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Multibillion dollar businessman and horse owner, Frank Stronach, has signed a letter of intent for his auto systems company, Magna International Inc., to buy Santa Anita Park

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16086
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 15, 1998
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p. C1 photos
Pasadena Star News
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Pasadena Star News
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November 15, 1998
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p. C1 photos
Pasadena Star News
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Santa Anita Park
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16844AN
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International businessman Fank Stronach has announced that he is purchasing Santa Anita Park from Meditrust.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16030
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 13, 1998
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p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 13, 1998
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p. A1 w/photo
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Santa Anita Park
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16787AN
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Businessman Frank Stronach, who announced he is buying Santa Anita Park, has stated that his vision for developing the land is drastically different than Santa Anita's current proposal.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16088
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 1998
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 1998
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p. A1
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Santa Anita Park
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16846AN
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City officials met with new Santa Anita Park owner Frank Stronach to discuss his plans for the race track. He wants to build a retail and entertainment village and an interactive horse racing theme park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16191
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 1998
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 1998
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p. A1
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Santa Anita Park
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16937AN
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Frank Stronach, founder and chairman of the board of Magna International Inc., is buying Santa Anita Park from Meditrust. The $126 million purchase is expected to close today.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16189
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 1998
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 1998
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p. A1
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Santa Anita Park
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16935AN
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Santa Anita Park was named last week to a list of "America's 11 Most Endangered Places" because of owner Frank Stronach's plans to create a retail-entertainment center in the historic race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19266
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 5, 2000
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p. 2 The Star
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 5, 2000
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p. 2 The Star
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Santa Anita Park
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19508AN
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Saturday marked the first season at Santa Anita Park under new owner Frank Stronach. 42, 348 people attended opening day.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16193
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 1998
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p. A1 w/photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 1998
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p. A1 w/photo
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Santa Anita Park
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16939AN
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Investors and horseracing interests are lining up to buy Santa Anita Park only one year after it was purchased by Meditrust.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15847
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 1998
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 28, 1998
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p. A1
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Santa Anita Park
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16604AN
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Santa Anita Park's parent company, Magna Entertainment Corp., faces the threat of bankruptcy amid mounting losses and a $600 million debt burden. The current racing season and status are unaffected. Frank Stronach of Magna Entertainment Corp. said he was looking for partners for the track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31390
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2009
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2009
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p. A1, A4
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Magna Entertainment Corp.
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Stronach, Frank
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31583AN
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Since he purchased Santa Anita Park in 1998, Frank Stronach has added five tracks to his stable and grouped them under a spin off company called Magna Entertainment Corp.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18585
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 13, 2000
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 13, 2000
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p. A1
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Stronach, Frank
Santa Anita Park
Magna Entertainment Corp.
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18829AN
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Starting this spring, the new owner of Santa Anita Park, Frank Stronach, is planning the first of what will likely be massive renovations to the horse racing facility.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16664
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 1999
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 6, 1999
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p. A1
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Santa Anita Park
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17448AN
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Westfield America Inc. announced yesterday that it will buy an additional 50 percent interest in Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita Fashion Park from Meditrust, giving it nearly 90 percent ownership.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16194
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 1998
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p. B5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 1998
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p. B5
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Santa Anita Park
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16940AN
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Arcadia's officials, harboring "serious concerns" about a massive expansion plan for the Santa Anita Park property, want to meet with owner Frank Stronach. An artist's rendering of the proposal is included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20158
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2000
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p. A3 w/rendering
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2000
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p. A3 w/rendering
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Santa Anita Park
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20390AN
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Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC), owner of Santa Anita Park, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Santa Anita Park may be sold to pay off Magna's debts. Frank Stronach paid $126 million for Santa Anita Park in 1996. The track has three potential buyers, including a group from Asia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31399
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2009
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p. A1, A12
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2009
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p. A1, A12
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Bankruptcy
Economy
Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC)
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31592AN
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Westfield Holdings, Ltd., the owner of Eastland Center and the Plaza at West Covina, will buy Santa Anita Fashion Park from TrizecHahn Corp.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper13100
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 1998
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p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 8, 1998
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p. B3
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Santa Anita Fashion Park
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13294AN
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Santa Anita Park president Jack Liebau recently resigned because of disagreements with Magna Entertainment's Frank Stronach over the direction the track is headed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27465
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 28, 2004
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p. C1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 28, 2004
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p. C1
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Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Liebau, Jack
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27662AN
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Bit by bit, Frank Stronach's plans for transforming Santa Anita Park are coming into focus.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16192
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 17, 1998
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 17, 1998
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p. A1
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Santa Anita Park
Item ID
16938AN
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George Haines, General Manager of Santa Anita Park race track, writes an open letter in support of the Caruso Affiliated development called The Shops at Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29797
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2005
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p. A15
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 30, 2005
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p. A15
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Haines, George
Santa Anita Park race track
Shops at Santa Anita
Developers
Caruso Affiliated
Advertisements
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29982AN
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Canadian industrialist Frank Stronach bought Santa Anita Park for $126 million in cash Friday, and said he will share plans with the city later this month to spend roughly half that amount on improvements.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16190
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 1998
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 1998
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p. A3
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Santa Anita Park
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16936AN
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The future of racing at Santa Anita Park is unclear as its owner, Meditrust, considers restructuring its operation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper14555
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 1998
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p. A-1 w / photo
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 1998
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p. A-1 w / photo
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Santa Anita Companies
Item ID
15131AN
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