Sunday Card Canceled At Santa Anita Park As Final Round Of Two Weeks Of Storms Gets Set To Leave Southern California

SUNDAY CARD CANCELED AT SANTA ANITA PARK AS FINAL ROUND OF TWO WEEKS OF STORMS GETS SET TO LEAVE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Santa Anita Park has canceled live racing today (Sunday, Jan. 4) as the final round of strong storms pushes out of the Southern California area. The storm has dropped more than 10 inches of rain on the Arcadia, Calif., track since an atmospheric river began pummeling the West Coast on Dec. 23.

“The weather is set to improve significantly by Monday, and we don’t have any rain in sight for the next 10 days or so,” said Nate Newby, Santa Anita Park’s General Manager. “We are grateful for the support of our stakeholders these last two weeks. It hasn’t been easy, but the safety of the horses will always come first. We’re looking forward to building on the strong momentum from our first few days and getting back to business.”

Racing returns to Santa Anita Park on Thursday, which is the first of two announced makeup days due to the rain cancelations. First post time this Thursday will be 12 noon and will feature two turf stakes races. The track has also added Thursday, Jan. 15 to the racing schedule.