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Arcadia's officials, harboring "serious concerns" about a massive expansion plan for the Santa Anita Park property, want to meet with owner Frank Stronach. An artist's rendering of the proposal is included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20158
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2000
Pages
p. A3 w/rendering
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2000
Pages
p. A3 w/rendering
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
20390AN
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Newspaper Index
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Horse racing at Fairplex Park started its 64th season at the Los Angeles County Fair. Earlier this summer officials proposed moving the races to Santa Anita Park. The California horse Racing Board denied their request on June 26.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24458
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 14, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 14, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Fairplex Park
Item ID
24649AN
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Newspaper Index
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If Proposition 68 is approved on the 2004 ballot, slot machines will be operated at Santa Anita Park. This is a statewide initiative about which City of Arcadia officials remained neutral.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28755
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2004
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2004
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Proposition 68 - Gaming Revenue Act of 2004
Gaming and Gambling - slot machines
November 2004 Ballot
Item ID
28943AN
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Labor officials conducted surprise sweeps Wednesday and Thursday at four California tracks, including Santa Anita Park, looking for violations of overtime and minimum wage laws amongst the backstretch workers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19262
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
19504AN
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Months of talks between Westfield Shopping Town Santa Anita and Santa Anita Park race track about building a shopping center seem to have fallen through.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18184
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2000
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2000
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Westfield Santa Anita
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
18431AN
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Santa Anita Park was named last week to a list of "America's 11 Most Endangered Places" because of owner Frank Stronach's plans to create a retail-entertainment center in the historic race track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper19266
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 5, 2000
Pages
p. 2 The Star
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 5, 2000
Pages
p. 2 The Star
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
19508AN
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Since he purchased Santa Anita Park in 1998, Frank Stronach has added five tracks to his stable and grouped them under a spin off company called Magna Entertainment Corp.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18585
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 13, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 13, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Stronach, Frank
Santa Anita Park
Magna Entertainment Corp.
Item ID
18829AN
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Some Native American tribes oppose Proposition 68, the passing of which would allow slot machines to operate at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28756
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2004
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 7, 2004
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Proposition 68 - Gaming Revenue Act of 2004
Gaming and Gambling - slot machines
Native American tribes and casinos - Indian gaming
November 2004 Ballot
Item ID
28944AN
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Newspaper Index
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With the winter-spring racing season less than three weeks old, Santa Anita Park has laid off parimutuel and other workers, and track owner Frank Stonach is being publically chastised for his leadership style.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper20145
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2001
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 14, 2001
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Stronach, Frank
Friendly, Ed
Item ID
20378AN
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