Community Update

The Alameda
County Fair is ready to come roaring into town and that means it is time for
live horse racing in Pleasanton.

There will
be 12 days of live racing (Thursday-Sunday in each of the three weeks) this
with the daily post time at 1:15 p.m. The racing dates are June 20-23; June
27-30; and July 4-7.

Highlighting
the racing action this year is another solid stakes card, including the debut
of the $75,000 Casual Lies on Thursday July 4. 
Casual Lies was a Pleasanton trained horse that made a national splash
in the 1992 Triple Crown, finishing second in the Kentucky Derby, third in the
Preakness and fifth in the Belmont Stakes.

Casual Lies
was owned and trained by Pleasanton’s Shelley Riley, who to this day has the
highest finish by a female trainer in the Kentucky Derby. Riley recently
released a book on Casual Lies and will be on hand on July 4 to autograph
copies of her book, meet with racing fans and present the winner’s plate for
the stakes race.

Back this
year is the $30,000 Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup, a special Arabian
Stakes races. New this year for the Arabians is the Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak
Ladies World Championship, a $25,000 lady’s amateur jockey race. There will be
12 lady riders coming from countries around the world for the special race.
These two races are sponsored by the H.H. Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival.

Following
are the events associated with the live racing at the Fair:

**Daily Handicapping Seminar: Each day of racing join our experts,
track announcer Frank Mirahmadi and Fair Racing Publicist Dennis Miller at 11:30
a.m. as they go over the racing entries. Each day a special guest will join the
panel.

**Morning workout seminar: On Saturday, June 29, we will be
having for the second straight year our morning workout seminar! Starting at 8
a.m. the event will feature not only Frank and Dennis, but trainers, former
jockeys and others from within the industry talking about morning workouts and what
goes on around the track in the morning hours! Special early admission to the
Fair and free doughnuts and coffee are also included.

**Win, Place and Show: Every day of live racing, the
contest drawing will pay $100, $75 and $50 for three people whose entries are
selected in the Win, Place &
Show contest for the 8th race. To play, fairgoers enter their name and address
on a Win, Place & Show form that will be available at a special tent set up
near the racing grandstand.  Three
names will be chosen at the Winner's Circle. Winners
will then be handed a betting voucher for the amount of their win which
can be used to bet or can be redeemed for cash at the betting windows. Entrants
must be present at the drawing to win and have a photo ID with them. Only one
entry per person is allowed.

**Opening Day T-Shirt Giveaway: On opening day – Thursday, June 20th
– t-shirts will be given away to the first 1,000 people who register for the
Win, Place and Show contest. The giveaway starts at 12:30 p.m.

**$10,000 Putting Contest: Every day of racing, three
contestants are drawn to try and qualify as one of the top three and a spot in
the finals on Saturday, July 6. The three finalists will have a chance to sink
a 60-foot-putt to win $10,000!

**Hat Contest: It will be a fun time at the races
with your hat creation and friends while competing against the coolest,
sleekest and most colorful hats. There are contests for both adults and kids!
For the adults, the award breakdown is as such for each class: 1st
place - $100 cash voucher; 2nd place - $75 cash voucher; 3rd
place - $50 cash voucher. On the kids side (17 and under) the prizes are: 1st
place – one carnival ride wristband and two tickets to the Fair; 2nd
place – one carnival ride wristband and one ticket to the Fair; 3rd
place – one carnival ride wristband. Hosting and judging the contest this year
will be former jockey and current model/reality TV star C.C. Perkinson. For
more information go to http://www.alamedacountyfair.com/2013fair/horse_racing/Hat_Contest.php

**Hippity-Hop Contest: A new event in conjunction with the
live racing , this event is for children 7-10 years old and will take place
after the fourth race each racing day. The championship final will be Sunday,
July 7 and registration is on-line only!

Go to http://www.alamedacountyfair.com/2013fair/contests/HippityContest.php for more information.

**Trackside Terrace: Experience live horse racing up
close and in style with VIP seating over-looking the race track. The experience
includes a full buffet that is themed daily; A no-host bar; Reserved seating;
Great views of the race track; TV monitors are available; Private Wagering
booths.

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For more
information on horse racing at the Alameda County Fair go to http://www.alamedacountyfair.com/2013fair/horse_racing/Start.php.