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Santa Anita Park Opening Day this season was December 28, 2019. Mike Smith, Hall of Fame jockey, rode 4 stakes winners, including Omaha Beach for Grade 1 record. The attendance was 35,085.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35620
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 2019
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p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 2019
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p. B1
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Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Smith, Mike
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District Attorney Jackie Lacey finds no crime or wrongdoing in horse deaths. Prosecutor says there is no evidence owners, jockeys or trainers knowingly raced injured animals at Santa Anita Park over the past year. Since July 2018, 56 horses have died at Arcadia race track. Of those, 34 died while running on Santa Anita's main dirt track. Santa Anita Park averages about 2.04 deaths per 1000 racing starts, according to the Jockey Club. The national average in 2018 was 1.68 deaths per 1000 starts. The District Attorney's report includes 27 recommended changes to improve safety and reduce fatalities. See also same story at Arcadia Weekly, p. 2, December 26, 2019.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35619
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2019
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2019
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p. A1, A4
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Euthanasia
Guillermo, Kathy
Horses and horse racing
Lacey, Jackie
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
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California Horse Racing Board (CHRB): ban more drugs, release tests. The CHRB wants California Governor Gavin Newsom to pursue changes to state law that would allow the agency to immediately release results of a positive horse drug test and permit more stakeholders, including jockeys and track veterinarians, to access a horse's medical history. Currently, drug test results are confidential. The changes are part of an effort to curb equine deaths and improve safety at California race tracks. Nearly 40 horses have died at Santa Anita Park in the last year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35613
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2019
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p. A1, A14
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 8, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A14
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
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Santa Anita Park: weather could impact track. Santa Anita Park agrees to California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) demand to cancel horse racing in case of inclement weather during the winter-spring meet that begins December 26. Jockey Joel Rosario is mentioned in this article.Gregory Ferraro, new chairman of the California Horse Racing Board, a former race track veterinarian who was appointed to the board by Governor Gavin Newsom earlier this year, pledged the state board would be pursuing stricter regulations than it has in the past.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35612
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 2019
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p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 23, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Horses and horse racing
Ferraro, Gregory
Rosario, Joel
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
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World War II veteran Joe Sciarra, 95, makes history come alive at Holy Angels School in Arcadia during a Veterans Day assembly. Other veterans in attendance were Julian Andrews, 86 of Temple City (a veteran of the Korean War) and Darren Parsons, 45, a former U.S. Marine.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35611
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2019
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p. A15
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 17, 2019
Pages
p. A15
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Andrews, Julian
Parsons, Darren
Rivera, Anissa
Sciarra, Joe
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Racehorse Vino Rosso gets Classic victory. Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. rode Vino Rosso to win the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park yesterday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35585
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2019
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p. A1, B1, B10, B11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2019
Pages
p. A1, B1, B10, B11
Subjects
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Ortiz, Irad, Jr.
Pletcher, Todd
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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Breeders' Cup Recap. Attendance on Friday, November 1 was 41,243. Turn blinkers are worn by Storm the Court and the horse wins the $2 million Juvenile race in the Breeders' Cup. In photo jockey Flavien Prat riding Storm the Court and jockey Javier Castellano riding British Idiom.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2019
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p. B1, B7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2019
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p. B1, B7
Subjects
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Prat, Flavien
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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Arcadia City balks at surge in animal control bill. New contract with Pasadena Humane Society would raise costs fivefold, from $90,000 to $525,000 annually. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 4, September 12, 2019.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35546
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2019
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p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 15, 2019
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p. A1, A8
Subjects
Animal control
Pasadena Humane Society
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Hoop dreams snuffed in Arcadia park contretemps. Larry Wilson, columnist, gives his opinion about Arcadia City Council member Roger Chandler's remarks about basketball attracting a "type" of people to Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35543
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 2019
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p. A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 28, 2019
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p. A11
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Arcadia City Council-2010-2019
Basketball courts
Chandler, Roger
Eisenhower Park
Parks
Wilson, Larry
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Arcadia City Council member and Mayor Pro Tem Roger Chandler said he wouldn't want the basketball courts rebuilt because he doesn't like the "type" they attract. The old courts have been demolished already and City Council eventually recommitted to an improvement plan that permanently eliminates Eisenhower Park's basketball courts. Chandler's comments prompted an immediate uproar from residents in attendance. Council member April Verlato said his use of the phrase "the type" could be perceived as racist but doesn't think he meant it that way, but he should apologize. The renovated park will cost nearly $6.3 million, including a baseball diamond and large picnic area.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2019
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p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 23, 2019
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p. A1, A4
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Arcadia City Council
Basketball
Chandler, Roger
Eisenhower Park
Parks
Verlato, April
