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Bay Area horse racing track Golden Gate Fields in San Francisco to close permanently later this year. After the Golden Gate Fields meet ends, The Stronach Group said it will focus on moving horses from the Bay Area to Arcadia, with a goal of increasing field sizes and adding a fourth day of racing to the weekly schedule at Santa Anita Park, beginning in January. See hard copy in VF. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 28, July 20, 2023.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2023
Pages
p. B6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2023
Pages
p. B6
Subjects
Golden Gate Fields
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Stronach, Belinda
Stronach Group
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Third horse in three days dies at Santa Anita Park, while animal rights activists continue to push for a nationwide ban on racing. The race horses were named Tikkun Olam, Uncontainable, and Harliss. The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) was given authority, in legislation backed by Governor Gavin Newsom, to suspend racing. Officials at Santa Anita Park released a statement reaffirming their commitment to horse safety. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, January 23, 2020.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2020
Pages
p. B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2020
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Lacey, Jackie
Newsom, Gavin
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Judge rejects Bob Baffert's stay, delays suspension to April 4. Kentucky Horse Racing Commission suspended trainer Bob Baffert for questions surrounding dead race horse Medina Spirit having the corticosteroid betamethasone in his system when he won the Kentucky Derby last year. Medina Spirit has been stripped of that title.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2022
Pages
p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2022
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
Horses and horse racing
Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Horse Racing Commission
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park racing weekend is rained out for March 30 and March 31. The track announced an added race card for Thursday, April 4.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2024
Pages
p. B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 29, 2024
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Rain
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Weather
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. Horse racing in the air as Breeders' Cup beckons. Horse racing showcases its all-star talent with 14 races today and tomorrow.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2023
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 3, 2023
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park, other Stronach tracks to race horses without fans, through the end of March, due to the threat of coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 13, 2020
Pages
p. B9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 13, 2020
Pages
p. B9
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Horses and horse racing
Pandemics
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Another horse euthanized at Santa Anita Park after training injury. It was a 3-year-old colt named Uncle Boogie, owned by Eric Homme and trained by Andrew Lerner. Eleven horses died from a racing or training injury during the winter/spring meet, which ended June 20.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 1, 2021
Pages
p. 5
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 1, 2021
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Euthanasia
Homme, Eric
Horses and horse racing
Lerner, Andrew
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Knicks Go is selected Horse of the Year in horse racing's big night at the Eclipse Awards hosted by Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 1, 2022
Pages
p. B10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 1, 2022
Pages
p. B10
Subjects
Awards, honors, recognitions
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park officials hail dramatic drop in horse fatalities. Officials called the safety record a 62.5% improvement over the previous year and 74% improvement since spring of 2019, when 42 horses died, sparking debate about safety issues at the track and about horse racing in general.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 23, 2022
Pages
p. 10
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 23, 2022
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Moore, Dennis
Newby, Nate
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Collection
Newspaper Index
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California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) rebuffs Santa Anita Park, gives Pleasonton thumbs up. Tensions had risen when Craig Fravel, executive vice chairman of 1/ST Racing, which runs Santa Anita Park for the Stronach Group, said in a letter to CHRB members that the Arcadia track might close if Southern California interests don't receive more simulcast wagering revenue, which would have happened if Northern California was denied a major meet.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2024
Pages
p. B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2024
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
1/ST Racing
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Fravel, Craig
Horses and horse racing
Pleasonton Fairgrounds Racetrack
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Stronach Group
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park race track hosts 2023 Horse Racing Women's Summit (HRWS) on September 29. Over 150 women from 13 states and Canada gathered for the second HRWS to advance racing by empowering women.

