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Bay Meadows

Bay Meadows Race Course in San Mateo can lay claim to being one of the most tradition-laden and innovative racetracks in the country. It also is the longest continually operating racetrack in California.

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Since its inception in 1934, Bay Meadows has been a venue through which the most famous horses, jockeys and trainers have strolled, and where many “firsts” in racing took place.

Thanks to William P. Kyne, pari-mutuel wagering, the popular Daily Double, the first all-enclosed starting gate, the totalizator board and photo-finish camera were introduced to racing at Bay Meadows.

Bay Meadows has two tracks:

Race Track Information

One Mile, oval.
7 furlongs, 32 feet.
April to June
August to November
Bay Meadows Fair – week-long, 2nd week in August

12:45 p.m. each day except Fridays
7:15 p.m. Fridays


One mile oval with 1-1/4-mile and 6-furlong chutes.
Oval measures 7 furlongs, 32 feet (4,625 feet).
Approximately 90 acres.
9,500 (Grandstand 7,400; Club House 1,000; Turf Club 1,100).
Stalls for 900 Thoroughbreds in 5 barns.
5,000
general Admission: $3
Turf Club admission – $10
Club House admission, $6.

General Parking, $4.
Preferred Park & Lock, $7.
Valet parking, $7.


Bay Meadows Operating Company, LLC
P.O. Box 5050
San Mateo, California 94402

2600 South Delaware Street
San Mateo, California 94403

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