Golden Gate Fields returns to live racing Friday through Sunday to start a pair of three-day racing weeks. The winter-spring meet ended June 13, so it’s been about 6 weeks since the track last conducted live racing. With horses returning to the Bay Area from racing on the Pleasanton fair circuit, Emerald Downs in Washington and via Southern California, let’s dig into the Betmix database to see if we can gain any clues.
I looked specifically at summer race dates (July, August, September) over the past 5 years since 2016.



Pleasanton Shippers

Summer Win Rate at Golden Gate: 16.7%
Summer ROI at Golden Gate: $0.76



Emerald Downs Shippers

Summer Win Rate at Golden Gate: 25.6%
Summer ROI at Golden Gate: $1.37



SoCal Shippers Shippers

Summer Win Rate at Golden Gate via Los Al: 18.5%
Summer ROI at Golden Gate via Los Al: $0.50

Summer Win Rate at Golden Gate via Santa Anita: 9.7%
Summer ROI at Golden Gate via Santa Anita: $0.31

Summer Win Rate at Golden Gate via Del Mar: 19.4%
Summer ROI at Golden Gate via Del Mar: $0.83



Layoffs 6-9 Weeks

Summer Win Rate at Golden Gate: 17.0%
Summer ROI at Golden Gate: $0.77