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The 75th anniversary of Santa Anita Park was celebrated with festivities including a parade of Budweiser Clydesdales and the unveiling of sculptor Nina Kaiser's life-size bronze statue of the race horse John Henry. The article includes a list of people in attendance at the party in the Directors' Room.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31856
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 2009
Pages
p. A20
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 2009
Pages
p. A20
Subjects
John Henry (race horse)
Kaiser, Nina (artist)
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 -75th anniversary
Statuary
Item ID
32056AN
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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.

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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
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Santa Anita Park race track will unveil a 1000-pound bronze statue of popular race horse John Henry and a historical marker covering 75 years of the race track's history, as part of its 75th anniversary this Saturday. The bronze statue cost more than $100,000. The marker was done by the Arcadia Historical Society.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31853
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arcadia Historical Society
Historical markers
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 -75th anniversary
Statuary
Item ID
32050AN
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Newspaper Index
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Two articles describe the Breeders' Cup XXVI, 2009, and the race horse Zenyatta. The Breeders' Cup drew a 2-day total of 96,496 attendees, but the 41st Oak Tree meet at Santa Anita Park showed significant declines in attendance and handle when its 31 days of racing ended yesterday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31804
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 9, 2009
Pages
p. B1, B6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 9, 2009
Pages
p. B1, B6
Subjects
Oak Tree racing
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 - Breeders' Cup XXVI
Wilson, Art
Item ID
32001AN
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Jockey Mike Smith, in photo riding Zenyatta (race horse), celebrates winning the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park yesterday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31800
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 8, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 8, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 - Breeders' Cup XXVI
Smith, Mike (jockey)
Zenyatta (race horse)
Item ID
31997AN
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Zenyatta, a filly and the kind of sensational race horse that comes along only once in a generation, scored perhaps the greatest victory in the history of the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park. With jockey Mike Smith (in photo), Zenyatta wins the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic by one length. Other winners are listed.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31801
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 8, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 8, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C9
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 - Breeders' Cup XXVI
Smith, Mike (jockey)
Zenyatta (race horse)
Item ID
31998AN
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Kevin Modesti writes about the race horse Zenyatta, winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park. Zenyatta stunned the world's fastest thoroughbreds with a last-to-first rally in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic. Zenyatta is owned by Jerry and Ann Moss. Jerry Moss is the co-founder of A & M Records (with Herb Alpert) and was named after an album by 1980s rock group The Police.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31802
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 8, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 8, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C8
Subjects
Moss, Ann
Moss, Jerry
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 - Breeders' Cup XXVI
Zenyatta (race horse)
Item ID
31999AN
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Two more articles by Art Wilson and Kevin Modesti describe the 2009 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31803
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 8, 2009
Pages
p. C8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 8, 2009
Pages
p. C8
Subjects
Modesti, Kevin
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 - Breeders' Cup XXVI
Wilson, Art
Item ID
32000AN
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The Breeders' Cup, known as the world championship of horse racing, was held at Santa Anita Park last Friday and Saturday. The event has helped the local economy in Arcadia, with an estimated $50 million spent on restaurants, hotels, wagering, taxis, etc.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31798
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2009
Pages
p. A10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2009
Pages
p. A10
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 - Breeders' Cup XXVI
Item ID
31995AN
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Life is Sweet (race horse) was the winner of the Grade I $2 million Ladies' Classic at the Breeders' Cup XXVI. Rider Garrett Gomez and Life is Sweet are shown in a photo. More recap and news is in an accompanying article "Europeans seek another Classic performance."

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C7
Subjects
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 - Breeders' Cup XXVI
Item ID
31996AN
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Four articles describe the Breeders' Cup XXVI at Santa Anita Park this weekend. Included is a photo of jockey Joel Rosario and horse Rendezvous.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31797
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 6, 2009
Pages
p. C1, C5
Subjects
Gosden, John (trainer)
Rosario, Joel (jockey)
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010 - Breeders' Cup XXVI
Wilson, Art (journalist)
Zenyatta (race horse)
Item ID
31994AN
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Two articles describe this coming weekend's Breeders' Cup race at Santa Anita Park. "Unbeaten Zenyatta already looks like a Classic choice," p. B1 and "Smart money may be on Einstein," p. B3.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31778
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2009
Pages
p. B1 and B3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 4, 2009
Pages
p. B1 and B3
Subjects
Breeders' Cup 2009
Einstein (race horse)
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Zenyatta (race horse)
Item ID
31975AN
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Newspaper Index
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Obituary/death notice.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31762
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 21, 2009
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 21, 2009
Pages
p. A4
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Maurer, George A. III
Item ID
31959AN
Collection
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Oak Tree Racing has begun at Santa Anita Park. Opening day drew a crowd of 17,239, a number that slightly eclipsed last year's opening day attendance, but the on-track handle of $1.88 million fell by about $315,000 compared to last year's opening day.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31732
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Oak Tree racing
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31929AN
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A U.S. District judge overturned convictions for bribery, mail, wire and tax fraud and harboring illegal immigrants, against George Torres, 52, of Arcadia, the former owner of Numero Uno supermarket chain. The judge threw out the more serious convictions for racketeering, conspiracy and solicitation of murder, back in June. Torres has been set free after 2 years in custody.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31722
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2009
Pages
p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2009
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Business owners
Crime and Criminals
Grocery Stores
Supermarkets
Torres, George
Trials
Item ID
31919AN
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The Thoroughbred Racing Association of California is trying to put together a bid for Santa Anita Park, with plans to run it as a nonprofit arm of the Thoroughbred Owners of California. Santa Anita Park race track was to be auctioned this week but no acceptable opening bid was made.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31674
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 10, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 10, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Thoroughbred Owners of California
Thoroughbred Racing Association of California
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Zetcher, Arnold
Item ID
31872AN
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Bankrupt Santa Anita Park race track will not go on the auction block Tuesday as planned because no acceptable opening bid has been offered. The sale of the track has been postponed. The track has court-sanctioned access to operating funds at least until the first quarter of next year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31646
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 6, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 6, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A11
Subjects
Auction
Bankruptcy
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Item ID
31843AN
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A federal judge overturned several charges in the case of Arcadia man George Torres, 52, accused of running his Numero Uno grocery store chain in Los Angeles like an organized crime ring. He had been convicted of racketeering charges, solicitation of murder and multiple tax and fraud charges when prosecutors came forward with new evidence that appeared to exonerate him on the more serious charges. Torres was released from federal custody after being held without bail for two years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31508
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Grocery Stores
Torres, George
Item ID
31704AN
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Inglewood's race track Hollywood Park might be developed into a site for big-box retailers, cookie-cutter condos, and franchised theme restaurants. Developer Wilson Meany Sullivan presented a $2 billion proposal to Inglewood City Council for this mixed use development. If the track is torn down, Hollywood Park's 100-or-so days of racing would be split up between Fairplex in Pomona, Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, and Del Mar in San Diego.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31493
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A12
Subjects
Hollywood Park Race Track
Horses and horse racing
Item ID
31688AN
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Since Magna Entertainment Corp., the owner of Santa Anita Park, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The race track will be auctioned off in September. That land is zoned for horse racing. Jason Kruckeberg, Arcadia's Development Services Director, said it will remain as a race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31453
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 5, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Auctions
Bankruptcy
Magna Entertainment Corp.
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
31646AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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