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Opening of the 2023-2024 season of thoroughbred racing at Santa Anita Park begins December 26.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 18, 2023
Pages
p. A9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 18, 2023
Pages
p. A9
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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Santa Anita meet opens: no fans but record betting. Santa Anita park began its 84th winter-spring meet yesterday with no audience, but had a record-breaking opening day in betting handle, as $23,003,159 was wagered on the 11-race card. The old record of $20,491,016 was set in 2018. First-year General Manager Nate Newby hopes fans will be allowed back soon. Until such time only essential personnel and horses' owners are allowed to attend races.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2020
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2020
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Newby, Nate
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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The price hasn't been right for bettors at Santa Anita Park. It's too easy to pick the winners. Betting favorites are winning 46% of the races since the meet opened December 26. That's much higher than normal in thoroughbred racing (about 33%), than the highest for any of Santa Anita's 85 previous winter-spring seasons.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2024
Pages
p. B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2024
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Betting
Gambling
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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Cities fighting a sports betting ballot initiative. A coalition claims the state measure, from Pechanga Resort Casino, referred to as the Tribal Sports Wagering Act, would fuel excessive litigation against card rooms, potentially shutting them down, effectively killing 32,000 jobs. It would allow sports wagering at tribal casinos and at four California racetracks-Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress, Del Mar in San Diego, and Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2022
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2022
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Ballot measures
Elections
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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Fall racing begins with empty stands at Santa Anita Park. No in-person cheering as smoke-delayed, 16-day meet begins. Poor air quality from Bobcat Fire forced the delay of the fall meet by one week.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 26, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 26, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Air quality
Bobcat Fire
Fires
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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Practical Move is favorite horse. Facts about today's 86th running of the Santa Anita Derby. -Bob Baffert has won the race a record 9 times. -The race has produced 19 Kentucky Derby winners. -Practical Move (race horse) is the 8-5 favorite, followed by Geaux Rocket Ride and National Treasure.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 2023
Pages
p. B1, B9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 2023
Pages
p. B1, B9
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Santa Anita Derby
Horses and horse racing
Baffert, Bob
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Jockey Frankie Dettori wins near-record 6 races in the Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, April 6.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2024
Pages
p. B9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2024
Pages
p. B9
Subjects
Dettori, Frankie
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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Four men sought in smash-and-grab thefts of purses and watches from the store Rebag at The Shops at Santa Anita mall, at 400 South Baldwin Avenue, on Sunday afternoon, December 3. See also Mountain Views News, p. 1, December 9, 2023.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2023
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 5, 2023
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
The Shops at Santa Anita
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Two articles 1. Ramon Vazquez, the jockey on race horse Practical Move, gets edge in Santa Anita Derby. 2. Bob Baffert earns win with race horse Faiza in Santa Anita Oaks race.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2023
Pages
p. B10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2023
Pages
p. B10
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Santa Anita Derby
Horses and horse racing
Baffert, Bob
Vazquez, Ramon
Yakteen, Tim
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Race horse Cave Rock gives trainer Bob Baffert another Grade I victory at the American Pharoah Stakes at Santa Anita Park yesterday. Jockey Juan Hernandez was the rider.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 2022
Pages
p. B5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 9, 2022
Pages
p. B5
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
Hernandez, Juan
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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General information regarding beginning of Santa Anita Park

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 24, 1932 p. 1 (rezoning for)
July 1, 1932 p. 1
July 8, 1932 p. 1
July 15, 1932 p. 1
July 22, 1932 p. 1 (action postponed)
July 29, 1932 p. 1 (endorsed by voters)
August 5, 1932 p. 1 (rezoning ordered)
August 12, 1932 p. 1 (contracts let)
August 19, 1932 p. 1 (ground breaking)
August 26, 1932 p. 1 (ceremonies)
November 11, 1932 p. 1 (building permit issued)
December 9, 1932 p. 1 (clubhouse)
April 14, 1933, p. 1 (parimutual bill)
June 30, 1933 p. 1 (racing votedby residents)
September 29, 1933 p. 1 (racing permit applied for)
January 12, 1934 p. 1 (permit granted)
January 19, 1934 p. 1 (rezoning ordered)
February 2, 1934 p. 1 (contract)
March 16, 1934 p. 1 (title to property)
March 23, 1934 p. 1 (taxes paid)
May 11, 1934 p. 1 (progress)
June 1, 1934 p. 7 (picture)
June 15, 1934 p. 1 (plans for opening)
July 13, 1934 p. 1 (progress)
August 3, 1934 p. 1 ( " )
August 17, 1934 p. 1 (license fee ordinance)
October 3 1934 p. 1 (plans)
October 19, 1934 p. 1 ( " )
December 7, 1934 p. 1 (license fee set)
December 21, 1934 p. 1 (opening)
December 28, 1934 p. 1 (first racing day)
March 8, 1935 p. 1 (first season ends)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 24, 1932 p. 1 (rezoning for)
July 1, 1932 p. 1
July 8, 1932 p. 1
July 15, 1932 p. 1
July 22, 1932 p. 1 (action postponed)
July 29, 1932 p. 1 (endorsed by voters)
August 5, 1932 p. 1 (rezoning ordered)
August 12, 1932 p. 1 (contracts let)
August 19, 1932 p. 1 (ground breaking)
August 26, 1932 p. 1 (ceremonies)
November 11, 1932 p. 1 (building permit issued)
December 9, 1932 p. 1 (clubhouse)
April 14, 1933, p. 1 (parimutual bill)
June 30, 1933 p. 1 (racing votedby residents)
September 29, 1933 p. 1 (racing permit applied for)
January 12, 1934 p. 1 (permit granted)
January 19, 1934 p. 1 (rezoning ordered)
February 2, 1934 p. 1 (contract)
March 16, 1934 p. 1 (title to property)
March 23, 1934 p. 1 (taxes paid)
May 11, 1934 p. 1 (progress)
June 1, 1934 p. 7 (picture)
June 15, 1934 p. 1 (plans for opening)
July 13, 1934 p. 1 (progress)
August 3, 1934 p. 1 ( " )
August 17, 1934 p. 1 (license fee ordinance)
October 3 1934 p. 1 (plans)
October 19, 1934 p. 1 ( " )
December 7, 1934 p. 1 (license fee set)
December 21, 1934 p. 1 (opening)
December 28, 1934 p. 1 (first racing day)
March 8, 1935 p. 1 (first season ends)
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
4175AN
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Horse euthanized two days before new season starts at Santa Anita Park. Truest Reward, a 3-year-old gelding died during a period when the track was closed to workouts but open for jogging and galloping. The horse broke its left front leg on the training track, which is considered the safest surface. This is the 38th horse to die at the track since December 2018.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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Foul weather foils New Year's Day racing at Santa Anita Park--its New Year's Day racing was canceled 5 1/2 hours before first post after a light rain fell through much of Saturday's card and intensified throughout the night and into Sunday morning (January 1).

