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The Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles on the dirt, the race is for horses aged three and upward and carries a purse of $200,000. The race was inaugurated in 1935 as the San Antonio Handicap. It has been a Grade II event since 1990, and was ...
In 1942, racing at Santa Anita was suspended due to the Second World War. Santa Anita was used as an assembly center for Japanese Americans excluded from the West Coast. [9] For several months in 1942, over 18,000 people lived in horse stables and military-style barracks constructed on the site, including actor George Takei, then a young boy.
The Palos Verdes Stakes is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for four-year-olds and older over a distance of six furlongs on the dirt track held annually in late January or early February at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, USA. The event currently carries a purse of $100,000.
The track was unaffected by the fires and the air quality was well within the range for safe racing. Santa Anita did what was best for Arcadia, Altadena, Pasadena and other areas that were ...
This is the 90th year for Santa Anita and the track is in a fight for survival. Because California racing does not get subsidies from gambling, it is at a huge disadvantage when it comes to purses.
The San Juan Capistrano Stakes is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of 1 mile 1,232 yd (2.736 km) run on the turf track held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California in June. The event currently offers a purse of $100,000.
The San Felipe Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.It is a Grade II event open to three-year-old horses. . Normally held in early -March, it is raced at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles (8 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs) on dirt and currently offers a purse of $40
The Robert J. Frankel Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age three and older run over a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on the turf track held annually in late December at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, USA. The event currently offers a purse of $100,000.