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Jockey Mike Smith, in photo riding Zenyatta (race horse), celebrates winning the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park yesterday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31800
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 8, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 8, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 - Breeders' Cup XXVI
Smith, Mike (jockey)
Zenyatta (race horse)
Item ID
31997AN
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Zenyatta, a filly and the kind of sensational race horse that comes along only once in a generation, scored perhaps the greatest victory in the history of the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park. With jockey Mike Smith (in photo), Zenyatta wins the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic by one length. Other winners are listed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31801
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 8, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 8, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C9
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 - Breeders' Cup XXVI
Smith, Mike (jockey)
Zenyatta (race horse)
Item ID
31998AN
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Newspaper Index
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Senior citizens competed in the Senior Olympics powerlifting event held at the home gym of Arcadia personal trainer Harry Sneider as part of the California Senior Games Championships. The highlight of the games was seeing 89-year-old Eugene Mailin lift 140 pounds, winning gold in his weight division. Other participants named were 53-year-old Val Olotoa and 75-year-old Ernie Smith. Legendary competitor Beatrice Maullin died two weeks before the games began.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31549
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 1, 2009
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 1, 2009
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Mailin, Eugene
Maullin, Beatrice
Olotoa, Val
Senior Olympics
Smith, Ernie
Sneider, Harry
Sports competitions
Weight lifting
Item ID
31745AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31444
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 26, 2009
Pages
p. A10
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 26, 2009
Pages
p. A10
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Danielson, Karen Lynn
Item ID
31636AN
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Newspaper Index
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Hundreds of people gathered at Santa Anita Park to honor the slain Ortega family, which lost nine members in a Christmas Eve mass murder on the 1100 block of East Knollcrest Drive in Covina, CA. The tribute and fundraiser was organized by Jerry and Jim Rocha. Jockey Joseph Talamo rode "Return of the King," a horse owned by Charles and James Ortega, in the fourth race yesterday. The horse finished second in the race dedicated to the Ortegas.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31393
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A10
Subjects
Christmas Eve Massacre - December 24, 2008
Ortega, Alicia
Ortega, Charles
Ortega, James
Ortega, Joseph
Ortega, Theresa
Ortiz, Alicia
Ortiz, Michael
Pardo, Bruce
Pardo, Sylvia
Rocha, Jerry
Rocha, Jim
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Talamo, Joseph (jockey)
Item ID
31586AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31361
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2009
Pages
p. A12
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2009
Pages
p. A12
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Johnson, Randall Ernest, Sr.
Smith, Mary E. (1917-2009)
Item ID
31556AN
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Newspaper Index
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The race horse "Return of the King" with jockey Martin Pedroza, won a race at Santa Anita Park. The horse belonged to the Ortega family, some of whom were killed by Bruce Pardo in a Christmas Eve massacre in Covina.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31355
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Christmas Eve Massacre - December 24, 2008
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Horses and horse racing
Ortega, Charles
Ortega, James
Ortega, Joseph
Pardo, Bruce
Pedroza, Martin
Race horse owners
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31550AN
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Newspaper Index
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Horse racing community feels the loss of James Ortega, Joseph Ortega, and Charles Ortega, 3 of the 9 victims killed by Bruce Pardo, a disgruntled former in-law who crashed a Christmas Eve party in Covina, dressed at Santa Claus. James, Joseph and Charles Ortega all owned race horses and loved the sport.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31352
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Christmas Eve Massacre - December 24, 2008
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Pardo, Bruce
Ortega, Charles
Ortega, James
Ortega, Joseph
Race horse owners
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31547AN
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Newspaper Index
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Two articles describe the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park this year. One is about Victor Espinoza riding a horse called Casino Drive on the track's new Pro-Ride Synthetic surface. The other article is about a 4-year-old filly named Zenyatta, ridden by jockey Mike Smith, that won the first all-female card in Breeders' Cup history.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31269
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A15
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2008
Pages
p. A1, A15
Subjects
Espinoza, Victor
Santa Anita Park - Breeders' Cup Classic
Smith, Mike
Item ID
31464AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31179
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 29, 2008
Pages
p. A4
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 29, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Landis, Frederick Dane
Item ID
31374AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31178
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 2008
Pages
p. A10
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 2008
Pages
p. A10
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Bloom, Genevieve P.
Landis, Frederick Dane
Item ID
31373AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31165
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2008
Pages
p. A8
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 10, 2008
Pages
p. A8
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Smith, Jane Ross
Item ID
31360AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31164
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2008
Pages
p. A7
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 8, 2008
Pages
p. A7
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Smith, Jane Ross
Item ID
31359AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia locals Karen Han and Chloe Yuan are on the All-Area Track and Field Team.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31033
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2008
Pages
p. B1 w/photos
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2008
Pages
p. B1 w/photos
Subjects
Athletes
Han, Karen
Sports
Track and Field
Yuan, Chloe
Item ID
31228AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30968
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2008
Pages
p. News 13
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Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2008
Pages
p. News 13
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Boatwright, Deborah Jean
Smith, Douglas (taught at AHS 40 years and created the AHS Invitational Track & Field meet)
Item ID
31163AN
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Arcadia High School senior Karen Han, a high jumper profiled here, will compete in the 41st Annual Arcadia Invitational.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30973
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2008
Pages
p. Sports 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 10, 2008
Pages
p. Sports 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School sports
Arcadia Invitational
Han, Karen
Track and Field
Item ID
31168AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30949
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 12, 2008
Pages
p. News 11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 12, 2008
Pages
p. News 11
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Obituary or death notice
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Smith, Carroll Edwing ("Smitty") Note: Edwing is exactly how it's printed.
Item ID
31144AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30872
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2008
Pages
p. News 15
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 13, 2008
Pages
p. News 15
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Obituary or death notice
Subjects
McIntyre, Barbara Beverly
Rodriguez, Pedro M. (Peter)
Item ID
31060AN
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Newspaper Index
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The article describes an "old school" horse trainer and fan who shares his love of horseracing with his family.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30856
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 25, 2007
Pages
p. Sports 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 25, 2007
Pages
p. Sports 1
Subjects
Headley, Aase
Headley, Bruce - biography
Headley, Gus
Headley, Karen
Horses and horse racing
Horse trainers
Item ID
31044AN
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Newspaper Index
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Paroled sex offender Paul Jeffrey Cricks, 44, was arrested in Arcadia after letting his electronic ankle bracelet die and disappearing from parole officers for a few days.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30853
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 21, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 21, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Child molesters
Cricks, Paul Jeffrey
Crime and Criminals
Sex offenders
Item ID
31041AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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