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Chic Anderson, one of the finest thoroughbred racing announcers known for his work at the Kentucky Derby and other major races, has been named to be the announcer at Santa Anita Park for 1975.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 12, 1974

Pages: p. A-9

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 12, 1974

Pages: p. A-9

Subjects: Santa Anita Park - People

Item ID: 2406AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The opening day of Oak Tree marked the introduction of satellite wagering on Santa Anita Park races at Hollywood Park and Los Alamitos. After years of resistance, Santa Anita Park has fully embraced satellite wagering in a bid to win back fans lost to the lottery and urban congestion.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 13, 1991

Pages: p. B-3 photo

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 13, 1991

Pages: p. B-3 photo

Subjects: Santa Anita Park - Oak Tree Racing Association

Item ID: 2404AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Oak Tree Racing Association's autumn season will begin October 17. The 25 day session offers 16 stakes races with record purses. Several new features including Pick Six wagering will be offered.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 16, 1980

Pages: p. A-11

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 16, 1980

Pages: p. A-11

Subjects: Santa Anita Park - Oak Tree Racing Association

Item ID: 2400AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

5,133 attended the first day of inter-track wagering at Santa Anita Park where wagering was offered on racing at Del Mar. $1,069,980 was wagered on the simulcast races. Santa Anita Park is one of 10 off-track wagering satellites.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 31, 1988

Pages: p. A-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 31, 1988

Pages: p. A-2

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2437AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The first Santa Anita National Horse Show was held at the track May 26-30. It is hoped that this will become an annual event.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 26, 1977

Pages: p. B-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 26, 1977

Pages: p. B-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2388AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Santa Anita Park will have thoroughbred racing from December 26 through April 22, a season expanded by two weeks. The horse racing bill AB 3383 provided other changes in the sport that will affect Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 2, 1980

Pages: p. A-11

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 2, 1980

Pages: p. A-11

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2394AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

An Arcadia resident for 35 years and married 40 years to world famous jockey Johnny Longden, Hazel Longden was one of the first women to become a licensed horse trainer. She is the first woman to train a stakes winner at Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 24, 1981

Pages: p. A-7

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 24, 1981

Pages: p. A-7

Subjects: Longden, Hazel

Item ID: 1959AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Deed restrictions designed to maintain architectural and landscaping standards for the Santa Anita Oaks area have been replaced by the Arcadia City Council with a special zone designed to accomplish the same end.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 6, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: June 6, 1985

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Real Estate - Santa Anita Oaks

Item ID: 2293AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Santa Anita Park enjoyed its most successful opening day ever. Attendance, including the satellites, was 75,071 and $10,795,574 was wagered. In Arcadia, 65,164 passed through the turnstiles, betting $9,275,840.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 28, 1988

Pages: p. D-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 28, 1988

Pages: p. D-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2436AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The 1980 Oak Tree Racing Association season set records in attendance, parimutual handle, wagering and horsemen benefits. Awards for the meet are enumerated: John Henry was voted Horse of the Meeting. Sandy Hawley won the riding championship.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: Devcember 7, 1980

Pages: p. A-6

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: Devcember 7, 1980

Pages: p. A-6

Subjects: Santa Anita Park - Oak Tree Racing Association

Item ID: 2402AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Two year old horses will be offered racing opportunities in 1981 at Santa Anita Park for the first time since 1974.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 25, 1980

Pages: p. C-2

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 25, 1980

Pages: p. C-2

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1945-1980

Item ID: 2397AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Highland Oaks Elementary School students Steve Morgan, Karen Saftler, and Eric Fermin (in photo) watch Jack Fermin, blacksmith, as he puts shoes on a horse at Santa Anita Park's stable area, for the school's Career Day.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 19, 1978

Pages: p. A6

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 19, 1978

Pages: p. A6

Subjects: Santa Anita Park-employees; Fermin, Jack; Fermin, Eric; Morgan, Steve; Saftler, Karen

Item ID: 34117AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

An ordinance will be introduced for first reading by Arcadia City Council whereby the city would receive .33 of 1% of parimutuel wagers at Santa Anita Park race track. If ordinance is approved, city would eliminate admission tax.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 31, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 31, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2418AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Air conditioning is being installed at the track as part of $3.4 million in improvements being made this summer in preparation for the first season of inter-track wagering offered at Santa Anita Park this year from July 27 to September 14.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 13, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 13, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2433AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Santa Anita Park completed its most successful season ever with $445 million wagered. Total attendance was also an all-time high. The admission tax netted the city $1.1 million. The Park's other contributions to the city are discussed.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 21, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: May 21, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2411AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

If Santa Anita Park race track and other tracks cannot successfully compete with the just instituted state lottery that results from the passage of Proposition 37, the horse racing industry may go to Sacramento to seek tax relief, according to Robert Strub, president of the Los Angeles Turf Club.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park - Los Angeles Turf Club

