PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN OAKS PART OF AN 11-RACE OPENING DAY CARD WITH FIRST POST TIME AT 11 A.M.   ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 20, 2021)–A winner of six out of her seven stateside starts, all this year, trainer Phil D’Amato’s Irish-bred Going Global looms a standout among 11 sophomore fillies going a mile and one quarter on […]

LA BREA PART OF AN 11-RACE OPENING DAY CARD WITH FIRST POST TIME AT 11 A.M.   ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 20, 2021)–Two-time graded stakes winner Private Mission cuts back in distance and heads a field of seven sophomore fillies going seven furlongs in Sunday’s Grade I, $300,000 La Brea Stakes at Santa Anita.  One of […]

TRADITIONAL OPENING DAY FEATURE PART OF 11-RACE CARD WITH FIRST POST TIME AT 11 A.M.   ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 20, 2021)–Unbeaten in two starts by a combined 26 lengths, John Sadler’s freakishly good Flightline makes his stakes debut as he faces six sophomores going seven furlongs in Santa Anita’s traditional Opening Day headliner, the Grade […]

SANTA ANITA TO AGAIN HOST POPULAR CRAFT BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL ON OPENING DAY, SUNDAY, DEC. 26 ON GRANDSTAND APRON   FOOD TRUCKS, VENDORS TO COMPLEMENT WORLD CLASS RACING WITH FIRST POST AT 11 A.M.                   ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 16, 2021)–In addition to a full menu of world class racing on Santa Anita’s Opening […]

SPECIAL EARLY FIRST POST TIME ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26, IS AT 11 A.M. ARCADIA, CA. (Dec. 13, 2021)–With Santa Anita’s 85th Winter/Spring opener fast approaching on Sunday, Dec. 26, on-track fans will again be treated to a number of promotions, headed by the track’s traditional Wall Calendar giveaway and the Mathis Brothers Plush Toy Horse […]

ON-SITE FACILITY PROVIDES SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES & MUCH MORE                 ARCADIA, CA. (Dec. 13, 2021)–Now entering its second year, Santa Anita-based Free Animal Doctor, a non-profit that provides free veterinary services to dogs and cats, has paid out more than $300,000 in veterinary care on pets based in Southern California and throughout the United States.  Additionally, […]

Arcadia, CA (December 6, 2021) – Following the completion of a routine morning workout, Medina Spirit collapsed on the track at Santa Anita Park and died suddenly of a probable cardiac event according to the on site veterinary team who attended to him. The Santa Anita Park veterinary team, led by Senior Veterinarian Dr. Laurie […]

SANTA ANITA’S TRADITIONAL WALL CALENDAR TO CELEBRATE THE TRACK’S EARLY YEARS OFFERED FREE TO FANS ON OPENING DAY, DEC. 26   FANS CAN ALSO ‘GO RACING’ ON MONDAY, DEC. 27 AS TRACK OFFERS EXPANDED HOLIDAY SCHEDULE   ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 2, 2021)–A decades-long tradition, racing fans will again be treated to a magnificent Santa Anita […]

  ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 1, 2021)–As part of a continuing effort to attract new horses and thus help to ensure better field size, Santa Anita Park will again be offering significant bonuses to horsemen bringing out of state horses to run at Santa Anita’s upcoming Winter/Spring Meet which opens on Dec. 26.   Eligible horses […]