'Racing Was His Passion': Remembering California Icon John Harris originally appeared on Paulick Report. For many folks there’s bit of a void at Del Mar this year. Missing is one of the giants of the ...

Horses that win a California-bred first-level allowance race will enjoy expanded opportunities beginning with the Dec. 26 opening of the Classic Meet at Santa Anita. The Thoroughbred Owners of ...

TV, streaming options, post times and a guide to California‑connected horses to follow in the 2026 Kentucky Derby.

The hopes of Northern California racing and breeding interests were once again dashed when the California Horse Racing Board refused to license short racing dates to the Tehama District Fair and the ...

Harris Farms announced July 3 that John C. Harris, a stalwart in California breeding and racing, had died. He was 81. "Ubiquitous" doesn't begin to describe the influence of Harris in California's ...

California Thoroughbred racing is not short on talent, tradition or investment. What it increasingly risks losing, however, is something far more difficult to replace — its center of gravity. For ...

DEL MAR — The collapse of the Northern California racing circuit has led to bigger fields and larger handles for Del Mar and Santa Anita this year. But the transition hasn’t been easy for Northern ...

The state looms large in the sport’s history, and its tracks are stunning. But horse racing in California is going broke. By Joe Drape In September, the Baffert-trained filly Gamine tested positive ...