Santa Anita News

CARMAthon to Return on August 20th

CARMAthon to Return on August 20th Online Fundraiser Aims to Raise $150,000 for Retired Racehorses DEL MAR, Calif., Aug. 5, 2022 – Just like every good movie deserves a trilogy, every successful fundraiser needs another round. California Retirement Management Account (CARMA) is revamping its summer online fundraiser which will be live on TVG on Saturday, […]

Santa Anita Announces 2022-23 Winter/Spring Stakes Schedule Which Will Include 10 Grade I Stakes

SANTA ANITA ANNOUNCES 2022-23 WINTER/SPRING STAKES SCHEDULE WHICH WILL INCLUDE 10 GRADE I STAKES, LED BY THE RUNHAPPY MALIBU, LA BREA & AMERICAN OAKS ON OPENING DAY, DEC. 26 A TOTAL OF 93 STAKES, INCLUDING 58 GRADED RACES, WILL BE OFFERED THROUGH JUNE 18; POPULAR ‘SHIP & WIN’ PROGRAM AGAIN PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT MONETARY INCENTIVES […]

Breeders’ Cup Announces Santa Anita Park As Host Of 2023 World Championships

BREEDERS’ CUP ANNOUNCES SANTA ANITA PARK AS HOST OF 2023 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 World Championships to be Held at Arcadia, California Venue for Record 11th Time as Breeders’ Cup Celebrates its 40th running LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 21, 2022) — The Breeders’ Cup, one of Thoroughbred racing’s most prestigious international events, today […]

Santa Anita ‘Ship & Win’ Program To Again Offer Significant Bonuses To Out Of State Horses At 2022 Autumn Meet

SANTA ANITA ‘SHIP & WIN’ PROGRAM TO AGAIN OFFER SIGNIFICANT BONUSES TO OUT OF STATE HORSES AT 2022 AUTUMN MEET WHICH OPENS SEPT. 30 18-DAY MEET TO OFFER 26 STAKES, 15 OF THEM GRADED ARCADIA, Calif. (July 18, 2022)–Santa Anita Park has announced that its highly successful “Ship & Win” […]

1/ST RACING & THE REAL RIDER CUP

By Jeanne Schnell Thoroughbred Aftercare Liason & Events Manager E: jeanne.schnell@santaanita.com An equine veterinarian a former jockey and an innovation officer enter a horse show competition. While this may sound like the start of a horse joke, it is a real-life story. What started as a “hey, why don’t we…” has blossomed into Team 1/ST […]

Santa Anita Park Completes Safest Winter-Spring Season On Record

SANTA ANITA PARK COMPLETES SAFEST WINTER-SPRING SEASON ON RECORD Arcadia, CA (June 20, 2022) – Santa Anita Park concluded the six-month 2021-22 Winter-Spring season on June 19th as the safest track in North America among those with a comparable volume of racing and training. Santa Anita Park’s record is highlighted by a 62.5% improvement […]

From Flightline’s Malibu To Taiba’s Runhappy Derby, Top Performances Were The Order Of The Day Throughout 76-Day Winter/Spring Meet

FROM FLIGHTLINE’S MALIBU TO TAIBA’S RUNHAPPY DERBY, TOP PERFORMANCES WERE THE ORDER OF THE DAY THROUGHOUT 76-DAY WINTER/SPRING MEET CLOSING DAY HANDLE OF $17.1 MILLION UP 12.2 PERCENT, AVERAGE DAILY HANDLE UP TWO PERCENT ARCADIA, Calif. (June 19, 2022)–From an 11 ½ length blitz by superstar Flightline in the opening day Malibu Stakes […]

Diminutive Hong Kong Harry Rallies To Take Grade III, $100,000 American Stakes

DIMINUTIVE HONG KONG HARRY RALLIES TO TAKE GRADE III, $100,000 AMERICAN STAKES AS D’AMATO REGISTERS HIS 16TH STAKES WIN ON CLOSING DAY CLOSING DAY RAINBOW PICK SIX GENERATES $3.8 MILLION IN ‘NEW’ MONEY FOR A TOTAL MANDATORY PAYOUT POOL OF $4.1 MILLION; 493 TICKETS EACH WORTH $6,656.80 ARCADIA, Calif. (June 19, 2022)–With an […]

GRADE III, $100,000, AMERICAN STAKES QUOTES SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2022

JOCKEY QUOTES RAMON VAZQUEZ, HONG KONG HARRY, WINNER: “Thank you to the trainer and the owners for the opportunity. I just wanted to put my horse in the best spot I could. I had a beautiful trip and when I asked him the last quarter, I had a lot of horse and he responded well. […]

Breakpoint Overcomes Eight-Month Layoff To Take Marathon Grade III, $125,000 San Juan Capistrano Stakes

FRONT RUNNING BREAKPOINT OVERCOMES EIGHT-MONTH LAYOFF TO TAKE MARATHON GRADE III, $125,000 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO STAKES AS DRYSDALE GETS FOURTH WIN IN TRADITIONAL CLOSING DAY FEATURE ARCADIA, Calif. (June 19, 2022)–Idle since Oct. 22 and in his first start for Neil Drysdale, Chilean-bred Breakpoint set the pace and survived a late surge from […]