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Queen Ofthe Catsle and jockey Mike Smith win the Grade III, $100,000 Sen.
Ken Maddy Handicap, Saturday, October 4, 2008 at Oak Tree at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia CA.
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HORSE OF THE YEAR CURLIN ARRIVES AT SANTA ANITA
ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 28, 2008) - Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin arrived from New York at Santa Anita Park at 5 p.m. today to defend his title in the Breeders' Cup Classic, to be run at Oak Tree at Santa Anita on Oct. 25. The 4-year-old colt by Smart Strike was flown by Tex Sutton charter from New York to Louisville, Ky., where another Breeders' Cup Classic candidate, Student Council, was loaded and flown to Ontario/Los Angeles International airport. The pair was then vanned to Santa Anita, where Curlin will reside at Barn 27.
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MR. CHAIRMAN DENIES FILLY IN EXCITING CAL CUP CLASSIC
ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 5, 2008) – As the only female ever to compete in Oak Tree’s $250,000 California Cup Classic presented by City National Bank, the victory aspirations of favored 4-year-old filly Romance Is Diane were dashed Sunday at Santa Anita in the closing strides of the day’s mile-and-one-eighth centerpiece by the appropriately named Mr. Chairman.
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QUEEN OFTHE CATSLE WINS FIRST GRADED STAKES IN MADDY HANDICAP
ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 4, 2008) - Queen Ofthe Catsle notched her third straight victory and first in a graded stakes race Saturday when she ran down pace-setter La Tee in deep stretch to capture Oak Tree’s Grade III, $111,600 Senator Ken Maddy Handicap at 6 1/2 furlongs over Santa Anita's downhill turf course.
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OAK TREE, MTA TO PROVIDE FREE GOLD LINE SHUTTLE DURING BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 3, 2008)-The Oak Tree Racing Association and the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) have announced that free Gold Line shuttle bus service will be available to Santa Anita Park from the Metro Gold Line at Sierra Madre Villa Station in East Pasadena during the two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships Oct. 24 & 25.
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DOUBLE DIP UPSET GIVES TRAINER McKAUGHAN FIRST SANTA ANITA WIN
ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 2, 2008) - Double Dip, a 13-1 outsider making her first start at Santa Anita, closed strongly on the extreme outside under jockey Joel Rosario Thursday to take Oak Tree's optional claiming feature, a $51,082 event for fillies and mares at 1 1/16 miles.
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GLOBAL HEAT UPSETS IN TURF FEATURE; SINGLE WINNING TICKET IN PICK SIX PAYS $521,452
ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 1, 2008) - Dismissed at odds of 11-1, Global Heat rallied fastest of all Wednesday to outkick unbeaten favorite Prince Rexy in Oak Tree's $62,960 feature at one-mile on turf at Santa Anita.
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STREET HERO BREAKS MAIDEN, EMERGES AS STAR IN NORFOLK STAKES
ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 28, 2008) - Oak Tree's 39th running of the Grade I, $250,000 Norfolk Stakes was supposed to be an East vs. West confrontation leading to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, but when completed Sunday at Santa Anita the home team had dominated with 6-1 shot Street Hero getting the honors.
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WELL ARMED, ZENYATTA HEAD HUGE BREEDERS' CUP CHALLENGE DAY AT OAK TREE
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Well Armed held off fast-closing Tiago to win the $500,000 Goodwood Stakes by a length at Santa Anita on Saturday and earn a shot at a much bigger payday, the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.
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SLEW'S TIZZY ENDS SLIDE WITH DOMINANT WIN IN MILE ALLOWANCE
ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 26, 2008) - Slew's Tizzy, winless in nine starts since taking the Lone Star Derby in May of last year, dominated his competition Friday when a 3 1/4-length winner of Oak Tree's $61,800 allowance feature at one-mile over Santa Anita-s new Pro-Ride synthetic surface.
Sent to the front soon after the start by jockey Joel Rosario, the 4-year-old son of two-time Breeders' Cup Classic champion Tiznow coasted through moderate fractions before completing his assertive journey in 1:35.66.
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PROMISING 2-YEAR-OLD DETAILS R SKETCHY SCORES SECOND WIN
ARCADIA, Calif. (Sept. 25, 2008) - Details R Sketchy, Jane and Burt Bacharach's promising 2-year-old homebred, remained unbeaten in his second start Thursday at Santa Anita when cruising to a 1 1/4-length victory in Oak Tree's $48,246 optional claiming feature.
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CALIFORNIA FLAG UPSETS IN MORVICH; TRACK PASSES TEST
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) _ Santa Anita opened racing at its Oak Tree meeting Wednesday on a new synthetic surface that is being closely scrutinized leading up to next month's Breeders' Cup.
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OAK TREE, NTRA INITIATE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM TO ATTRACT NEW FANS & OWNERS
Oak Tree at Santa Anita, in conjunction with the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), has announced it will initiate a race track Ambassador Program designed to attract and cultivate new fans and owners beginning Sunday, September 28.
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