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Santa Anita Park is looking to renovate the Chandelier Room, which is part of Turf Club. It would be gutted and turned into a "night club." The Chandelier Room has been around since the race track opened on Christmas Day, 1934 (probably not true, according to Sandy Snider). Its giant chandeliers were imported from Versailles in France.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33479
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--Turf Club
Item ID
33674AN
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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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Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced at L. A. Live, that the Breeders' Cup World Championships will return to Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, in 2012. It will mark the sixth time that Santa Anita Park hosts the two-day event.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32496
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Avioli, Greg
Breeders' Cup 2012
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Villaraigosa, Antonio
Item ID
32695AN
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Newspaper Index
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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
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--Turf Club
Item ID
33706AN
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Newspaper Index
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A Day at the Races. Santa Anita Park opens its winter season before a record crowd of 44,873, the largest opening-day turnout at the track since 1994.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34388
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A13, B1, B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A13, B1, B8
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stevens, Gary (jockey)
Item ID
34581AN
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Newspaper Index
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Actress and model Bo Derek has photographed jockey Chantal Sutherland nude, inside Santa Anita Park's elegant Turf Club Chandelier Room, for June's Vanity Fair magazine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32972
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2012
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 20, 2012
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Derek, Bo
Jockeys
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Sutherland, Chantal
Item ID
33169AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park race track attendance is on the upswing. It drew 40,810 on Friday, its biggest opening day turnout since 2011. On-track attendance was up 33% over last year, partly because of the free infield admission program, which drew more than 10,000 people. Total wagering, including bets placed from all over the country, rose nearly 30% to more than $17 million. On-site betting was more than $3.4 million. The City of Arcadia gets 1/3 of 1% of all on-site wagering.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34051
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2015
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Kruckeberg, Jason
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
34245AN
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Newspaper Index
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HBO television show "Luck" ends production after a third horse death at Santa Anita Park. The drama, starring Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, about the seedier side of horse racing, will air the final two episodes of its first season but the series won't return for a second season. The horse deaths drew criticism from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32890
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Cable television series
Hoffman, Dustin
Home Box Office (HBO)
Nolte, Nick
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
33087AN
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Newspaper Index
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Inglewood's Hollywood Park racing history going to auction. The track recently closed for good, but the 75-year-old Southern California landmark is having a 2-day auction of miscellaneous surplus equipment. "All of the good merchandise--the good furniture, paintings, memorabilia--has been moved to Santa Anita Park and to other racetracks, and what they have here is the dregs," said Tijuana-based antique dealer Antonio Vibrillo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33736
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 24, 2014
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Auctions
Hollywood Park Racetrack
Vibrillo, Antonio
Item ID
33932AN
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Santa Anita Park suffers 24th horse death of season. Horse "Commander Coil" sustained a fatal shoulder injury and had to be euthanized, despite new safety measures that had been put in place March 15. Trained by Marcelo Polanco and owned by Jose Romero.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35443
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2019
Pages
p. B1, B8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2019
Pages
p. B1, B8
Subjects
Deaths
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Polanco, Marcelo
Romero, Jose
Item ID
35635AN
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Pat Diroll recaps opening day of Santa Anita Park's 74th season as a social event. In attendance (and photographed) were actress Bo Derek, jockey Rafael Bejarano, Gary and Barbara Kovacic, Robert and Patsy Harbicht, trainer Bob Baffert, Joe Harper, Adrienne Haines, Roger Chandler, Don and Debbie Penman, Andrea Van de Kamp, and Sandra Chillingworth.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32269
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 30, 2010
Pages
p. A15
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 30, 2010
Pages
p. A15
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
Bejarano, Rafael
Chandler, Roger
Chillingworth, Sandra
Derek, Bo
Haines, Adrienne
Harbicht, Robert
Harbicht, Patsy
Harper, Joe
Kovacic, Barbara
Kovacic, Gary
Penman, Debbie
Penman, Don
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 -- Opening Day 2010
Van de Kamp, Andrea
Item ID
32468AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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And they're off…crowds turn out as Santa Anita Park opens 82nd year of horse racing. Turnout was 41,373, surpassing last year's opening day turnout of 40,023.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35362
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2018
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2018
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Horses and horse racing
Item ID
35552AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 22, May 3, 2018.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35131
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2018
Pages
p. A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2018
Pages
p. A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Harper, Glynna Eugenia Feemster
Item ID
35320AN
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Newspaper Index
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Vintage Vibe Festival moves to Santa Anita Park. It was launched in Palm Springs last year, focusing on the music and styles of the 1950s and 1960s with a modern twist.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35250
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 15, 2018
Pages
p. A1, A13
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 15, 2018
Pages
p. A1, A13
Subjects
Santa Anita Park (2011-2020)
Item ID
35439AN
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Gene Simmons, frontman and singer of rock group KISS, promises to work magic at Santa Anita Park race track, with ideas for using the track for nightclubs, shopping, lifestyle attractions, concerts, and other events.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33335
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2013
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 6, 2013
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Simmons, Gene
Singers
Item ID
33531AN
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Newspaper Index
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California Philharmonic (Cal Phil) has announced its 2012 summer concert season is moving to Santa Anita Park. Cal Phil Music Director Victor Vener said a multi-year contract would be signed with the track, making the deal a partnership. CalPhil had been considered a Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden tenant for the past 15 years. The 2012 season will open June 30.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32432
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 2011
Pages
p. A11
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 28, 2011
Pages
p. A11
Subjects
California Philharmonic Orchestra
Music
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Summer concerts
Vener, Victor
Item ID
32630AN
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park opens its 76th winter/spring 2012-2013 meet with mostly sunny skies and an appearance by KISS (rock group) front man/singer Gene Simmons. On-track attendance was 27,273 this year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33279
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2012
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2012
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Simmons, Gene
Item ID
33476AN
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park opens the 2010-2011 season with a new $3 million dirt surface on its track. The on-track attendance was 34,268, which was 1,400 less than last year. Trumpeter Jay Cohen calls the horses to the gate (photo).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32265
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Cohen, Jay
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 -- Opening Day 2010
Item ID
32464AN
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park. Track to boost race day rules. Owner, in a historic step following the death of a 22nd horse at the winter meet, announces medication ban, limits on riding crop use.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35388
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Deaths
Guillermo, Kathy
Horses and horse racing
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach, Belinda
Stronach Group
Item ID
35578AN
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park's owners want rock group KISS's singer Gene Simmons for a public relations and marketing gig. Despite several changes in recent months, track owner Frank Stronach, 80, said Santa Anita Park continues to fall short of his financial expectations.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33247
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
KISS (rock group)
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Simmons, Gene
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
33444AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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