Gold Rush Weekend 2023

Gold Rush Weekend 2023

It’s Northern California horse racing’s biggest week of the year! GOLD RUSH WEEKEND offers high quality, competitive racing and a festive atmosphere on track for fans of all ages.

If you are a horse racing fan, this is a perfect day for you.

A half dozen stakes races on Saturday, April 29 and a pair of California-bred stakes on Sunday, April 30 are the highlights of the racing weekend.

Saturday stakes races:

  • The signature race of the year (and on Gold Rush Weekend) at Golden Gate Fields is the prestigious $250,000 Grade 3 San Francisco Mile for 3-year-olds and upward at one mile on turf.
  • The $100,000 California Derby for 3-year-olds at one mile and a sixteenth on the main track Tapeta
  • The $75,000 California Oaks for 3-year-old fillies at one mile and a sixteenth on the Tapeta
  • The $75,000 Camilla Urso Stakes for fillies and mares 3-year-olds and upward at 5 furlongs on the turf
  • The $75,000 Lost in the Fog Stakes for 3-year-olds and upward at 6 furlongs on the Tapeta
  • The $75,000 Golden Poppy Stakes for fillies and mares 3-years-old and upward at one mile and a sixteenth on turf

Sunday Stakes:

  • The $75,000 Silky Sullivan Stakes for California-bred or sired 3-year-olds at one mile on turf
  • The $75,000 Campanile Stakes for California-bred or sired 3-year-old fillies at one mile on turf.

More info on wagering opportunities (guaranteed pools, mandatory payouts) will be available in the coming weeks leading up to the big weekend.

We’ll see YOU at the races!

To purchase tickets for Saturday, April 29 please visit the “Buy Tickets” link or manually enter the following URL: https://am.ticketmaster.com/goldengatefields/GoldRush

To purchase tickets for Sunday, April 30 please visit the “Buy Tickets” link or manually enter the following URL:

https://am.ticketmaster.com/goldengatefields/ism/MjNHRzA0MzA=