Breeders' Cup News

July 27, 2010

SANTA ANITA ANNOUNCES MAIN TRACK REPAIRS, PLANNED STABLE AREA MAINTENANCE ALSO UNDERWAY

ARCADIA, Calif. (July, 27, 2010)—Santa Anita Park, which closed this past Sunday for training for the first time in two years, and which will host the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meeting beginning Sept. 29, began repair work on its synthetic main track on Monday and embarked upon significant scheduled maintenance of its stable area as well.

July 15, 2010

HBO’S ‘LUCK’ GIVEN GREEN LIGHT FOR FULL SEASON, CUTTING EDGE TV PROJECT TO BE SHOT AT SANTA ANITA

ARCADIA, Calif., (July 15, 2010)—As was announced in Daily Variety Thursday morning, Home Box Office (HBO) has committed “Luck,” a cutting-edge depiction of life on the racetrack, to an inaugural season, with shooting to commence at Santa Anita either this fall or early in 2011. Highly placed executives at HBO have indicated that “Luck’s” first season will consist of a pilot and seven to nine additional weekly episodes.

July 6, 2010

SANTA ANITA’S ZIMMERMAN GARNERS NATIONAL NOTICE, RECOGNIZED AS T.B. TIMES ‘WOMAN OF INFLUENCE’

ARCADIA, Calif. (July 6, 2010)—Santa Anita Park’s Amy Zimmerman has been chosen as one of 25 “Women of Influence” by The Thoroughbred Times, in the publication’s July 3, 2010 weekly issue. Zimmerman, who serves as Santa Anita’s Vice President, Business Coordination and as Director of Broadcasting, was selected from a group of 100 candidates. She has worked at Santa Anita since 1986.

June 23, 2010

OAK TREE RACING TO BE CONDUCTED AT SANTA ANITA, NON-PROFIT GROUP’S 42ND ANNUAL MEET TO BEGIN SEPT. 29

ARCADIA, Calif. (June 23, 2010)—The Oak Tree Racing Association will conduct its 42nd annual meeting at Santa Anita Park, with opening day set for Sept. 29, it was announced at a meeting of the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) on Tuesday.

Oak Tree, which had its lease with Santa Anita’s corporate owner, Magna International Development (MID) voided this past May, was originally inked to run at Santa Anita through 2016.

June 10, 2010

PIERCE, MILLERICK VOTED INTO HALL OF FAME, LEGENDARY JOCKEY, TRAINER SANTA ANITA ICONS

ARCADIA, Calif. (June 10, 2010)—Legendary big-money rider Donald Pierce, Michael “Buster” Millerick, who gained his greatest fame as the long-time conditioner of Hall of Fame gelding Native Diver, and champion colt Harry Bassett, winner of the 1871 Belmont Stakes, were selected for induction to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, it was announced Wednesday by the Hall’s Historic Review Committee.

June 9, 2010

HRTV RECEIVES TWO OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

Arcadia, CA, June 9 -- HRTV (R) has received 2009 Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Award nominations in two categories: "Sports -- One Time Special" and the "Documentary -- Cultural/Topical."

The Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Awards encompasses Kentucky, and the Awards ceremony is slated for Saturday, July 31 in the Easton Town Center in Columbus, OH. Both of HRTV's nominations were productions of its popular newsmagazine show, "Inside Information."

May 26, 2010

SANTA ANITA OFFERS DAD’S DAY BBQ BUFFET, RIBS, STEAK, CHICKEN HEAD JUNE 20 FATHER’S DAY FARE

ARCADIA, Calif. (May 26, 2010)—Santa Anita Park has announced it will offer a terrific Father’s Day package in its world-renowned FrontRunner Restaurant, which will include barbequed ribs, steak, chicken, brats, shrimp, pizza, fish tacos, salads, sides and dessert on Father’s Day, June 20.

RETIRED SANTA ANITA EMPLOYEE BONNE GOULD PASSES, CELEBRATION OF LIFE TO BE HELD JUNE 2 IN ARCADIA

ARCADIA, Calif. (May 26, 2010)—A Celebration of Life will be held for longtime Santa Anita employee Bonita Gould on June 2, at Peppers Mexican Restaurant in Arcadia, beginning at 4 p.m.

May 21, 2010

HAINES TAKES REINS AS SANTA ANITA PRESIDENT, TO OVERSEE MAGNA CALIFORNIA RACING OPERATIONS

ARCADIA, Calif. (May 21, 2010)—As was announced Thursday by MI Developments (MID), longtime Santa Anita Park General Manager George Haines has been named interim Santa Anita President and will oversee all of MID’s California racing operations, which also include Golden Gate Fields effective immediately.

Haines has nearly 40 years of work experience at The Great Race Place, as he was first employed at Santa Anita in 1972, in the track’s Parimutuel Department.

December 21, 2009

SANTA ANITA TO OPEN EARLY ON DEC. 26, GATE 8 TO BE OPEN TO RACETRACK TRAFFIC ONLY

ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 21, 2009)—Santa Anita Park, which will open for its 75th anniversary season on Dec. 26, will have an early first post time on opening day of 11:30 a.m., and will open its parking lots to the general public at 9 a.m.

Admission gates will open at 9:30 a.m. and Gate 8, which adjoins the Westfield Santa Anita Shopping Mall on Santa Anita’s southwest end, will be restricted to racetrack traffic only, with mall access available via Baldwin Ave. through mall gates south of Santa Anita Park.

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