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Live horse racing season postponed
Gillespie Downs sat empty on Saturday, July 5, after the 5.16 inches of rain that fell on the Fourth caused the stables to flood and the track surface to be unsuitable for racing. — Standard-Radio Post/Robert O’Brien
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July 9, 2025
Live horse racing season postponed

While the rain washed out the start of Gillespie Downs’ live pari-mutuel horse racing season on July 5, it didn’t dampen organizers’ plans for a new start date – July 1920.

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