Series Descriptions
Folder 92-10-05
Series 1.
Satellite Facilities Minutes, 1986-1990
Physical Description:
32 file folders.
Arrangement
Arranged by racetrack and year.
Scope and Content Note
The official minutes submitted to the CHRB from satellite and racetrack facilities throughout the state that existed in 1986.
The minutes describe the daily operations of the facilities along with unusual or extraordinary event including the reporting
Inter-Track steward's opinions about the running of the facility.
Folder 97-02-41
Series 2.
Correspondence, 1984-1988
Physical Description:
52 file folders.
Arrangement
Arranged by racetrack and year.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence received by the CHRB's Administrative Office. The correspondence concerns license refusals and renewals, financial
complaints and violations of CHRB's policies. Also includes official reports on racetrack safety and maintenance at Bay Meadows
and Los Alamitos, including photographs.
Folder 96-05-13
Series 3.
Publicity Files, 1968-1995
Physical Description:
14 file folders.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject.
Scope and Content Note
Publicity material include press guides, commemorative publications, histories, and track schedules of Santa Anita, Los Alamitos,
Golden Gate Fields, Bay Meadows, and Hollywood Park Racetracks.
Folder 95-07-08, 93-10-15
Series 4.
Investigation Files, 1982-1990
Physical Description:
160 file folders.
Arrangement
Racetrack investigations arranged numerically by case number.
Individual investigations arranged alphabetically by last name.
Scope and Content Note
The first group consists of investigation reports and materials gathered by the CHRB's investigators at the various racetracks
in California. The majority of reports deal with financial complaints brought by unpaid trainers, grooms and merchants against
licensee. Another large group of investigations conducted by CHRB investigators concerns license acceptance and eligibility.
These usually concern past criminal acts by the applicant or illegal entry into the United States. There is also a small group
of reports that deal with disturbing crimes committed at the racetracks or by CHRB licenses. Others include accident reports,
drug tests for both horses and people; and necropsy reports on suspicious deaths of racehorses at the tracks. The latter group
of records consists of reports on persons ejected or removed from California racetracks for violations of state law and racetrack
policies. It also includes license refusals on candidates who have neglected to disclose a criminal past, illegal entry into
the U.S., suspended license issued by another U.S. horse racing regulatory agency; violation of CHRB policy or failure to
pass the necessary tests required for some licenses.
Access Note
Restricted records per Government Code 7923.600-7923.625 (formerly Gov. Code section 6254(f)).
Folder F3635:1-21
Series 5.
Board Minutes, 1935-1936;1945-1984
Physical Description:
21 file folders.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date of meeting.
Scope and Content Note
Minutes from the California Horse Racing Board meetings relating to a wide variety of subjects. The notice of meeting includes
the individuals present, location, date, and issues discussed. Board directors, members, and locations of offices were noted
at the first meeting. Some minute books include subject indexes.
Folder F3635:22-305
Series 6.
Transcripts, 1940-1984
Physical Description:
18.5 cubic feet.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date of hearing.
Scope and Content Note
Transcripts of hearings include date and location. Some have an index by the name of the individual testifying. Hearings pertain
to a variety of topics such as any illegal activities of jockeys and horse owners, applications for licenses, and proposals
for new racetracks.
Folder F3635:306-348
Series 7.
Meeting Files, 1980-1984
Physical Description:
42 file folders.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date of meeting.
Scope and Content Note
Meeting files may include: detailed meeting agendas with meeting location and date, staff commentary on meeting, schedule
of racing dates, correspondence, and applications for licenses.
Folder F3635:349-360
Series 8.
Advisory Committee Files, 1982-1984
Physical Description:
12 file folders.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Content Note
Advisory committee files include meeting minutes, transcripts, and correspondence.
Folder F3635:361-362,96-05-13
Series 9.
Reports, 1933-1994
Physical Description:
10 file folders.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by year.
Scope and Content Note
Reports include: reports, budgets, and Statistical Reports of Operation, which are annual economic reports on horse racing
in California.
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