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Santa Anita Park: think of human toll if track closes. Workers gather at rally to warn about how shutting down horse racing permanently over the twenty-nine horse deaths would impact thousands of employees. Reforms have been instituted at Santa Anita Park, including stricter rules for medications and more thorough examinations, but horse deaths are inevitable in horse racing. Rally calls for compassion for track employees too, whose livelihoods will be affected by a closure. They are an already vulnerable population.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35528
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Euthanasia
Guillermo, Kathy
Horses and horse racing
Lopez, Dagoberto
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Santa Anita Park employees
Stronach Group
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Santa Anita Park: horses must get OK of veterinarian team to race. This is a joint effort between the California Horse Racing Board and Santa Anita Park to enhance safety measures and reviews to further protect horses. Twenty-nine horses have died at Santa Anita Park since December 26.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35527
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 2019
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p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Newsom, Gavin (Governor of California)
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
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Voters max out Arcadia sales tax. Huge lead for Measure A pushes levy to 10.25% ceiling set by state. The election was conducted exclusively by mail. The vote was for a .75% sales tax increase to bring the tax from 9.5% to 10.25%. This hike could bring in $8.6 million annually to keep city services, especially public safety, at current levels.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35519
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2019
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p. A1, A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2019
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p. A1, A11
Subjects
Ballot measures
Elections
Sales tax
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Gold Line stations planning parking charges. Metro official says parking fee pricing structure at Duarte and Arcadia stations will reduce crowds in lots. Starting June 3, Metro will charge $3 a day or $59 a month to park at Duarte and Arcadia station lots.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35516
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 27, 2019
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p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 27, 2019
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p. A1, A6
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Ching, Frank
Light rail trains
Metro Gold Line-Arcadia Station
Trains
Transportation
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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.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2019
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p. B1, B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2019
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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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Legislation. In the wake of 23 horse deaths at Santa Anita Park, California legislators are pushing for a new bill that targets racetrack oversight. It would allow state to suspend a venue’s license over safety concerns. Senator Bill Dodd, Democrat-Napa, and Assemblyman Adam Gray, Democrat-Merced, introduced the legislation and announced plans to have a joint oversight hearing on horse racing safety in the next month.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35420
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2019
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p. A1, A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2019
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p. A1, A11
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California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Horses and horse racing
Henry, Jason
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Item ID
35612AN
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Santa Anita Park. Jockeys’ Guild wipes whip plans. California Horse Racing Board accepting comments on ‘corrective safety measures.’ Jockeys’ Guild postponing an apparent stunt in which jockeys planned to ride without whips. The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) is currently accepting comments for a proposed statewide change that would limit the use of whips, or riding crops, to “corrective safety measures.” The guild is opposed to the change. Thoroughbred Owners of California asked the jockeys to cancel the plan, according to Terry Meyocks, guild president and CEO.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35418
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2019
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p. B1, B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 11, 2019
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p. B1, B8
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California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Horses and horse racing
Meyocks, Terry
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Henry, Jason
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35610AN
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Los Angeles County Arboretum. $8 million cleanup and restoration of Baldwin Lake sought. Flood control district assigns funding; expense to go before supervisors in July. Baldwin Lake is severely polluted centerpiece of the county Arboretum, visited by 400,000 people annually. The 144-year-old lake, dug out by 19th century real estate pioneer Elias Jackson “Lucky” Baldwin on his estate, has been dying a slow death because of the accumulation of street runoff laced with heavy metals, automobile brake fragments and other chemicals that create algae blooms and strong odors. Supervisor Kathryn Barger is championing the project.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35416
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2019
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p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2019
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p. A1, A6
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Barger, Kathryn
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works and Flood Control District
Pestrella, Mark
Item ID
35608AN
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Santa Anita Park. No horse injuries but fewer fans in stands. On Santa Anita Derby Day, the track attendance was 30,713, the third smallest in the past 75 runnings of the Santa Anita Derby, about 5,000 below the recent average. Spate of equine deaths might have taken toll on attendance. Jockey Mike Smith (pictured) celebrates after riding Roadster to victory in the Santa Anita Derby. Animal welfare protesters were present, and attendance was down, but no racing injuries were reported.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35412
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2019
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p. A1, A13
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2019
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p. A1, A13
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Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Smith, Mike (jockey)
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35605AN
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Gift Box, Sadler bring it all back home to Santa Anita. Recap of Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita Park by columnist Mark Whicker.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2019
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p. B1, B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2019
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p. B1, B8
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Baffert, Bob
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Sadler, John
Whicker, Mark
Item ID
35607AN
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