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The track's owner, The Stronach Group, said Sunday it will “double down” on its racing at Santa Anita and training at San Luis Rey Downs in Southern California.

Golden Gate Fields racetrack in the East Bay is set to close by the end of this year, owners say.

California's Golden Gate Fields straddles Albany and Berkeley along the shore of the San Francisco Bay. Opened in 1941, it will permanently close this fall | Travel

The track's owner, The Stronach Group, said Sunday it will “double down” on its racing at Santa Anita and training at San Luis Rey Downs in Southern California. After the Golden Gate Fields meet ends, The Stronach Group said it will focus on moving horses from the Bay Area to Arcadia, with a goal of increasing field sizes and adding a fourth day of racing to the weekly schedule at Santa Anita beginning in January.

It’s the end of an era for Northern California horse racing. Golden Gate Fields will permanently close after its final racing date later this year at the San...