{"id":680,"date":"2013-04-24T11:40:22","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T18:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/thisisus\/?p=680"},"modified":"2013-04-24T11:40:22","modified_gmt":"2013-04-24T18:40:22","slug":"golden-gate-fields-the-last-major-race-track-in-nor-cal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/thisisus\/2013\/04\/24\/golden-gate-fields-the-last-major-race-track-in-nor-cal\/","title":{"rendered":"Jockey Russell Baze Has Ridden in 50,000 Races &#8211; That&#8217;s 1.5 Times Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uYKZALWkPYs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This week we are in Albany, California to see the ponies run at Golden Gate Fields.  This is the only major racetrack in Northern California and thoroughbreds first started racing here back in 1941.  <\/p>\n<p>This track has seen some truly great racehorses over the years including Noor, Citation and one of the sport\u2019s most popular horses, the legendary John Henry.<\/p>\n<p>We are going to take a look behind the scenes and meet some of the people that make horseracing happen at one of the best places to visit in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n<p>We aren\u2019t going to teach you how to handicap horses or place any 2-dollar bets but we are going to introduce you to a number of winners.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way we are also going to profile a very unique friendship between Jim Boggeri, a local Marin firefighter, and his rescue dog partner that will just about melt your heart.<\/p>\n<p>Finally tonight we profile a horseracing Hall of Famer and North America\u2019s all-time winning jockey, the legendary Russell Baze.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we are in Albany, California to see the ponies run at Golden Gate Fields. 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