Raging Torrent beats Mystik Dan to win Santa Anita Malibu Stakes
If you believe in horse racing’s future in California, there is no better place to realize it than opening day at Santa Anita. The day…
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan headlines Santa Anita opener
Santa Anita Park is opening its 90th season Thursday filled with the kind of cautious optimism that is common in most sports. Make no mistake,…
Northern California racing experiment is ending, affecting Santa Anita
The grand experiment to revive horse racing in Northern California is coming to an end. On Monday, the board of the California Assn. of Racing…
Dodgers’ Walker Buehler robbed of luxury watch at Santa Anita Park
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler was robbed of a watch while he was attending the California Crown with his wife last month at Santa Anita Park,…
Big Santa Anita Canyon is open. Here’s how to hike the L.A. oasis
Four years after the Bobcat fire and subsequent floods tore through Angeles National Forest, the pristine mountain wonderland of Big Santa Anita Canyon near Sierra…
Santa Anita is hosting the California Crown to open its fall meeting
The California Horse Racing Board met last week in Sacramento to decide the immediate future of horse racing in the northern part of the state.…
Craig Fravel, who made a major impact on Santa Anita, is leaving The Stronach Group
Craig Fravel, who was brought in to head The Stronach Group’s racing division during the 2019 fatality crisis, is leaving the company on Aug. 9…
Eagles Flight makes impressive winning debut at Santa Anita
As Eagles Flight was walked from the detention barn toward the paddock at Santa Anita on Monday, the 3-year-old son of Curlin could look up…
What’s next for Santa Anita after threat to sell the track?
Understand that members of the California Horse Racing Board are paid a whopping $100 a month plus expenses. While they are appointed by the governor,…
1/ST Racing threatens to sell or close Santa Anita
As a critical California Horse Racing Board vote on Thursday approaches, 1/ST Racing, a subsidiary of the Stronach Group, made a not-so-veiled threat to consider…