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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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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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Newspaper Index
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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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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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Drainage problems with the Cushion Track cause the cancellation of races. Santa Anita Park race track executives weigh options including shutting down and moving races to Hollywood Park, or installing a completely new surface.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30880
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2008
Pages
p. Sports 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 7, 2008
Pages
p. Sports 1
Subjects
Cushion Track
Rain
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
31068AN
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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 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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The temporary shutting down of horse racing at Santa Anita Park, due to drainage issues associated with its Cushion Track, has slowed food, beverage and merchandise sales on site. The City of Arcadia, which receives a portion of each ticket sold, has cause for concern.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30884
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2008
Pages
p. News 9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 2008
Pages
p. News 9
Subjects
Business and Industry
Concessions
Cushion Track
Horse racing
Restaurants
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Vendors
Item ID
31072AN
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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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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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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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Foul weather foils New Year's Day racing at Santa Anita Park--its New Year's Day racing was canceled 5 1/2 hours before first post after a light rain fell through much of Saturday's card and intensified throughout the night and into Sunday morning (January 1).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36406
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 2023
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p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 2023
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Rain
Weather
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Santa Anita Park cancels Friday racing due to recent storms. Friday's card will be redrawn Saturday and held February 15. Santa Anita Park V.P. and General Manager Nate Newby said more than 10 inches of rain fell in Arcadia since Sunday afternoon.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36634
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 8, 2024
Pages
p. B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 8, 2024
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Newby, Nate
Rain
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Weather
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Santa Anita Park cancels all weekend racing due to unprecedented winter weather forecast for Southern California. A storm is expected to drop 6 inches of rain through Saturday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36430
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2023
Pages
p. B6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 23, 2023
Pages
p. B6
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Rain
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Weather
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Ron Charles, 61, who has been president of Santa Anita Park for 5 1/2 years, is resigning. His final day is today. General Manager George Haines will take over as interim president while MI Developments (MID) searches for a replacement.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32063
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 19, 2010
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 19, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Charles, Ron
MI Developments (MID)
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Item ID
32260AN
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Santa Anita Park's current Pro-Ride synthetic track surface will be replaced with a dirt track after the Oak Tree meet ends October 31 and before Santa Anita Park's winter-spring season starts December 26, 2010. Frank Stronach said it will cost about $6 million to install.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32142
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 19, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 19, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2001-2010
Stronach, Frank
Synthetic track
Item ID
32339AN
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Santa Anita Park owner Frank Stronach met with about a dozen horse trainers to discuss the track's racing surface. Stronach announced that he would not replace the synthetic Pro-Ride track yet, but will stick with it until he gets the ability to run the track with less state regulations. He wants free enterprise, which he may never get. In the meantime, drainage problems and injuries persist on the synthetic track. Stronach said he'd be back in April to discuss the issue more.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31919
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2010
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2010
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Magna Entertainment Corporation (MEC)
Race track surfaces
Santa Anita Park - 2001 - 2010
Stronach, Frank
Synthetic tracks
Item ID
32116AN
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The new Oak Tree season began at Santa Anita Park on a new "cushion track" that cost more than $10 million. The article includes photos.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30736
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 27, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Horse racing
Oak Tree racing
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
30924AN
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Oak Tree Racing has begun at Santa Anita Park. Opening day drew a crowd of 17,239, a number that slightly eclipsed last year's opening day attendance, but the on-track handle of $1.88 million fell by about $315,000 compared to last year's opening day.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31732
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Oak Tree racing
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31929AN
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Region receives half an inch of rainfall. Santa Anita Dam had .75 inches of rain.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36231
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 2022
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 2022
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Rain
Weather
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Newspaper Index
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