Santa Anita

Santa Anita Bans Race-Day Medication

In light of the sudden mortality spike this year at Santa Anita, the Stronach Group released a statement concerning actions they will take following a 22nd horse death just one day after the main trac...

$1.47 Million Pick 6 Winner Speaks

“Originally our ticket was $4,600, but we really did not want to spend that much. So we took a couple of horses out. Sometimes you make the wrong choices in that kind of situation and every once in a ...

Punter Hits Pick 6 Worth $1.47 Million

A Pick 6 ticket that was purchased for $2,160 via the Meadowlands Racetrack on Monday, May 30 proved to be a huge winner, as it contained the lone successful wager on Santa Anita’s massive exotic wage...

Conan O’Brien To Call A Race

October 21, 2013

It is somewhat common to see tracks in North American horse racing showcase a special guest racecaller for a dash or two. Although, Conan O’Brien of late-night talk show fame is not your average guest...

Breeders' Cup Returning To NBC

January 23, 2012

It was announced today that a multi-year agreement has been reached between NBC Sports and the Breeders' Cup for the broadcaster to carry the North American thoroughbred industry's marquee racing seri...

Proactive Santa Anita Grabs Opportunity

January 04, 2012

In an effort to take advantage of the upcoming season of HBO's new horse-racing drama, 'Luck,' Santa Anita Park is proactively making moves to groom potential new customers

Daruty: Monarch/WEG Issue Resolved

December 01, 2011

Monarch Content Management President Scott Daruty has gone on the record as saying that Monarch and the Woodbine Entertainment Group have reached an agreement in regard to the simulcasting dispute whi...

T-Bred Signal Impasse Looming

December 01, 2011

According to a report, the Woodbine Entertainment Group and Monarch Content Management have yet to reach a deal in regard to the rates WEG will have to pay on some select U.S. simulcast signals. As a ...

Santa Anita To Honour Shear

September 08, 2011

Santa Anita has announced that it will be honouring its 90-year-old paddock guard John Shear with a race entitled 'The John Shear Hero Purse' on Saturday, Oct. 1

Ninety-Year-Old Shear Now At Home

Ninety-year-old Santa Anita Park paddock guard John Shear, hospitalized since March 12 after having thrown himself in the path of a loose thoroughbred in order to protect a six-year-old girl, was rele...

Santa Anita Handle Plummets After Boycott

December 31, 2010

Just two weeks after horseplayers announced a boycott of the Santa Anita thoroughbred race meet, the early handle figures are being called a "disaster".

‘Luck’ Pilot, First Two Episodes Complete

December 23, 2010

Production on the pilot and first two episodes of Home Box Office’s (HBO) highly anticipated series, 'Luck,' has been nearly completed, and production and shooting for

What A Great Horse Can Do

December 28, 2009

A farewell, non-racing track appearance of the standout mare Zenyatta drew the largest opening day crowd in 10 years at Santa Anita on Saturday