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Paul Graf, 90, of New Albany, Indiana, came back to Arcadia to see Santa Anita Park again. He had been based there as a United States Army staff sergeant during World War II, when the track was turned over to the Army Ordnance Corps for training purposes and was officially renamed Camp Santa Anita. Graf said he used to run for exercise on the Anita Chiquita training track, which was eliminated when the Santa Anita Fashion Park was built in the 1970s. Graf had arrived at Camp Santa Anita around November 1942, after the site had already been used as the Japanese Assembly Center. Photo shows Graf holding an issue of Man O' War, a newspaper issued by army personnel at Camp Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32550
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Camp Santa Anita
Graf, Paul
Santa Anita Park--1934-1942
United States Army Ordnance Corps
Veterans--World War II
Item ID
32749AN
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Summary of a vintage promotional booklet about Santa Anita Park havings its inaugural race on Christmas Day, December 25, 1934. At the time, Los Angeles Turf Club Inc. was the owner and operator of Santa Anita Park and there were 53 racing days that first season. Charter stockholder and membership requirements are discussed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32104
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 2010
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 2010
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Los Angeles Turf Club Inc.
Santa Anita Park--1934-1942
Item ID
32301AN
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Santa Anita Park race track is remodeling its main entrance on Huntington Drive at Colorado.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 15, 2002
Pages
p. 15
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 15, 2002
Pages
p. 15
Subjects
Remodeling
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
30699AN
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Arcadia's Santa Anita Park main track to reopen today after rash of fatalities. Nineteen horses have died at Santa Anita Park Race Track since December 2018. Track surfaces are being tested.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 13
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 13
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board
Horses and horse racing
Peterson, Mick
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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World War II internees reunite. Japanese Americans detained at Santa Anita Park before being sent to camps share photos, memories and friendship, at 75th anniversary event in Little Tokyo. See hard copy in VF Assembly Center.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 16, 2017
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Howo, Niko Makino
Japanese American National Museum
Mitarai, Evie Shigekuni
Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese
Santa Anita Park (1934-1942)
Item ID
35046AN
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Dr. Charles H. Strub brought horse racing back to Arcadia. After the state made it legal again in 1930, Anita Baldwin tried to revive her father, Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin's dream of a Santa Anita Racetrack. She worked with Joe Smoot but he couldn't achieve this, even though Arcadia City Council licensed his Santa Anita Jockey Club. San Francisco dentist Charles H. Strub (pronounced Stroob), owner of the San Francisco Seals baseball team, got a license for the Los Angeles Turf Club and founded Santa Anita Park with Hal Roach and other promoters. The track was designed by Gordon Kaufman and opened December 25, 1934.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
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p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 7, 2003
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Horse racing
Los Angeles Turf Club
Santa Anita Jockey Club
Santa Anita Park - history
Smoot, Joe
Strub, Dr. Charles H.
Strub, Robert
Item ID
31969AN
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Santa Anita Park opens this fall season to a crowd of about 6,500. Photo of jockey Joe Talamo.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Talamo, Joe (jockey)
Item ID
32751AN
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Santa Anita cancels racing: 21 horses have died since Dec. 26; training and main track will be closed at least through weekend. By Art Wilson.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Deaths
Horses and horse racing
LaRocco, Andy
Moore, Dennis
O'Neill, Doug
Ritvo, Tim
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
Wilson, Art
Item ID
35571AN
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Beginning July 14, Santa Anita Park's main track will be reconstituted with a mixture of Pro-Ride synthetic materials to replace its ill-fated Cushion Track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31062
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 24, 2008
Pages
p. C1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 24, 2008
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
Cushion Track
Pro-Ride synthetic surface
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31257AN
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Santa Anita Park track switches back to natural track surface of "El Segundo sand." The El Segundo sand is coveted for its uniformity, which is paramount to track safety, a top concern for Track Superintendent Dennis Moore. Main track to re-open for training September 2. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, 29, August 28, 2014.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2014
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2014
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Moore, Dennis
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
34175AN
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The California Horse Racing Board has approved Santa Anita Park's plan to resurface its main track with dirt. The Pro-Ride synthetic surface will be replaced by the first week of December.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32226
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 10, 2010
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 10, 2010
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Item ID
32425AN
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A multi-million dollar remodeling at Santa Anita Park will include a restoration of the Chandelier Room to its former glamour. The room is nearly 80 years old (probably not true, according to Sandy Snider), and is the most popular event venue at the track. Other portions of the grandstand will be renovated and will remain true to the architectural and design style of the Art Deco period that originally inspired it.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33511
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--Turf Club
Item ID
33706AN
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Horseracing TV (HRTV) is the only national television network in the San Gabriel Valley. It is run out of a small studio at Santa Anita Park race track and shows 15 hours per day of live racing content from Santa Anita and 14 other tracks.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29356
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2005
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p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2005
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Horseracing TV (HRTV)
Television Networks
Horse racing results
Item ID
29540AN
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Rules revised after racehorse deaths. Santa Anita Park restricts training, increases scrutiny in the wake of 21 fatalities at track. By Jason Henry.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35386
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 9, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Deaths
Henry, Jason
Horses and horse racing
Moore, Dennis
Peterson, Mick
Ritvo, Tim
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
Item ID
35576AN
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At least 300 tons of sand were added to the new all-dirt main track at Santa Anita Park, to correct the imbalance of sand to clay after 14.5 inches of rain fell over a 10-day period.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32297
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
32496AN
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Jockey Joe Talamo wins back-to-back stakes yesterday at Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 15, 2014
Pages
p. B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 15, 2014
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Talamo, Joe
Item ID
34058AN
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Arcadia's iconic Santa Anita Park hires consultant Dennis Moore to work on the condition of the one mile training track, in the wake of 21 horse deaths since December 2018.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 7, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 11
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 7, 2019
Pages
p. 1, 11
Subjects
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Moore, Dennis
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
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Opening day at Santa Anita Park stirs memories for Andrea Van de Kamp of Pasadena, shown in photo, with Gino Roncelli, Trinity Roncelli, Bingo Roncelli. History of the Santa Anita Park race track and memories by columnist Patt Diroll.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35365
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2019
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2019
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Diroll, Pat
Santa Anita Park
Van de Kamp, Andrea
Item ID
35555AN
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Stronach Group names Joe Morris, Senior VP of West Coast Operations, effective November 9, 2015. He will oversee operations at Santa Anita Park, Golden Gate Fields, and San Luis Rey Training Center and will report to Keith Brackpool.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34324
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 2015
Pages
p. 21
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 2015
Pages
p. 21
Subjects
Morris, Joe
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
Item ID
34517AN
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Santa Anita Park's main track to undergo major renovation beginning July 11. Track is transitioning to a single source material consisting of highly coveted El Segundo Sand, a natural soil that will ensure balanced drainage during periods of wet weather and uniform, safe cushion year round. Dennis Moore is Track Superintendent.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33839
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 29, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 29, 2014
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Moore, Dennis
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
34033AN
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