Unlike some of its stakes brethren on Santa Anita Park’s opening day, the Grade 2 Eddie D Stakes doesn’t offer a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In†spot. It does, however, offer something no other track in North America offers its contestants: a trip down the iconic Santa Anita Hillside […]
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Santa Anita’s Popular Hillside Turf Course Returns for Opening Weekend
Even with three Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In†Challenge Series events headlining Santa Anita Park’s Autumn Meet opener, the iconic track’s famous hillside turf course could seize the day’s attention. That unique and popular course returns to the forefront for the Friday, Oct. 1 opening day. It provides the […]
Santa Anita Puts Plenty at Stake for its Autumn Meet Opening Weekend
Each year, the Santa Anita Park Autumn Meet packs in three of the deepest meet-opening racing days of any major American track. This year’s 16-day Autumn Meet continues the trend, stacking seven Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series events on the track’s opening weekend. “Our intention is to get the Autumn Meet […]
Stakes, Stakes, and More at Stake this Weekend at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park’s postponed opening created a bettor’s bonanza this weekend. The Southern California track will open with 12 stakes races – 11 of those graded stakes events. Officials pushed opening weekend at the iconic track back a week due to air-quality concerns from the nearby Bobcat Fire. One of […]