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The California Horse Racing Board authorized Oak Tree Racing Association to have its traditional fall meet at another thoroughbred venue in Southern California since the association's use of Santa Anita Park is still uncertain. MI Developments, which is chaired by Frank Stronach, recently voided Oak Tree's contract after acquiring the race track from Stronach's Magna Entertainment Corp (MEC) through federal bankruptcy proceedings. Oak Tree's director Sherwood Chillingworth said, "If we can't make a deal with Santa Anita...we can take our dates and run them in Hollywood or Del Mar."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32070
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2010
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Chillingworth, Sherwood
Horse racing
Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC)
MI Developments (MID)
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
32267AN
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Developer Rick Caruso and officials of Santa Anita Park met to discuss reviving The Shops at Santa Anita, a proposed upscale retail mall project. MI Developments (MID) had cancelled a 2005 contract with Caruso Affiliated to build the mall after bankruptcy restructuring at Santa Anita Park. Both parties hope to move forward with the mall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32077
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 29, 2010
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 29, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
MI Developments (MID)
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010--development
Shopping malls
Shops at Santa Anita
Item ID
32274AN
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Newspaper Index
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In a strongly worded letter to Canadian mogul Frank Stronach, Arcadia city officials urged Santa Anita Park's owner to work with developer Rick Caruso and finish the proposed upscale Shops at Santa Anita mall project that has been in the works for the last five years. Stronach's MI Developments (MID) voided its contract with Caruso following bankruptcy restructuring at Santa Anita Park. In a further flexing of city muscle, the letter stated that it "looks forward to working with the race track in future projects that require City approval."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32069
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 19, 2010
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 19, 2010
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
MI Developments (MID)
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010--development
Shopping malls
Shops at Santa Anita
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
32266AN
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Last year it seemed Santa Anita Park might be sold in a bankruptcy auction, but it appears owner Frank Stronach will keep an interest in the track. Under a deal arranged by Stronach's bankrupt Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC) and its creditors in a Delaware bankruptcy court, ownership of the track would be transferred to MI Development, a real estate holding company controlled by Stronach. If a judge accepts the plan, Stronach would also retain ownership of Golden Gate Fields in the Bay Area, and Gulfstream Park in Florida. Also, it sets up developer Rick Caruso to proceed with building the Shops at Santa Anita mall that is proposed for the track's parking lot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31899
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 13, 2010
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 13, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Caruso, Rick
Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC)
Santa Anita Park - 2001-2010
Shops at Santa Anita
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
32096AN
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Newspaper Index
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MI Developments, the new owners of Santa Anita Park, defended canceling Oak Tree Racing Association's lease for fall racing, saying the contract did not account for the true economic cost of running the race track, according to Dennis Mills, vice chairman and chief executive officer of Canada-based MI Developments. On the other hand, Oak Tree's director and executive vice president Sherwood Chillingworth said the race track was getting the better deal, as Santa Anita Park got 75% of Oak Tree's profits. Chillingworth is talking about running Oak Tree at Hollywood Park or Del Mar.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32073
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2010
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p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 25, 2010
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p. A1, A6
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Chillingworth, Sherwood
Horse racing
MI Developments (MID)
Mills, Dennis
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
32270AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Oak Tree Racing Association lost its lease to operate its fall horse racing meet at Santa Anita Park. Oak Tree has operated a fall meet at the track since 1969. Due to bankruptcy restructuring, Frank Stronach's company MI Developments took control of Santa Anita Park from Stronach's Magna Entertainment Corp (MEC). MI Developments wants to negotiate a new lease agreement with Oak Tree for fall racing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32062
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2010
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 15, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Chillingworth, Sherwood
Horse racing
Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC)
MI Developments (MID)
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
32259AN
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Retail chain Anchor Blue, which began nearly four decades ago, with two Miller's Outpost locations in Ontario and Pomona, will close all of its 117 stores, including those in Arcadia, Industry, Pico Rivera, Montebello and West Covina. Its parent company, Anchor Blue Holding Corporation filed for bankruptcy protection on January 11, for the second time in two years. Miller's Outpost began in Ontario in 1948, when brothers Dave and Lou Miller founded Ontario War Surplus, which became Miller's Surplus. The brothers split, and Dave opened the first Miller's Outpost locations in 1972.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32294
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2011
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p. A19
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2011
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p. A19
Subjects
Anchor Blue
Bankruptcy
Miller's Outpost
Retail stores
Item ID
32493AN
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Santa Anita Park's owner MI Developments canceled a meeting with the Oak Tree Racing Association last week and said they could not meet the association's June 4 deadline to agree on terms for a new lease. Sherwood Chillingworth of Oak Tree Racing Association would prefer to stay at Santa Anita Park but has to consider Hollywood Park and Del Mar.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32085
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 2010
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 8, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Chillingworth, Sherwood
Horse racing
MI Developments (MID)
Oak Tree Racing Association
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010
Item ID
32282AN
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park's ownership changed hands on April 30 after Frank Stronach's Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC) transferred many of its assets to Stronach's MI Developments (MID) (one of MEC's creditors), as part of a bankruptcy restructuring plan. Last week MI Developments, a real estate operating company, canceled its 2005 agreement with Caruso Affiliated to develop to the proposed mall known as The Shops at Santa Anita, but this week MI Developments hopes to work out a deal with developer Rick Caruso to build an upscale retail project in the track's parking lot.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32030
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2010
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2010
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Bankruptcy
Caruso Affiliated
Caruso, Rick
Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC)
MI Developments (MID)
Santa Anita Park--2001-2010--development
Shopping malls
Shops at Santa Anita
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
32227AN
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Newspaper Index
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