Mark your 2009 calendar

Our racetracks' schedules for next year have been set by the California Horse Racing Board.

The Southern California slate:

Santa Anita -- Dec. 26 (2008)-April 19
Hollywood Park -- April 22-July 19
Del Mar -- July 22-Sept. 9
Fairplex Park -- Sept. 10-Sept. 28
Oak Tree at Santa Anita -- Sept. 30-Oct. 8
Hollywood Park -- Nov. 11-Dec. 21
Los Alamitos (quarter horses) -- Jan. 1-Dec. 20