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The Northern California Fair Circuit has many exciting improvements for Horsemen racing in 2007

The Northern California Fair Circuit has many exciting improvements for Horsemen racing in 2007.  Humboldt has initiated a major renovation project to replace the racing office and jockey quarters, Stockton is completing a major renovation of their grandstand and continues to upgrade stalls on the backside, Pleasanton is looking into the feasibility of new track surfaces and The Big Fresno Fair continues to complete improvements to both the backside and grandstand. 

 

CARF has added an additional state of the art water truck and well as an additional 8350T John Deere tractor to the racetrack maintenance fleet.  The Fairs will continue to invest in their facilities and plan to be the focus of Northern California Horse Racing for the future.  The ongoing success of the Fairs is due to your support and dedication.

 

STARTER FEES AND WORKMENS COMP.

Horses do not have to run in the money to earn a check at the Northern California Fairs.  For 2007 horsemen can expect the following from purses and starter fees:

 

·The Out-of-State Incentive Program provides money to trainers for each starter that travels 600 miles or more to run on the Fairs.  Each out-of-state horse will receive $300 for its first Fair start.  Runners making their first start at Ferndale will receive $150 at Ferndale and another $150 if they start at Fresno.  **To receive the Program Incentive, each trainer must contact the Paymaster and request the funds for each eligible horse.**  Funds for this program will not be automatically deposited into horsemen’s accounts.

 

·Thoroughbreds will receive $130 per start and Emerging Breeds received $75 per start. 

 

·Thoroughbreds which finish 6th or worse will continue to receive an additional $150 per start (in a situation where 5th place purse money paid is less than $150, CARF will pay the balance to achieve $150 per start).  In races where the Fair is overlapped with Bay Meadows or Golden Gate Fields, that fee will be raised to $300 per start for finishing 5th or worse.

 

·Every trainer starting horses in California must have a current Workers’ Compensation policy in effect.  The major Workers’ Compensation providers in California are State Fund and AIG (see enclosed information).  Owners with Trainers insured by State Fund will receive a $60 per start bonus for Thoroughbreds.  Emerging Breeds will receive a per start bonus based on exotic pools for emerging breeds only.  Last year the bonus was approximately $22 per start and was distributed to owners following the conclusion of the Fair Circuit.

 

PURSES

Purses paid at Stockton, Pleasanton, Vallejo, Santa Rosa and Fresno will be at least the same amount as paid at the Golden Gate spring meet.   Ferndale purses will be 50% of this purse structure.  CARF will also guarantee a $10,000 purse at Ferndale for one of the legs of the California Marketing Committee/California Authority of Racing Fairs (CMC/CARF) Starter Series for Thoroughbreds which have run for a claiming price of $4,000 or less in 2005-2006 going one mile, and providing $60,000 in bonus money for the top ten owners and trainers.  In addition Stockton is adding an additional overnight stakes race ($40,000) for three and up sprinting.

 

STABLING

Stockton opens on Tuesday, May 1, 2007 for stabling.  The track opens on Thursday, May 3, 2007.  Pleasanton will open for free stabling beginning Tuesday, May 15, 2007.  Due to requirements for stabling horses for Golden Gate Fields (who is installing a synthetic surface) both Pleasanton and Vallejo will be open for free stabling until Tuesday, September 4, 2007.  Vallejo will open for stabling on Friday, June 1, 2007.

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