Aerial view, of Santa Anita Park Race Track in the upper left quadrant (address is 285 West Huntington Drive) and the white A-Frame roof of Santa Anita Church (address is 226 West Colorado Boulevard) in the lower right quadrant. A six-sided, hexagon building seen to the left of Santa Anita Church, is the Fireside Room and Fellowship Hall, which is part of the Santa Anita Church. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."
Aerial view, of Santa Anita Park Race Track, address is 285 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."
Aerial view, of Santa Anita Park Race Track, address is 285 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California. Many cars are parked there. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."
View of Santa Anita Park Race Track, address 285 West Huntington Drive and the Santa Anita mall (address 400 South Baldwin Avenue). Skies are cloudy and palm trees in the foreground. Photo taken from the second floor of 125 West Huntington Drive. See also aerial views in the David Stevens Collection. Any use of this image must be credited "Photograph by David Stevens. Copyright David Stevens."
Wendell Griffith, 35, of Monrovia, a track supervisor who was fired after 2 female employees accused him of sexual harassment, is going to work at the track as a janitor. Background on the case is given.
$300,0000 worth of imaging equipment and the facility to house it were donated to the Park by the Southern California Equine Foundation. The nuclear imaging equipment is used like an X-ray to diagnose bone fractures and strains in horses.
55,130 racing fans saw the 10th Breeder's Cup, which included the upset 133-1 final race win by Arcangues. Over $36 million was wagered, including $15 million in on-track betting.
Some residents north of Santa Anita Park are organizing to protest plans to build an enclosed 16,000 capacity concert arena in an unused portion of the race track parking lot.
The Arcadia City Council unanimously decided to allow music and entertainment events at the 320-acre Santa Anita Park on 30 days over the next year as part of a pilot program. Events can be scheduled for weekdays from 9 AM to 6 PM and on Fridays and Saturdays from 9 AM to 11 PM.
Promoters expect 20,000 people a day to attend Festival Santa Anita, a Labor Day weekend event featuring Latin music, food, and arts and crafts. This will be the first major event at Santa Anita Park since the City Council decided in July to allow its use as a concert venue.
Promoters cancelled the final day of Festival Santa Anita after drawing only 5000 of an anticipated 60,000 people. This was the first music event at Santa Anita Park.
Corey Nakatani, the only Japanese American riding professionally as a jockey in southern California, often races at Santa Anita Park, the same place where his grandparents were detained during World War II in the then Santa Anita Assembly Center. He is profiled.
The Arcadia City Planning Commission voted 6-0 to reject the zoning change for the Santa Anita Park property from "horse racing uses" to "commercial/entertainment," saying it could not approve any changes until it sees a specific proposal.
City Council voted 5-0 to place the controversial ballot measure to restrict development at Santa Anita Park race track before voters in the November presidential campaign.
