It’s not just great rides and great food that’s coming up in three weeks. The L.A. County Fair has live thoroughbred horse racing! Feel the pulse-pounding action Sept. 9 – 27 at Fairplex Park (dark Mondays Sept. 13 and 20 and all Tuesdays). Now in its 72nd season, the sport of kings is available to all race [...]

Oh my stars! Has it really been that long since the last time I posted? Sorry. But it’s because we have been soooo busy planning an awesome Fair! You guys are going to be so excited when you hear what we have going on this year.  Monkeys (including one named Mojo), dinosaurs (bigger and better than [...]

The L.A. County Fair’s favorite emissary, Thummer, brought a little light into the lives of children at Pomona Valley Hospital & Medical Center and Casa Colina Rehabilitation Center when he stopped by with some stuffed animals, courtesy of Ray Cammack Shows (RCS), the folks who bring the carnival to the Fair each year. Nice work, [...]

Ever see a bunch of short-legged dogs run in thick dirt? Very funny. The Wiener Dog races had several heats at the L.A. County Fair – all very funny indeed. One racer, Blazer from Newport Beach, well, it was a miracle he made it to the end. At 35 lbs, he was the biggest contestant [...]

Let the trumpet blare! The race you’ve been waiting for is here! We’re not talking ponies at Fairplex Park. It’s the Wiener Dog races! Yes, tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 19, those cute little dachshunds will be racing to the finish line, in their cute little puppy dog silks. Races begin at 1:10 p.m. at the horse [...]

 Yes, folks. Thanks to some advanced puppetry from the folks at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, young Fairguests visiting Jurassic Planet in Building 8 at the L.A. County Fair got to see what a dinosaur hatchling would look like and then what it would be like to meet that hatchling in person a few [...]

Beginning opening weekend this Saturday and continuing every weekend through Oct. 4, the Fair and local animal shelters will be offering pet adoptions at Bark Park. Go the Fair, bring home the furry love of your life. It’s better than a date with a human. Bark Park features a dog rescue organization or animal shelter [...]

One of my favorite spots at the Fair, probably my most favorite spot, is FairView Farms and the Big Red Barn®. There is something serene about communing with the cows, goats and all the other critters that inhabit the farm. During the Fair we have our resident cowboy Sky Shivers who comes from his home [...]

I am not kidding you! There are only 75 days left until opening day of the 2009 L.A. County Fair! What happened to spring? It was just here. This past Sunday was the official start of summer, and you know what that means here on the grounds of Fairplex. It’s go time! So, in honor [...]

It’s almost May and I have to say that I’m getting excited! The Fair is right around the corner, the Los Angeles International Wine and Spirits Competition, and the Los Angeles International Commercial Beer Competitions are coming up VERY quickly, and on May 2nd we are having a Kentucky Derby Party!!! Yup… I said PARTY and [...]