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07/18/11 TEMPLE'S DOOR (Leroidesanimaux [Brz]) and MOMENT OF WEAKNESS (Ire) (Big Bad Bob) have collateral form with Mr. Commons. They finished third and fourth, respectively, behind Santa Anita Derby hero Midnight Interlude (War Chant) in the grassy Tsunami Slew S. in their latest.
07/14/11 ARCADIA - Santa Anita Park may have a new trump card in its bid to host the coveted 2012 Breeders' Cup World Championships.
07/08/11 It's time to get serious about Horse of the Year. Forget about the Donn Handicap at Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita's Big 'Cap, the Triple Crown races or anything else that has transpired in 2011.
07/04/11 ARCADIA - While developer Rick Caruso's Shops at Santa Anita project appears dead for now, the neighboring Westfield mall is adding tenants and is expected to submit plans for a new anchor store.
06/30/11 The most exciting encounter between Bill Shoemaker and Triple Bend took place in the 1972 Santa Anita Handicap, a race so cool you still can find it on YouTube (although it still trails All-Time Skateboarding Bailouts by about half a million views).
06/24/11 Santa Anita came under fire this past year when there were 19 fatalities over its new dirt track during the 2010-11 winter/spring meet.
06/05/11 John Sadler has won many big stakes races during a training career that spans more than 30 years, but he's never tasted victory in any of Southern California's big three that includes the Santa Anita Handicap, Hollywood Gold Cup and Pacific Classic.
06/04/11 Fatalities increased on the main track at Santa Anita, which was replaced with dirt after three years of synthetics. Synthetic tracks are statistically safer but are thought to be less consistent.
05/28/11 Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach, who is about to become the sole owner of Santa Anita Park, said he hasn't ruled out talking to developer Rick Caruso about reviving a project to build an outdoor mall in the racetrack's parking lot.
05/27/11 Arcadia: Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich hosts his 14th annual "Remembering Our Veterans and Their Families: Past, Present and Future" event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Arcadia County Park, 405 S. Santa Anita Ave.
05/26/11 Game On Dude, who in March won the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap, will lead a contingent of four horses trainer Bob Baffert plans to run Monday on the Million Day card of stakes at Lone Star Park.
05/21/11 Developer Rick Caruso has withdrawn his proposal to build an $500 million outdoor mall at the Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, according to a company official.
05/20/11 Developer Rick Caruso has withdrawn his proposal to build an $500 million outdoor mall at the Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, according to a company official.
05/20/11 Rick Caruso, the real estate developer and possible L.A. mayoral candidate, is abandoning what would have been the largest project of his career: a 51-acre outdoor shopping center next to the Santa Anita Park race track.
05/20/11 Developer Rick Caruso said Friday he is no longer pursuing a deal with Santa Anita Park's owners to develop an outdoor mall in the race track's parking lot.
05/13/11 Santa Anita Derby (G1) third-placer MR. COMMONS (Artie Schiller) became a definite Preakness (G1) candidate following a seven-furlong workout Friday morning at Hollywood Park. With jockey Victor Espinoza in the irons, the John Shirreffs-trained colt worked seven furlongs in 1:24 2/5.
05/13/11 Santa Anita will again host racing in the fall after a one-year absence.
05/04/11 Before Midnight Interlude jumped up and won the Santa Anita Derby at 13-1, Baffert's top two horses were The Factor and Jaycito. Juan Arias wanted to win the Kentucky Derby as a jockey. [...] 46, Arias is hoping to get to the Derby winner's circle as a trainer. Decisive Moment got into the Derby field with a second-place finish in the Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park on March 26. The jockey, who is ...
04/22/11 SIERRA MADRE - John Shear can't wait to return to Santa Anita Park for the traditional fall meet. Nevermind that the 5-foot, 110-pound paddock supervisor nearly lost his life when he threw himself in the path of a runaway horse before a March 12 race to protect a girl he didn't know.
04/21/11 Coming off a victory in the Grade 2 San Antonio, Gladding started in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap on March 4 as the third choice at 11-1 odds. But as he headed into the first turn of the 1 1/4-mile race, most of his backers probably knew they might as well tear up their win tickets.
04/20/11 Trainer Peter Miller had said Comma to the Top would not run in the Kentucky Derby even if he won the Santa Anita Derby. Now, even though he lost by a head, Comma to the Top will be in the starting gate for the 137th Kentucky Derby on May 7 if he stays in good form. | 
