Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Hollywood Park 2009 Fall Meet Opens Friday

Hollywood Park
Hollywood Park kicks off its 2009 Fall race meet with evening racing this Friday, Nov. 13 beginning at 7:05 p.m. The meet runs through Sunday, Dec. 20 and features five grade 1 stakes: the $300,000 Citation Handicap (Friday, Nov. 27), $300,000 Matriarch (Saturday, Nov. 28), $300,000 Hollywood Derby (Sunday, Nov. 29), $750,000 CashCall Futurity (Saturday, Dec. 19), and $300,000 Hollywood Starlet (Saturday, Dec. 20).

The Hollywood Turf Festival will be the highlight of the Thanksgiving weekend with a series of grass races including the Citation, Matriarch, Generous Stakes, Hollywood Derby and Miesque Stakes. The Turf Festival was introduced at Hollywood Park's 1991 Autumn Meet.

Post time is 12:30 p.m., with the following exceptions: 7:05 p.m., Fridays, Nov. 13 & 20. 11 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving Day).

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