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Santa Anita Park's new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Verge, 44, a horse owner and entrepreneur, has big plans for the race track. He wants to expand its fan base, partly by reaching out to the local Asian community and to locals who grew up attending the track during the sport's heyday. While Santa Anita Park President George Haines is still running day-to-day operations, Verge will focus on bringing in more people, including celebrities, like actor Vince Vaughn.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32912
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Managers
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Verge, Mark
Item ID
33109AN
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park is making a bid for the 2012 Breeders' Cup. Former Breeders' Cup CEO Greg Avioli has taken over as Chief Executive Officer of Stronach Entertainment, and now oversees Stronach Group's race tracks and other assets. Avioli's experience brings strength to Santa Anita Park's bid. Santa Anita Park last hosted the Breeders' Cup in 2008 and 2009. The city of Arcadia gets one-third of 1 percent of all monies bet on the track. The event generated nearly $57,000 in betting handle in 2008 and nearly $58,000 in 2009 for the city.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32461
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 13, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 13, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Avioli, Greg
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park--2011-2010
Item ID
32649AN
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park will reduce its work force by merging departments. More than 100 full-time and seasonal positions will be affected--including some layoffs and some full-time positions becoming part-time positions, said Greg Avioli, CEO and President of Stronach Entertainment, the track's parent company. The shift to off-track betting and account wagering has brought less revenue to the race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32559
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 6, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Avioli, Greg
Economy
Employees
Haines, George
Horse racing industry
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Item ID
32758AN
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Newspaper Index
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Mark Verge resigns as Santa Anita Park CEO. No replacement has been named. George Haines will remain the track's General Manager.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33260
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 10, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 10, 2012
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Haines, George
Santa Anita Park--2011-2022--employees
Verge, Mark
Item ID
33457AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arboretum hires Mark Wourms, former head of the Kansas City Zoo, as its new CEO.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28821
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 16, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 16, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Wourms, Mark
Kansas City Zoo
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Item ID
29013AN
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Newspaper Index
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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced at L. A. Live, that the Breeders' Cup World Championships will return to Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, in 2012. It will mark the sixth time that Santa Anita Park hosts the two-day event.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32496
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 11, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Avioli, Greg
Breeders' Cup 2012
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Villaraigosa, Antonio
Item ID
32695AN
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park: DA to examine death of 22 horses at track. Additionally, Rep. Judy Chu calls for hearings into the treatment of horses at the nation’s racing venues The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is investigating whether the 22 horse deaths at Santa Anita racetrack in the past three months were the result of criminal wrongdoing, authorities said Friday. The probe began this week following the death of the 22nd horse Thursday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35389
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Avioli, Greg
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Chu, Judy
Deaths
Guillermo, Kathy
Horses and horse racing
Loehr, Shawn
Marten, Mike
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Risling, Greg
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
Thoroughbred Owners of California
Item ID
35579AN
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park will be hosting the coveted 2012 Breeders' Cup World Championships. The Stronach Group took full control of the race track from MI Developments at the end of June. The two-day event will generate some revenue for the city and bring a lot of exposure to the San Gabriel Valley.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32478
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 5, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Avioli, Greg
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park--2011-2010
Stronach Group
Item ID
32674AN
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Newspaper Index
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A cabin is lost, but memories endure. Greg Vanni of Arcadia, had a cabin among the 80 historic Chantry Flat cabins in Big Santa Anita Canyon. It burned to its foundation in the Bobcat Fire. It was a 350-foot cabin built in 1910 during "The Great Hiking Era," a time between the 1880s to the late 1930s in Southern California, when settlers from the city were drawn to the San Gabriel Mountains looking for adventure. The historic Adams Pack Station survived the fire.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35859
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 22, 2020
Pages
p. A4, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 22, 2020
Pages
p. A4, A5
Subjects
Big Santa Anita Canyon
Bobcat Fire
Cabins
Chantry Flat
Fires
Schoth, Lauren
Vanni, Greg
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Newspaper Index
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FrontRunner at Santa Anita, the new upscale, football-field-length restaurant atop the grandstand at Santa Anita Park, has room for nearly 600 diners.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18066
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
FrontRunner Restaurant
Bickert, Kevin
Santa Anita
Item ID
18268AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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More than 800 Arcadia High School students graduated at Santa Anita Park on Friday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19263
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photos
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 17, 2000
Pages
p. A1 w/photos
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Item ID
19505AN
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Newspaper Index
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There were 39,480 people on hand Friday at Santa Anita Park for the largest opening day crowd since 1994.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11767
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 1997
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park, 1991 - 2000
Item ID
11974AN
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park cancels Friday racing due to recent storms. Friday's card will be redrawn Saturday and held February 15. Santa Anita Park V.P. and General Manager Nate Newby said more than 10 inches of rain fell in Arcadia since Sunday afternoon.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36634
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 8, 2024
Pages
p. B3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 8, 2024
Pages
p. B3
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Newby, Nate
Rain
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Weather
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park will undergo major renovations after the racing season closes this month. The track's new owner will be tearing out part of the grandstand to construct luxury boxes and a new dining area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16583
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 1999
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
17368AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Breeders' Cup Overview. Elite equines. Future Stars Friday kicks off Santa Anita Park's two days of championship racing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35577
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2019
Pages
p. B1, B9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2019
Pages
p. B1, B9
Subjects
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Whicker, Mark
Wilson, Art
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Police Department opened its Peaceful Arcadia through Community Effort (PACE 2000) office Friday night at Santa Anita Fashion Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5546
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 29, 1995
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 29, 1995
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Police Department
Item ID
5401AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The first REI sportswear superstore in California opened Friday on Santa Anita Avenue in Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16730
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 1999
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 18, 1999
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Business & Industry - REI
Item ID
14162AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Saturday marked the first season at Santa Anita Park under new owner Frank Stronach. 42, 348 people attended opening day.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16193
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 1998
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 1998
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
16939AN
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Newspaper Index
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Breeders' Cup-Bettors have to be picky. Tips for taking advantage of long menu of wagers Friday and Saturday at Santa Anita Park. Includes facts and figures for this year's 40th running.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36573
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2023
Pages
p. B6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2023
Pages
p. B6
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Dennis Mills, vice chairman and CEO of Canada-based MI Developments, which owns Santa Anita Park, said the company will be unveiling a new business plan. This new business plan has many horse racing industry people worried about the future.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32078
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 1, 2010
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 1, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Horse racing
MI Developments (MID)
Mills, Dennis
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Item ID
32275AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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