THIS WEEK AT GOLDEN GATE FIELDS

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday

Post time: 12:45 p.m.

Feature simulcast race: Grade 2, $250,000 Raven Run Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland in Kentucky

Update: races, the With 36-day betting fall momentum season opens and Thursday. nine stakes Six consecutive betting handle seasons from the saw previous increases year, in all-sources including a 12.8% jump at the summer meeting that concluded Sept. 29. “We find the best spots for our races every day,” Golden Gate Fields general manager David Duggan said. “We’re very conscious of not running on top of anybody else. We make sure as much as we can to stay off of everybody else, and that helps our out-of-state handle.” Duggan is confident the streak can continue at the meeting that ends Dec. 15. “We have a slightly better quality of horse here now,” he said. “I’m hoping that we’re going to put on very competitive racing.” … A potential star is 2-year-old Anneau d’Or, who won his career debut by 8 lengths going a mile on grass Sept. 29. Peter Redekop purchased Anneau d’Or for $480,000 in April, and the colt is trained by Blaine Wright. Grade 3, … $100,000 The stakes Berkeley schedule Handicap is headed on Nov. by the 30. The $75,000 stakes are the Pike Place Dancer, Oct. 26 (nominations close Thursday); the Gold Rush, Dec. 7, and the Bear Fan, Dec. 14. The $50,000added stakes are the Joseph T. Grace, Nov. 2; the Golden Nugget, Nov. 9; the Oakland, Nov. 16; the Golden Gate Debutante, Nov. 29, and the Miss America, Dec. 15. … The Joseph T. Grace was previously run at the Sonoma County Fair, but it was dropped this year. “We were happy to take that on,” Duggan said. “We’re just trying to promote the product in California the best we can.” … Friday’s $31,000 allowance feature is a 5-furlong grass race that appears to set up nicely for late-running Lucky Antares. The other seven entrants all come off front-running performances, although Silky Slew showed a come-from-behind ability last year. Elsewhere: Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer sought a temporary restraining order Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court against the Stronach Group’s ban of him from Santa Anita (Los Angeles County). Hollendorfer won a similar order against Del Mar (San Diego County) and lost one against Golden Gate Fields. … Restless Rider makes her first start since a 34-length loss in the Kentucky Oaks when she runs in the Raven Run Stakes. The 7-furlong event for 3-year-old fillies drew a field of 11, including the Chad Brown-trained Royal Charlotte and Indian Pride. Royal Charlotte has five wins in six starts, and Indian Pride romped by 8 lengths in her debut Aug. 28 at Saratoga (New York). First Star, who beat older females in both starts at Del Mar, ships east for trainer Ron Ellis.