2011 July Fourth Racing Festival

Celebrate the Independence Day weekend in Fredericksburg on Saturday and Sunday, July 2-3, with live pari-mutuel horse racing at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds.

Sponsored by the Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association, the two-day July Fourth Racing Festival kicks off the eight-day 2011 summer racing season at the fair grounds.

Featured will be thoroughbred and quarter horse racing on Saturday and Sunday at the five-eighths mile oval at the Class III track.

Gates open at 11 a.m. and post time is 1 p.m. daily.

Admission to the race meet is $5 for adults, $1 for children six to 12 years of age and free for children under six.

Box seats are available in the grandstand for $9 each.

A summer season pass, which is good for all fair association-sponsored events at the fair grounds this summer, is available for $35 each.

Highlighting the racing program on Saturday, July 2, will be the Texas Quarter Horse Association Futurity Trials. Finals for that 350-yard race will be run on July 16.

Also on the weekend’s program is the 440-yard Hill Country Dash on Sunday, July 3. Also that day will be the Gillespie County Fair Association Maiden Challenge Trials. The finals for that 350-yard race will be run July 17.

In addition to live racing, simulcast wagering is offered in the Biergarten at the fair grounds and at The Race Barn, located at the main entrance to the fair grounds.

The July Fourth Racing Festival opens the eight-day summer season at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds.

After the July 4th Racing Festival, the season continues with the Fredericksburg Texas Fest Race Meet on July 16-17, the Gillespie County Race Meet on Aug. 13-14 and on Aug. 27-28 as part of the 123rd Gillespie County Fair, which runs Aug. 25-28.

Texas Fest weekend will also include the Texas Fest First Annual Chili Cook-Off on Saturday and Sunday, July 16-17. The cook-off is CASI sanctioned, and is open to anyone interested in cooking.

More information on the cook-off is available by contacting Kim Hiley at kdhiley@yahoo.com or calling her at 210-286-4275.

A concert and dance is also planned for Saturday, July 16. Featured will be Sixteen Outlaw, Stephanie Urbina Jones and Charlie Montague.

The music is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m.

Admission to the dance is $10 for adults, $5 for children six to 12 and free for children under six.

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