THE CALIFORNIAN 2025
SATURDAY LOAD IN & BIKE REGISTRATION INFO
SCHEDULE
7AM: SANTA ANITA GATES OPEN TO PUBLIC
9AM - 11AM VENDOR LOAD IN / MOTO DROPOFF / BIKE REGISTRATION
10AM SUPERVISED VEHICLE ESCORT INTO INFIELD
GATE 6 - MOTORCYCLES ONLY
GATE 8 - 13' MAX HEIGHT VEHICLES / VENDORS / TRUCKS & TRAILERS
11AM - 1PM BIKE JUDGING
1PM BIKE SHOW AWARDS CEREMONY
2PM CALI PICNIC & PINEWOOD DERBY COMPETITION
3:57PM 150TH RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY
630PM LOAD OUT
LOAD IN / LOAD OUT
HORSES WILL BE ON THE TRACK ALL MORNING AND THE EVENT SPACE WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT 7AM. FOR THESE REASONS WE CANNOT RIDE MOTORCYCLES INTO THE EVENT OR DRIVE OUR VEHICLES INTO THE EVENT UNSUPERVISED. AT 10AM YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ONTO THE INFIELD FOR SETUP OR BIKE UNLOADING, BUT UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LEAVE UNTIL AFTER 630PM WHEN THE ENTIRE EVENT IS OVER. IF YOU PLAN TO LEAVE BEFORE 630PM, WHETHER AS A BIKE SHOW PARTICIPANT OR VENDOR, YOU MUST LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT AND TRANSPORT YOUR BIKE OR DISPLAY THROUGH THE GATE 6 TUNNEL. NO EXCEPTIONS.
VENDORS: YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF LEAVING YOUR VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT AND CARRYING OR WHEELING IN YOUR SETUP INTO THE INFIELD OR DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO THE INFIELD AT 10AM WHERE YOU CAN DRIVE RIGHT UP TO YOUR ACTIVATION SPOT. YOU MAY NOT BREAKDOWN YOUR DISPLAY UNTIL AFTER THE BIKE SHOW AWARDS CEREMONY IS OVER AROUND 2PM. IF YOU PLAN TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE BIKE SHOW, YOU MUST LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT IN THE MORNING AND YOU MUST CARRY YOUR EVENT DISPLAY & MATERIALS BACK TO THE PARKING LOT THROUGH THE TUNNEL. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BRING YOUR VEHICLE BACK INTO THE EVENT SPACE FOR LOAD OUT UNTIL AFTER 630PM.
BIKE SHOW ATTENDEES: YOU CAN TRANSPORT YOUR BIKE INTO THE SHOW AREA WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DROP IT OFF AT 10AM BUT REALIZE YOUR VEHICLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LEAVE THE INFIELD UNTIL AFTER 630PM. IF YOU DESIRE TO LEAVE AFTER THE BIKE SHOW IS OVER, YOU WILL WANT TO LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE IN THE GATE 6 PARKING LOT AND ROLL YOUR BIKE INTO THE SHOW. ONCE THE SHOW IS OVER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO WALK YOUR BIKE THROUGH THE TUNNEL BACK TO YOUR VEHICLE. FOR THOSE RIDING IN ON THEIR BIKES, YOU WILL HAVE ONE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO UNDER SUPERVISION AT 10:05 AM. IF YOU PLAN TO LEAVE ONCE THE BIKE SHOW IS OVER, AGAIN, YOU WILL NEED TO WALK YOUR BIKE THROUGH THE TUNNEL AND ONLY START IT ONCE YOU ARE OUT IN THE PARKING LOT. THIS RULE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED, AS WE CANNOT DISTURB THE HORSES ON TRACK OR DRIVE IN THE EVENT SPACE WHILE OPEN TO PUBLIC TRAFFIC. WE WILL HAVE STAFF ON HAND TO ASSIST YOU WITH PUSHING YOUR BIKE THROUGH THE GATE 6 TUNNEL AFTER THE AWARDS CEREMONY.