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Santa Anita Park will have thoroughbred racing from December 26 through April 22, a season expanded by two weeks. The horse racing bill AB 3383 provided other changes in the sport that will affect Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 2, 1980

Pages: p. A-11

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 2, 1980

Pages: p. A-11

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2394AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Santa Anita Park completed its most successful season ever with $445 million wagered. Total attendance was also an all-time high. The admission tax netted the city $1.1 million. The Park's other contributions to the city are discussed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 21, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 21, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2411AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Air conditioning is being installed at the track as part of $3.4 million in improvements being made this summer in preparation for the first season of inter-track wagering offered at Santa Anita Park this year from July 27 to September 14.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 13, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 13, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2433AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Santa Anita Park will open its 44th season the day after Christmas accompanied by a bevy of special events.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 25, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 25, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2396AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A $3 million building project to increase stable capacity by 150 stalls is underway at Santa Anita Park. Completion, which is planned before the start of the Oak Tree meeting, will bring the total number of stalls to 2,100. The project is discussed in detail.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1982

Pages: p. B-4

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1982

Pages: p. B-4

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2416AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Description of activities of various employees at the track on Christmas Day as they prepare for opening day December 26.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 25, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 25, 1980

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park - People

Item ID: 2410AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A spokesperson for Santa Anita Consolidated has indicated that there is no intention of moving the Santa Anita Park race track to the $100 million sports complex proposed for the City of Los Angeles by Hollywood Park, Inc.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 20, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 20, 1978

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2392AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Discussion of projects undertaken as part of a $2 million improvement program at Santa Anita Park race track.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 4, 1981

Pages: p. A-7

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 4, 1981

Pages: p. A-7

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2412AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Bill Quiggle, who has been Santa Anita Park track superintendent since 1949, retired at the end of the 1977 racing season. The track and all plantings were his domain.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 21, 1977

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: April 21, 1977

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Santa Anita Park - People

Item ID: 2408AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

New taxes on the Santa Anita Park race track are being considered as the city faces a possible $1.9 million budget deficit.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 10, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 10, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2413AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Increases in total attendance and total parimutuel handle, compared to last season, and a decline in daily average were in evidence in figures released after the November 16 close of the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 22, 1987

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2439AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Santa Anita Park set a record for total attendance (2,690,834) and had it highest daily average attendance (31,289) since 1948, as the 1981-82 meeting closed April 21. Facts and figures about the racing season are presented.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1982

Pages: p. B-4

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 25, 1982

Pages: p. B-4

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2415AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The City Council retreated from the idea of collecting taxes on free admissions at the Santa Anita Park race track.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 9, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 9, 1976

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2387AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Construction on the Santa Anita Inn which began in July 1985 is expected to be completed soon. The grand opening will be held February 8, 1986.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1986

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 15, 1986

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Hotels, Motels, Etc. - Santa Anita Inn

Item ID: 1838AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

In a pre-dawn raid at Santa Anita Park race track, immigration and border patrol agents arrested 173 illegal aliens from 8 countries. As many as 600 other illegals believed to be working at Santa Anita Park escaped arrest by moving to Hollywood Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 27, 1985

Pages: p. A-3

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 27, 1985

Pages: p. A-3

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2428AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Reconstruction of the main dirt track and secondary turf track at Santa Anita Park in final stages, closing out a project that meant a near rebuilding of the courses at a cost of almost $2 million.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 10, 1983

Pages: p. A-1 photo

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2425AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

30 people were injured on opening day at Santa Anita Park when two men became involved in an altercation. One dropped a gun and this was enough to cause a wave of panic which spread through the crowd.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 29, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 29, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2390AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Anheuser-Busch Inc. brewery will move its Clydesdale horses from the Santa Anita Park race track stables because of a disagreement in the cost of housing them.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2434AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The city of Arcadia has already received two checks from Santa Anita Park race track, the first payments on its one-third of 1% of the parimutuel take.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 9, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 9, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2422AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

