1. "Director-elect will tackle dissension." News clip, April 12, 1970. 2. "Future of Arboretum depends on Dr. Verdoorn." News clip, circa 1948. 3. "Arboreta hiring delay asked." News clip, March 10, 1970. 4. "Retiring Arboretum official feted." Pacesetter-Highlander, December 8, 1982, p.10. 5. …
1. "Director-elect will tackle dissension." News clip, April 12, 1970.
2. "Future of Arboretum depends on Dr. Verdoorn." News clip, circa 1948.
3. "Arboreta hiring delay asked." News clip, March 10, 1970.
4. "Retiring Arboretum official feted." Pacesetter-Highlander, December 8, 1982, p.10.
5. Waltham botanist to direct new Los Angeles Arboretum, Christian Science Monitor, November 13, 1948. Dr. Frans Verdoorn is the first director of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum.
6."Arboretum CEO Schulhof to retire in late spring; new CEO expected this summer." Arcadia Weekly, p. 12, February 23, 2023.
7. "L.A. County arborteum selects new director." Pasadena Star News, May 25, 2023, p.A3,A5. Michael Desplaines will begin his new role as CEO of Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden in July.
Breeders' Cup World Championships the "Super Bowl of horse racing" took place at at Santa Anita Park yesterday and Friday. Attendance was 55,123 on Saturday. Jockey Brian Hernandez, Jr., on horse Fort Larned, won the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday, and horse Wise Dan won the $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile.
Breeders' Cup. Teen boy dies day after namesake horse wins. Cody's Wish, which won the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile race at Santa Anita Park, was named after 17-year-old Cody Dorman. Cody's Wish won the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile for the second consecutive year. Cody Dorman had Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome.
The Breeders' Cup, known as the world championship of horse racing, was held at Santa Anita Park last Friday and Saturday. The event has helped the local economy in Arcadia, with an estimated $50 million spent on restaurants, hotels, wagering, taxis, etc.
Life is Sweet (race horse) was the winner of the Grade I $2 million Ladies' Classic at the Breeders' Cup XXVI. Rider Garrett Gomez and Life is Sweet are shown in a photo. More recap and news is in an accompanying article "Europeans seek another Classic performance."
The Breeders' Cup will be raced at Santa Anita Park on November 6-7, 2009. It will be its second consecutive year and fifth time overall held at Santa Anita Park.
Two articles talk about trainers Bob Baffert and John Gosden, who trained horses Midshipman and Raven's Pass, respectively. Midshipman is owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum. Raven's Pass, ridden by jockey Frankie Dettori, won the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic. Midshipman, ridden by Garrett Gomez, won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.