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A reality television show had an open casting call at Santa Anita Park. The show will air on the Game Show Network. Twelve contestants, all horse enthusiasts, vie for a $250,000 prize and a thoroughbred racehorse.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29191
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 3, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Casting calls
"American Dream Derby"
Reality television
Andrade, Laura
Item ID
29376AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Three horses euthanized during the filming of HBO series "Luck" at Santa Anita Park. HBO suspends filming pending investigation by American Humane Society.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32869
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 15, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 15, 2012
Pages
p. 1, 17
Subjects
Cable television series
Home Box Office (HBO)
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
33066AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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HBO television show "Luck" ends production after a third horse death at Santa Anita Park. The drama, starring Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, about the seedier side of horse racing, will air the final two episodes of its first season but the series won't return for a second season. The horse deaths drew criticism from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32890
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Cable television series
Hoffman, Dustin
Home Box Office (HBO)
Nolte, Nick
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
33087AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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