Item ID: 2426AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

On a 4-1 vote, Arcadia City Council gave first reading to an ordinance whereby the City elects to receive a 1/3 of 1% of parimutual wagers at Santa Anita Park Race Track. Adoption means the city will not charge an admission tax.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 11, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2419AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Local 280 of the Parimutuel Guild of California voted not to strike Santa Anita Park on opening day. The track had made contingency plans in preparation for the threatened strike but the clerks endorsed the proposed contract raising clerks pay at satellite wagering sites.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 21, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 21, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2435AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Anheuser-Busch Inc. brewery will move its Clydesdale horses from the Santa Anita Park race track stables because of a disagreement in the cost of housing them.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Santa Anita Park 1981 - 1990

Item ID: 2434AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 26, 1953 p. 1 (improvements); November 7, 1957 p. q (landscaping); April 6, 1959 p. 5 (Eucalyptus trees removed); August 20, 1959 p. 1 (widening); March 3, 1960 p. 1 (trees); February 20, 1961 p. 1 (widening); May 28, 1962 p. 4 ( " ); July 19, 1964 p. 1 (underpass at railroad crossing); September 1, 1968 p. 1 (restricted parking)

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 26, 1953 p. 1 (improvements); November 7, 1957 p. q (landscaping); April 6, 1959 p. 5 (Eucalyptus trees removed); August 20, 1959 p. 1 (widening); March 3, 1960 p. 1 (trees); February 20, 1961 p. 1 (widening); May 28, 1962 p. 4 ( " ); July 19, 1964 p. 1 (underpass at railroad crossing); September 1, 1968 p. 1 (restricted parking)

Subjects: Streets - Santa Anita

Item ID: 4276AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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Chic Anderson, one of the finest thoroughbred racing announcers known for his work at the Kentucky Derby and other major races, has been named to be the announcer at Santa Anita Park for 1975.

The opening day of Oak Tree marked the introduction of satellite wagering on Santa Anita Park races at Hollywood Park and Los Alamitos. After years of resistance, Santa Anita Park has fully embraced satellite wagering in a bid to win back fans lost to the lottery and urban congestion.

Oak Tree Racing Association's autumn season will begin October 17. The 25 day session offers 16 stakes races with record purses. Several new features including Pick Six wagering will be offered.

5,133 attended the first day of inter-track wagering at Santa Anita Park where wagering was offered on racing at Del Mar. $1,069,980 was wagered on the simulcast races. Santa Anita Park is one of 10 off-track wagering satellites.

The first Santa Anita National Horse Show was held at the track May 26-30. It is hoped that this will become an annual event.

Santa Anita Park will have thoroughbred racing from December 26 through April 22, a season expanded by two weeks. The horse racing bill AB 3383 provided other changes in the sport that will affect Santa Anita Park.

An Arcadia resident for 35 years and married 40 years to world famous jockey Johnny Longden, Hazel Longden was one of the first women to become a licensed horse trainer. She is the first woman to train a stakes winner at Santa Anita Park.

Deed restrictions designed to maintain architectural and landscaping standards for the Santa Anita Oaks area have been replaced by the Arcadia City Council with a special zone designed to accomplish the same end.

Santa Anita Park enjoyed its most successful opening day ever. Attendance, including the satellites, was 75,071 and $10,795,574 was wagered. In Arcadia, 65,164 passed through the turnstiles, betting $9,275,840.

The 1980 Oak Tree Racing Association season set records in attendance, parimutual handle, wagering and horsemen benefits. Awards for the meet are enumerated: John Henry was voted Horse of the Meeting. Sandy Hawley won the riding championship.

Two year old horses will be offered racing opportunities in 1981 at Santa Anita Park for the first time since 1974.

Highland Oaks Elementary School students Steve Morgan, Karen Saftler, and Eric Fermin (in photo) watch Jack Fermin, blacksmith, as he puts shoes on a horse at Santa Anita Park's stable area, for the school's Career Day.

An ordinance will be introduced for first reading by Arcadia City Council whereby the city would receive .33 of 1% of parimutuel wagers at Santa Anita Park race track. If ordinance is approved, city would eliminate admission tax.

Air conditioning is being installed at the track as part of $3.4 million in improvements being made this summer in preparation for the first season of inter-track wagering offered at Santa Anita Park this year from July 27 to September 14.

Santa Anita Park completed its most successful season ever with $445 million wagered. Total attendance was also an all-time high. The admission tax netted the city $1.1 million. The Park's other contributions to the city are discussed.

If Santa Anita Park race track and other tracks cannot successfully compete with the just instituted state lottery that results from the passage of Proposition 37, the horse racing industry may go to Sacramento to seek tax relief, according to Robert Strub, president of the Los Angeles Turf Club.

On a 4-1 vote, Arcadia City Council gave first reading to an ordinance whereby the City elects to receive a 1/3 of 1% of parimutual wagers at Santa Anita Park Race Track. Adoption means the city will not charge an admission tax.

Local 280 of the Parimutuel Guild of California voted not to strike Santa Anita Park on opening day. The track had made contingency plans in preparation for the threatened strike but the clerks endorsed the proposed contract raising clerks pay at satellite wagering sites.

The Anheuser-Busch Inc. brewery will move its Clydesdale horses from the Santa Anita Park race track stables because of a disagreement in the cost of housing them.

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