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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
September 30, 2023
Pages
p. 17
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Mountain Views News
Date
September 30, 2023
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Horse Racing Women's Summit (HRWS)
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Women
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Newspaper Index
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Appeals court in Kentucky rejects Bob Baffert's bid to halt ban. Signage outside Baffert's barn at Santa Anita Park was removed as part of a California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) rule that mandates any trainer who is suspended for 60+ days be banned from all CHRB-licensed facilities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36212
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 2, 2022
Pages
p. B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 2, 2022
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Horse trainers
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park workers rally, seeking return of horse racing. More than 50 backstretch workers at Santa Anita Park rallied outside Board of Supervisors offices in downtown Los Angeles to request county support for a proposal to resume live horse racing. They argue they are onsite daily already caring for horses stabled at the racetrack and there would be little additional risk to host racing without spectators.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Horses and horse racing
Pandemics
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Viruses
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Horse euthanized two days before new season starts at Santa Anita Park. Truest Reward, a 3-year-old gelding died during a period when the track was closed to workouts but open for jogging and galloping. The horse broke its left front leg on the training track, which is considered the safest surface. This is the 38th horse to die at the track since December 2018.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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Newspaper Index
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Bob Baffer, horse trainer, is denied stay of suspension by Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. He has been suspended for 90 days, effective March 8 through June 5, and was fined $7,500. He was trainer of Medina Spirit, a horse that is now deceased but tested positive for the steroid betamethasone following the Kentucky Derby last May 1. Medina Spirit was stripped of the Kentucky Derby crown and collapsed and died on December 6, 2021 of a heart attack after a trianing run at Santa Anita Park.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2022
Pages
p. B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2022
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
Horses and horse racing
Kentucky Derby
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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What is the horse racing industry doing to prevent catastrophic injuries? The deaths of 7 horses at the home of the Kentucky Derby has once again intensified the debate over the safety of horse racing. How common are injuries and deaths? There have been a spate of deaths in recent years, most notably 30 at Santa Anita Park in 2019. Those led to a series of safety reforms that spread nationally. Article also answers the questions, Why are horses euthanized after a limb injury? Are there treatment alternatives? What is racing doing to address injuries? Who was Barbaro and why did he matter?

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2023
Pages
p. B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2023
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park: no crimes in horse deaths report says. California Horse Racing Board's yearlong investigation into deaths of 23 horses at Santa Anita Park has determined there were no violations of animal welfare laws and no evidence of illegal medications, but exams possibly were compromised by anti-inflammatory medications. All but two of the horses that died between December 30, 2018 and March 31, 2019 appeared to have preexisting injuries caused by high-intensity racing and training. Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. said the report makes it clear that transparency is needed in the sport. She has called for the passage of the Horseracing Integrity Act, a bill that would establish a national anti-doping authority for the country.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 11, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 11, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board
Feinstein, Dianne
Henry, Jason
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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Newspaper Index
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Back on track. Santa Anita Park resumes racing today, still minus spectators and with several precautions. The last time there was racing was March 27, when the track was shut down by Los Angeles County Health Department to slow the spread of coronavirus. Some of the most important protocols include: restricted zone that will house jockeys, valets and essential personnel, all trainers, employees and essential racing personnel must wear face cloths covering their nose and mouth and practice social distancing, all trainers, employees and essential racing personnel must wear a race-day wristband signifying they passed the daily health screening.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35756
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2020
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2020
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Horses and horse racing
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Pandemics
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
Viruses
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Horse Racing Supporters Call for Santa Anita Park to Open amid COVID-19. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the L.A. County health department are reviewing a proposal from Santa Anita Park to resume "spectator-less" live racing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35707
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 30, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 30, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Horses and horse racing
Pandemics
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two articles 1. Ramon Vazquez, the jockey on race horse Practical Move, gets edge in Santa Anita Derby. 2. Bob Baffert earns win with race horse Faiza in Santa Anita Oaks race.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36468
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2023
Pages
p. B10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2023
Pages
p. B10
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Santa Anita Derby
Horses and horse racing
Baffert, Bob
Vazquez, Ramon
Yakteen, Tim
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Newspaper Index
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