The seven venues that make up the fair racing circuit in California: Stockton (San Joaquin Fair) 2011 dates: June 16-19 Inaugural year: 1934 Length of track: 1 mile Average daily purse: $62,400 Idaho Gem, the first cloned mule, won a race on June 21, 2006 Pleasanton (Alameda County Fair) 2011 dates: June 23-July 10 Inaugural year: 1939 Length of track: 1 mile Average daily purse: $103,667 Slew the Man won this year’s Alamedan Handicap as Bold Chieftain, first millionaire to ever run at the track, finished second. Sacramento (Cal Expo) 2011 dates: July 14-24 Inaugural year: 1968 Length of track: 1 mile Average daily purse: $83,950 The track also has a year-round harness meet Santa Rosa (Sonoma County Fair) 2011 dates: July 27-Aug. 14 Inaugural year: 1936 Length of track: About 1 mile (132.6 feet short of a mile) Average daily purse: $114,433 On Aug. 14, 2010, Russell Baze became the first North American jockey to win 11,000 races when he won with the Richard Mandella-trained Separate Forest. Ferndale (Humboldt County Fair) 2011 dates: Aug. 12-21, 2011 Inaugural year: 1935 Length of track: 4 furlongs Average daily purse: $40,925 One of the ongoing stakes is the Cream City Mule Handicap, which has been won by Black Ruby, one of the most famous of the racing mules.   Pomona (Los Angeles County Fair at Fairplex Park) 2011 dates: Sept. 9-25 Inaugural year: 1922; parimutuels, 1933 Length of track: 5 furlongs Average daily purse: $206,667 Jockey Martin Pedroza won 7 races twice, on Sept. 5 and 7, 2008. Fresno (The Big Fresno Fair) 2011 dates: Oct. 6-16 Inaugural year: 1935 Length of track: 1 mile Average daily purse: $84,400 In 1963, jockey Marty Heath, who was a Native American, won with 7 of 9 mounts.   *2010 average daily purse