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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 Stronach Group, owner of Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park in Florida, has hired Keith Brackpool, a former TSG executive and chairman of the California Horse Racing Board, to kick the tires on a ...
A lawsuit against Santa Anita executives argues officials at the legendary track conspired to blame trainers for the horse death crisis in 2019.. The suit, filed by former longtime publicity ...
The Santa Anita Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.It is a Grade I race for horses four years old and up [1] and was once considered the most important race for older horses in North America during the winter racing season.
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 ...
Q&A with Aidan Butler, the CEO of 1/ST Racing, who answers questions concerning the future of Santa Anita Park. How long can it survive losing money?
The California Horse Racing Board meets this week to decide if racing will continue in Northern California, or if that business will be sent to SoCal.
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