter with a ticket or without one
The turf club was super nice with floor to ceiling glass with private tables and booth. It really was an incredible construction and facility. It will be sorely missed. What a time, what a place, what an experience. Similar thing happened to Hollywood Park. It was an elaborate facility also. A very amazing classy place that was also torn down. It really had that old time elegance. It is all gone now.
😭😭😭 OMG I can't stop crying. Thank you so so much for doing this. I did not get a chance to go back before they officially closed. This brings back so many memories going here every weekend with my dad as well as some weekdays. The place used to be packed and I had the opportunity to meet so many memorable workers who watched me as a baby in a stroller coming here with my dad until I stopped coming when he passed away in 2012. In those days, they had night racing plus had an arcade to keep kids occupied as well as different events that both kids and parents can enjoy. Most of all, I am still friends with a girl that I met when I was 5 years old. It is so hard to say goodbye, but all things must come to an end. Golden Gate Fields will always have a special place in my heart.❤
Outstanding video! Thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for doing this for us and future generations xx
Thanks for watching!!
Thanks for this grand tour, from a former SoCal horseplayer who never got or took the chance to visit GGF. I guess I was viewer #70 of this inspiring and history-preserving video. Cheers!
Thanks for watching!!
Thank you for the memories, thank you so so much❤.
Great profile! Thank you for creating this.
if i could go back in time i would visit all theses beautiful racetracks
Thanks for doing this...Great tour. Never been there, but I have read Bill Barich's great book, Laughing in the Hills: A Season at the Racetrack which takes place there. I was thrilled to see the wall of Lost in the Fog photos and memorabilia; I loved that horse. However, I was surprised to not see more wall space dedicated to the history of the track and the memorable horses and people who worked there. Soon there will only be half a dozen tracks left.
Thanks for watching!
This was a wonderful racetrack to attend! Very Memorable Races!! Great People, Awesome Staff, Just a all around good time!! It will be sorely missed!!😢😢😢😢😢😢
The paddock must be new because the winner's circle was the only thing in front. The old paddock use to be where the entry gate for the track was located to the far right of the grandstand. To the sides of winner circle behind I believe that was the jockey and drivers lounge where they rested and prepared themselves for the next race. The old paddock was a part of the barn area, the track backside.
Thanks for the video. You are the new Mcchump tour. Do you think it is big enough to hold a breeders cup?
I think it could. There’s enough seating for it. Keeneland seems much smaller capacity and they hold it.
My uncle Raymond Tremayne was the racing steward of California and we had many horses run and win at Golden Gate Fields. Thank you so much for this video. It's just priceless!!!!
So sad and heartbroken it's closing ! Sincerely , Sandra Tremayne
Perhaps with the Sronach Group owning so many North American racetracks they had a vested interest in closing Golden Gate Fields. Certainly if they get GGFs purses and scheduled racing days transferred to their other tracks that is plain wrong.
Quick question do you need a ticket to enter or you can just enter without one it’s because on the website of golden gate fields it says get tickets so I’m not sure if we are allow to enter with a ticket or without one
Yes there is a general admission ticket.
Maybe a weird question, but how many tracks have you been been to have an old style full feature tote board
Quite a few. I’d have to sit down and count lol
It’s a shame the last race track in Northern California is forever gone
this is historic ,should be saved bye historical society,,SAD
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So many fond memories! I will miss it terribly
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