General items regarding Santa Anita Park

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 8, 1942 p. 1 (closed to racing for duration); September 11, 1944 p. 1 (released by Army); September 14, 1944 p. 1 (racing resumes); November 21, 1946 p. 1 (admission tax); December 29, 1946 p. 3 (picture); March 23, 1950 p. 12 (first track); February 21, 1955 p. 1 (historical park museum has lumber from Lucky Baldwins race track buildings); December 22, 1955 p. 10 (aerial drawing of tracks0; April 11, 1960 p. 1 (battle for control); April 28, 1960 p. 1 ( " ); May 2, 1960 p. 1 ( " ); December 8, 1960 p. 1 (helicopter landing studied); June 14, 1964 p. 1 (assessed valuation increased); March 29, 1973 p. 1 (behind the scenes); August 16, 1973 p. C-2 (Grandstand improvement)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 8, 1942 p. 1 (closed to racing for duration); September 11, 1944 p. 1 (released by Army); September 14, 1944 p. 1 (racing resumes); November 21, 1946 p. 1 (admission tax); December 29, 1946 p. 3 (picture); March 23, 1950 p. 12 (first track); February 21, 1955 p. 1 (historical park museum has lumber from Lucky Baldwins race track buildings); December 22, 1955 p. 10 (aerial drawing of tracks0; April 11, 1960 p. 1 (battle for control); April 28, 1960 p. 1 ( " ); May 2, 1960 p. 1 ( " ); December 8, 1960 p. 1 (helicopter landing studied); June 14, 1964 p. 1 (assessed valuation increased); March 29, 1973 p. 1 (behind the scenes); August 16, 1973 p. C-2 (Grandstand improvement)

Subjects: Santa Anita Park

Item ID: 4177AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Santa Anita Park will have thoroughbred racing from December 26 through April 22, a season expanded by two weeks. The horse racing bill AB 3383 provided other changes in the sport that will affect Santa Anita Park.

Santa Anita Park completed its most successful season ever with $445 million wagered. Total attendance was also an all-time high. The admission tax netted the city $1.1 million. The Park's other contributions to the city are discussed.

Air conditioning is being installed at the track as part of $3.4 million in improvements being made this summer in preparation for the first season of inter-track wagering offered at Santa Anita Park this year from July 27 to September 14.

Santa Anita Park will open its 44th season the day after Christmas accompanied by a bevy of special events.

A $3 million building project to increase stable capacity by 150 stalls is underway at Santa Anita Park. Completion, which is planned before the start of the Oak Tree meeting, will bring the total number of stalls to 2,100. The project is discussed in detail.

Description of activities of various employees at the track on Christmas Day as they prepare for opening day December 26.

A spokesperson for Santa Anita Consolidated has indicated that there is no intention of moving the Santa Anita Park race track to the $100 million sports complex proposed for the City of Los Angeles by Hollywood Park, Inc.

Discussion of projects undertaken as part of a $2 million improvement program at Santa Anita Park race track.

Bill Quiggle, who has been Santa Anita Park track superintendent since 1949, retired at the end of the 1977 racing season. The track and all plantings were his domain.

New taxes on the Santa Anita Park race track are being considered as the city faces a possible $1.9 million budget deficit.

Increases in total attendance and total parimutuel handle, compared to last season, and a decline in daily average were in evidence in figures released after the November 16 close of the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park.

Santa Anita Park set a record for total attendance (2,690,834) and had it highest daily average attendance (31,289) since 1948, as the 1981-82 meeting closed April 21. Facts and figures about the racing season are presented.

The City Council retreated from the idea of collecting taxes on free admissions at the Santa Anita Park race track.

Construction on the Santa Anita Inn which began in July 1985 is expected to be completed soon. The grand opening will be held February 8, 1986.

In a pre-dawn raid at Santa Anita Park race track, immigration and border patrol agents arrested 173 illegal aliens from 8 countries. As many as 600 other illegals believed to be working at Santa Anita Park escaped arrest by moving to Hollywood Park.

Reconstruction of the main dirt track and secondary turf track at Santa Anita Park in final stages, closing out a project that meant a near rebuilding of the courses at a cost of almost $2 million.

30 people were injured on opening day at Santa Anita Park when two men became involved in an altercation. One dropped a gun and this was enough to cause a wave of panic which spread through the crowd.

The Anheuser-Busch Inc. brewery will move its Clydesdale horses from the Santa Anita Park race track stables because of a disagreement in the cost of housing them.

The city of Arcadia has already received two checks from Santa Anita Park race track, the first payments on its one-third of 1% of the parimutuel take.

General items regarding Santa Anita Park