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A farewell ceremony was held at Hollywood Park on Sunday, July 13, for Arcadia resident Laffit Pincay, Jr., horse racing's winningest jockey.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25858
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2003
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2003
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Pincay, Laffit (Jr.)
Horse racing
Item ID
26058AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Hall of Fame jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. was awarded $2.7 million in a lawsuit against Huntington Ambulance Service. He claims that Huntington's treatment of him after a riding accident in which he broke two bones in his neck and a spinal injury, caused him to end his career. The Ambulance company is not affiliated with Huntington Hospital.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30527
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 10, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 10, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Huntington Ambulance Service
Jockeys
Pincay, Laffit, Jr.
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
30715AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Classy, brilliant, cool and humble retired jockey Eddie Delahoussaye will be honored after the 5th race on Santa Anita Handicap day March 5, 2005.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29443
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2005
Pages
p. C1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2005
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
Ceremonies
Delahoussaye, Eddie
Awards--honors--recognitions
Horse racing
Jockeys
Santa Anita Park race track - 2001-2010
Item ID
29628AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Bruce Matthews was honored at Arcadia High School in a benefit for the Special Olympics. He is a hometown legend, having graduated from Arcadia High School in 1979.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30634
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 2007
Pages
p. Sports 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 21, 2007
Pages
p. Sports 1
Subjects
Athletes
Awards - honors - recognitions
Football
Matthews, Bruce -- biography
NFL Hall of Fame
Sports
Item ID
30822AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Eddie Delahoussaye retired after a riding mishap on August 30, 2002. He fractured his neck and suffered a bad concussion. As he stood before adoring fans to receive an honor at Santa Anita Park race track, he wished he was still riding. He is a longtime resident of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29444
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2005
Pages
p. C1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 4, 2005
Pages
p. C1
Subjects
Awards--honors--recognitions
Ceremonies
Delahoussaye, Eddie
Horse racing
Jockeys
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
29629AN
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Newspaper Index
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Race horse Apollicee, a 4-year-old California-bred son of Apollo, is enjoying his 15 minutes of fame and occupying the same stall that famous race horse Seabiscuit did back in the 1930s.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32719
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 16
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 11, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Item ID
32916AN
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Newspaper Index
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Johnny Longden, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Count Fleet to the Triple Crown in 1943 and was the first rider to win 6000 races, died on Feb. 14. Services will be held on February 24 at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25131
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2003. (See hard copy in vertical file Santa Anita Park-People)
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 15, 2003. (See hard copy in vertical file Santa Anita Park-People)
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Longden, Johnny
Santa Anita Park 2001 - 2010
Item ID
25326AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School quarterback J. D. Ziska was selected to play in the National Hall of Fame Game.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper21459
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 12, 2001
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 12, 2001
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Ziska, J. D
Arcadia High School students
Item ID
21681AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School student Audarrius Bailey plays running back for the Hall of Fame All-Star game.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30126
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 4, 2006
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 4, 2006
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Bailey, Audarrius
Arcadia High School sports
Athletes
Football
Item ID
30312AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Thomas V. McKernan, Jr., president and chief executive officer of Automobile Club of California, has been elected president of the non-profit Los Angeles Police Foundation, which was created to help fund police safety programs.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30034
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 23, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 23, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
McKernan, Thomas V., Jr.
Los Angeles Police Foundation
Non-profit organizations
Item ID
30221AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A weeklong science camp was held at Rio Hondo Preparatory School for first through fifth grade students. The camp is sponsored by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31065
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 2008
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 27, 2008
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Education
Science camp
Summer programs
Item ID
31260AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Seabiscuit on fast track to urban legend.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25499
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2003
Pages
p. A18
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 20, 2003
Pages
p. A18
Subjects
Seabiscuit
Moving pictures
Film making
Item ID
25698AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School and University of Southern California graduate Bruce Matthews was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Saturday, August 4, 2007. He played for the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30665
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 2007
Pages
p. Sports 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 2007
Pages
p. Sports 1
Subjects
Athletes
Famous alumni
Football
Matthews, Bruce - biography
Sports Figures
Item ID
30853AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Magna Entertainment Corporation, owners of Santa Anita Park race track, is bidding to purchase the September race dates at the Los Angeles County Fair for September 13-29. The Breeders Cup will be returning to Santa Anita Park next October after a gap of ten years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30231
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 25, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Breeders Cup
Horse racing
Los Angeles County Fair
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
30418AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Rialto Fire Chief David Lugo Jr. will take over for departing Arcadia Fire Chief Pete Bonano.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper22941
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 2, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 2, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Fire Department
Lugo, David, Jr.
Bonano, Pete
Item ID
23149AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30517
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2007
Pages
p. News 11
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2007
Pages
p. News 11
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Velasquez, Benito
Item ID
30704AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30518
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 2007
Pages
p. News 15
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 6, 2007
Pages
p. News 15
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Velasquez, Benito
Item ID
30705AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Los Angeles Conservancy opposes The Shops at Santa Anita mall, saying the proposed project may threaten the historic integrity of the 1934 race track. Conservancy officials are most concerned about the 1938 saddling barns and the historic grandstand.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29940
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 2, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Caruso project
Shops at Santa Anita
Malls
Los Angeles Conservancy
Conservation
Historic preservation
Santa Anita Park race track
Item ID
30126AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Profile and biography of jockey George Woolf, also known as Iceman. Woolf rode race horse Seabiscuit to fame in 1938. He died in 1946. There is a statue in his memory at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33305
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Jockeys
Statuary
Woolf, George
Item ID
33501AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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