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Javier Castellano gets prestigious George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award at Santa Anita Park. The Woolf Award has been presented annually since 1950. Winner determined by a vote of jockeys nationwide.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36437
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 20, 2023
Pages
p. B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 20, 2023
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p. B8
Subjects
Castellano, Javier
George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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Jockey Joe Talamo wins back-to-back stakes yesterday at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33864
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 15, 2014
Pages
p. B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 15, 2014
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Talamo, Joe
Item ID
34058AN
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Santa Anita Park opens this fall season to a crowd of about 6,500. Photo of jockey Joe Talamo.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32552
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Talamo, Joe (jockey)
Item ID
32751AN
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Recap of Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park, by Art Wilson and Kevin Modesti. Yesterday's winners were Ria Antonia, Dank, Groupie Doll, Mizdirection, New Year's Day, Magician, Secret Circle, Wise Dan and Mucho Macho Man. Jockeys pictured: Gary Stevens, Mike Smith, and Javier Castellano. Jockey Gary Stevens rode Mucho Macho Man to victory in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33671
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2013
Pages
p. B1, B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2013
Pages
p. B1, B8
Subjects
Breeders' Cup World Championships
Castellano, Javier (jockey)
Horses and horse racing
Modesti, Kevin
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Smith, Mike (jockey)
Stevens, Gary (jockey)
Wilson, Art
Item ID
33867AN
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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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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 2, 2001
Pages
p. 1, 9
Subjects
Jockeys
Statuary
Woolf, George
Item ID
33501AN
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Newspaper Index
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A horse named Melatonin with jockey Joseph Talamo wins the $1 million Santa Anita Handicap at Santa Anita Park yesterday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34489
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 13, 2016
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p. A1, B1, B10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 13, 2016
Pages
p. A1, B1, B10
Subjects
Hofmans, David
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Talamo, Joseph
Item ID
34681AN
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Santa Anita Park opens 2012-2013 winter/spring meet on Wednesday, December 26, 2012. World class jockeys like Joe Talamo, Rafael Bejarano, Garrett Gomez, Mike Smith, among others, will be competing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33278
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 20, 2012
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p. 1, 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 20, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 10
Subjects
Baze, Tyler
Bejarano, Rafael
Espinoza, Victor
Flores, David
Garcia, Martin
Gomez, Garrett
Gryder, Aaron
Horses and horse racing
Leparoux, Julien
Maldonado, Edwin
Nakatani, Corey
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Smith, Mike
Talamo, Joe
Item ID
33475AN
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Joe and Elizabeth Talamo welcome baby Vincent to the family. Joe is a 26 year old jockey from Louisiana who was in Arcadia for the Breeders' Cup.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34712
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 10, 2016
Pages
p. 19
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Breeders' Cup
Talamo, Joe
Talamo, Elizabeth
Item ID
34904AN
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The 134th Santa Anita Derby took place yesterday. Jockey Joseph Talamo rode race horse Sidney's Candy to victory in the Grade I $750,000 race. The runner up was Setsuko and Lookin At Lucky finished third.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31952
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2010
Pages
p. C3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2010
Pages
p. C3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 - Santa Anita Derby
Talamo, Joseph (jockey)
Item ID
32149AN
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Santa Anita Park suffers 24th horse death of season. Horse "Commander Coil" sustained a fatal shoulder injury and had to be euthanized, despite new safety measures that had been put in place March 15. Trained by Marcelo Polanco and owned by Jose Romero.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35443
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2019
Pages
p. B1, B8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2019
Pages
p. B1, B8
Subjects
Deaths
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Polanco, Marcelo
Romero, Jose
Item ID
35635AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Woolf, Apr. 11.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper14243
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 19, 1956
Pages
p. 20
Announcement Type
Birth
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 19, 1956
Pages
p. 20
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Woolf, son
Item ID
14817AN
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The Pamplemousse, which means "the grapefruit" in French, is a fast colt. Ridden by veteran jockey Alex Solis, The Pamplemousse won the 1-1/8 mile $200,000 Grade III Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Park yesterday. His time 1:47.86 was the fastest in the Sham's 9-year history.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31392
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 1, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C2
Subjects
Canani, Julio (trainer)
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Solis, Alex (jockey)
Item ID
31585AN
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The Hugo Reid Family sculpture created in 1937 by sculptor Preston Prescott is being moved from the Arcadia County Park to the Arcadia Historical Museum. Details of the move are given. See also May 2, 2003 and May 3, 2003.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25439
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Museums - Ruth & Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Hugo Reid Family Statue
Prescott, Preston
Reid, Hugo
Statuary
Item ID
25638AN
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Birth. To Mr. and Mrs. Jose Rosas, Mar. 2.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27119
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1983
Pages
p. C3
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 10, 1983
Pages
p. C3
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Rosas, Jose Emmanuel
Item ID
27317AN
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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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Art Wilson recaps the Sunshine Millions races at Santa Anita Park yesterday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32314
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 30, 2011
Pages
p. C1, C7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 30, 2011
Pages
p. C1, C7
Subjects
Bejarano, Rafael (jockey)
Machowsky, Michael (trainer)
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020 - Sunshine Millions
Smith, Mike (jockey)
Talamo, Joe (jockey)
Wilson, Art
Item ID
32513AN
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Mailbag topic-George "The Iceman" Woolf was a Canadian jockey famous for riding the great Seabiscuit to victories in 1938. The 35-year-old was unseated from his horse Please Me during a race on January 3, 1946, suffered a concussion and died the next day. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale. Gene Autry sane at his funeral.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36439
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2023
Pages
p. B8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 17, 2023
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Woolf, George
Horses and horse racing
Jockeys
Santa Anita Park
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Arcadia High School students Alex Chung, Alex Chen, Darius Jing and Joshua Ma have their own hip streetwear brand called The Faculty Clothing Company.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35098
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 1, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 1, 2018
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Entrepreneurs
Chen, Alex
Chung, Alex
Jing, Darius
Ma, Joshua
Item ID
35286AN
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The 65 year old statue of Hugo Reid created by Preston Prescott may be moved from Arcadia County Park to a spot between the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum and the Arcadia Community Center. The City Council will have to approve $57,362 contract for its removal.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24460
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 16, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Reid, Hugo
Prescott, Preston
Parks - Arcadia County Park
Ruth & Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
Statuary
Hugo Reid Family Statue
Item ID
24651AN
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Biographical background on Alex McIntyre, assistant to City Manager, George Watts.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper1159
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 19, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 19, 1988
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
City Employees - McIntyre, Alex
Item ID
1158AN
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Newspaper Index
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