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Art Wilson writes about some of the famous names in Santa Anita Park's 75 year history, including Charlie Whittingham, Bill Shoemaker, Laffit Pincay, Jr., Seabiscuit, Citation and John Henry.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31855
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 25, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 25, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C2
Subjects
Citation (race horse)
John Henry (race horse)
Pincay, Laffit, Jr.
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 -75th anniversary
Seabiscuit (race horse)
Shoemaker, Bill
Whittingham, Charlie
Item ID
32052AN
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Santa Anita Park race track will unveil a 1000-pound bronze statue of popular race horse John Henry and a historical marker covering 75 years of the race track's history, as part of its 75th anniversary this Saturday. The bronze statue cost more than $100,000. The marker was done by the Arcadia Historical Society.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31853
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Historical markers
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 -75th anniversary
Statuary
Item ID
32050AN
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Lava Man, with exercise rider Tony Romero, takes a jog on the Santa Anita Park race track's new surface, a Cushion Track that cost more than $10 million.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30706
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 2007
Pages
p. Sports 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 5, 2007
Pages
p. Sports 1
Subjects
Cushion Track
Horses and horse racing
Lava Man
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
30894AN
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Heavy rain may disrupt racing at Santa Anita Park race track. The new Cushion Track is experiencing drainage issues.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30879
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 5, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Cushion Track
Rain
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Weather
Item ID
31067AN
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More extras needed for "Seabiscuit" film. Scenes will be shot at Santa Anita Park race track in December with extras needed for large crowd scenes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24775
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2002
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 2002
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Seabiscuit
Santa Anita Park 2001-2010
Moving pictures
Filmmaking
Item ID
24969AN
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Santa Anita Park race track president Ron Charles discusses drainage problems in the Cushion Track and promises that opening day will go on as scheduled.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30850
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 15, 2007
Pages
p. Sports 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 15, 2007
Pages
p. Sports 1
Subjects
Charles, Ron
Cushion Track
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31038AN
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Santa Anita Park president Ron Charles has announced it will continue to race on its Cushion Track this season. It will undergo some reformulation with polymer and fibers produced by Pro-Ride, an Australian company, so that it will drain properly.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30890
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2008
Pages
p. Sports 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2008
Pages
p. Sports 1
Subjects
Charles, Ron
Cushion Track
Horse racing
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31078AN
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Faithful fans, such as Antonio Reyes, are missing the presence of Oak Tree Racing at Santa Anita Park this year. He says he will watch on television and bet off-track. Oak Tree is running at Hollywood Park in Inglewood starting today and next year too.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32189
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Hollywood Park Race Track
Horses and horse racing
Oak Tree racing
Santa Anita Park-2001-2010
Item ID
32388AN
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The 75th anniversary of Santa Anita Park was celebrated with festivities including a parade of Budweiser Clydesdales and the unveiling of sculptor Nina Kaiser's life-size bronze statue of the race horse John Henry. The article includes a list of people in attendance at the party in the Directors' Room.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31856
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 2009
Pages
p. A20
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 2009
Pages
p. A20
Subjects
John Henry (race horse)
Kaiser, Nina (artist)
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 -75th anniversary
Statuary
Item ID
32056AN
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Two inches of hail forced the cancellation of races at Santa Anita Park yesterday. More rain is expected over the next few days. Maintenance on the Cushion Track will begin when the rain stops.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30902
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Cushion Track
Horse racing
Rain
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Weather
Item ID
31090AN
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Santa Anita Park has come up with two options to solve its drainage issues caused by the Cushion Track. Santa Anita Park president Ron Charles will announce his decision Thursday. Santa Anita had to cancel three consecutive days of horse racing for the first time in its 71-year history, due to heavy rainfall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30885
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Cushion Track
Horse racing - history
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31073AN
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Santa Anita Park cancelled horse racing Monday for the third consecutive day after 7-1/2-inches of rain fell on its Cushion Track, creating drainage problems.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30881
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 8, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 8, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Charles, Ron
Cushion Track
Horse racing
Rain
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31069AN
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Legendary jockey Bill Shoemaker was remembered with a memorial service at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26611
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 22, 2003
Pages
p. C1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 22, 2003
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
Shoemaker, Willliam (Bill)
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
26811AN
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Bill Shoemaker, 72, a giant in horse racing, died in his sleep Sunday, Oct. 12.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26606
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 13, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 13, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Shoemaker, William ("Bill")
Item ID
26806AN
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Oak Tree Racing leaves Santa Anita Park after 41 years and races at Hollywood Park for its 42nd season, starting today. It is a 22-day season that consists of four 4-day race weeks. Oak Tree's lease at Santa Anita Park was voided by MI Developments.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32190
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2010
Pages
p. C1, C6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2010
Pages
p. C1, C6
Subjects
Hollywood Park Race Track
Horses and horse racing
Oak Tree racing
Santa Anita Park-2001-2010
Item ID
32389AN
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Art Wilson recaps the Santa Anita Handicap "Big 'Cap" race that took place yesterday. Included is a photo of race horse "Misremembered" and jockey Martin Garcia, who won the Grade I, $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31922
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 7, 2010
Pages
p. C1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 7, 2010
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 - Santa Anita Handicap - Big 'Cap
Item ID
32119AN
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Constant rainfall forces Santa Anita Park race track to cancel Sunday's racing card, the such cancellation in ten years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29358
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 10, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Rainfall
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Racing card
Item ID
29542AN
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A drainage problem forced the cancellation of horse racing at Santa Anita Park since three inches of rain fell yesterday. The track has had to cancel racing 12 times since the synthetic track was installed two years ago. In 2006, the California Horse Racing Board banned dirt surfaces from thoroughbred tracks. Santa Anita Park has tried two synthetic tracks but the surfaces have not worked out. Officials announced they will replace the synthetic surface before the Oak Tree Meet in the fall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31866
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2010
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Synthetic track
Rain
Weather
Item ID
32063AN
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Santa Anita Park has lowest turnout for opening day since 1970.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22458
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2001
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2001
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Race track
Santa Anita Park -- 2001-2010
Item ID
22674AN
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Profile of Steve Wood, the track superintendent at Santa Anita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22839
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 3, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park race track -- 2001-2010
Wood, Steve
Item ID
23047AN
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