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 2023
Pages
p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 2023
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Rain
Weather
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Great news from the Great Race Place. Eclipse Awards for Horse Racing, held at Santa Anita Park, honored Jessica Pyfer as Apprentice of the Year, Joel Rosario as Jockey of the Year, and race horses CeCe and Corniche.

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Mountain Views News
Date
March 26, 2022
Pages
p. 8
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Mountain Views News
Date
March 26, 2022
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Awards-honors-recognitions
Pyfer, Jessica
Rosario, Joel
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) rebuffs Santa Anita Park, gives Pleasonton thumbs up. Tensions had risen when Craig Fravel, executive vice chairman of 1/ST Racing, which runs Santa Anita Park for the Stronach Group, said in a letter to CHRB members that the Arcadia track might close if Southern California interests don't receive more simulcast wagering revenue, which would have happened if Northern California was denied a major meet.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2024
Pages
p. B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2024
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
1/ST Racing
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Fravel, Craig
Horses and horse racing
Pleasonton Fairgrounds Racetrack
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Stronach Group
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Articles regarding night racing

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1966 p. 1 (Strub opposes proposal by state legislature on night racing)
February 13, 1966 p. 1 (City Council is opposed)
February 17, 1966 p. 1 (Council acts to ban)
February 20, 1966 p. 1 (Harness racing assn. blasts Council and Strub)
April 3,1966 p. 1 (Night racing law seen by state legislator in 1967)
February 16, 1967 p. 1 (study of ban)
March 16, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
April 16, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
May 4, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
May 11, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
June 8, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
July 9, 1967 p. 1 (Council block night racing; ok's added days of racing)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 23, 1966 p. 1 (Strub opposes proposal by state legislature on night racing)
February 13, 1966 p. 1 (City Council is opposed)
February 17, 1966 p. 1 (Council acts to ban)
February 20, 1966 p. 1 (Harness racing assn. blasts Council and Strub)
April 3,1966 p. 1 (Night racing law seen by state legislator in 1967)
February 16, 1967 p. 1 (study of ban)
March 16, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
April 16, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
May 4, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
May 11, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
June 8, 1967 p. 1 ( " )
July 9, 1967 p. 1 (Council block night racing; ok's added days of racing)
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
4178AN
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Breeders' Cup. Teen boy dies day after namesake horse wins. Cody's Wish, which won the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile race at Santa Anita Park, was named after 17-year-old Cody Dorman. Cody's Wish won the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile for the second consecutive year. Cody Dorman had Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2023
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2023
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Breeders' Cup
Dorman, Cody
Horses and horse racing
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Santa Anita Park officials hail dramatic drop in horse fatalities. Officials called the safety record a 62.5% improvement over the previous year and 74% improvement since spring of 2019, when 42 horses died, sparking debate about safety issues at the track and about horse racing in general.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 23, 2022
Pages
p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 23, 2022
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Moore, Dennis
Newby, Nate
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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Santa Anita Park modifiest rack after horse deaths. It is the first significant change in 67 years. Horses running 6 and 6 1/2 furlongs will instead start on a new turf chute under construction at the racetrack's northeast corner, near the Gate 5 entrance. Santa Anita Park will host a short meet September 19-October 25, still without spectators due to the coronavirus. The racing board delayed the start of the meet to give the horses time to rest and to ensure its COVID-19 protocols were in place. County officials recorded 38 coronavirus cases at Santa Anita Park by the end of its previous meet in June.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Moore, Dennis
Pandemics
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
Vella-Gregory, Jodie
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Santa Anita Park opens with Taiba, favored in Malibu Stakes. Opening Day of Santa Anita's 86th winter-spring meet is today.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 26, 2022
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 26, 2022
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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