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From 1949 to 1970, the track hosted the Golden State 100, a round of the AAA/USAC National Championship. The race was revived at the new Cal Expo site as a USAC Silver Crown race from 1989 until 2000. Motorcycle racing's Sacramento Mile continues to be held at the new California Exposition as part of the AMA Grand National Championship.
California State Fair in July 2013. The California Exposition and State Fair (Cal Expo) is an independent state agency established by law in the California Food and Agriculture codes. Cal Expo is governed by an appointed 11-member Board of Directors and daily operations are managed by the chief executive officer (selected by the Board).
It is home to the annual Alameda County Fair, held since 1912, [1] as well as numerous trade shows and community events. Located on its grounds, the Pleasanton Fairgrounds Racetrack was built in 1858, making it the oldest one-mile (1.6 km) horse racing track in the United States. There is a 3,000 seat amphitheater, as well as a 9-hole golf ...
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July 11, 2024 at 9:00 AM. The California State Fair returns for another fun-filled 17-day stretch of thrill rides, funnel cake, concerts and cannabis starting Friday.
One of the piles of debris left over after demolition of the Bay Meadows racetrack. Taken from a passing Caltrain train in March 2009.. After the track failed to acquire a two-year extension of the deadline to replace its dirt oval with an artificial surface for the safety of the horses from the California Horse Racing Board, it was announced that Bay Meadows intended to close November 4, 2006 ...
El Capitan High student Mady Dietz was recently named the 2024 Supreme Champion Challenge Exhibitor, Champion Large Animal Exhibitor and Champion Sheep Exhibitor at the California State Fair in ...
(In addition, the horse racing community was deeply resentful of oil-dripping cars being run on the horse-oriented dirt racing surface.) There was a temporary auto-racing circuit held in the race track parking lot during the mid-1960s and between 1987 and 1992. The latter hosted an IMSA Camel GT race. Both circuits were 1.600 mi (2.575 km) long ...