Main Track: One Mile, oval.
Turf Course: About Seven Furlongs.
Distance from last turn to finish line: 990 feet.
A decades-long tradition, racing fans will again be treated to a magnificent Santa Anita Wall Calendar, beginning opening day, Sunday, Dec. 26. Free with paid admission, this year’s calendar features many never-before publicized archival photos of The Great Race Place dating back to its opening on Dec. 25, 1934.
With first post time for a tremendous 11-race card on opening day set for 11 a.m., Santa Anita has also announced that it will be open for live racing on Monday, Dec. 27, with first post for a 10-race program at 11:30 a.m.
From crowd shots to photos of legendary racing figures such as George Woolf, Gordon Glisson, Johnny Longden and Bill Shoemaker, the calendar will also feature racing and architectural photos depicting technological advances offered in a “compare and contrast” format each month.
Following opening day, the Santa Anita Wall Calendar will be available for sale in the track’s gift shop, Champions! Gifts & Apparel.
Following Dec. 27, Santa Anita will be idle for live racing on Dec. 28 and 29 and will reopen for a four-day racing week on Thursday, Dec. 30 through Sunday, Jan. 2.
First post time on Dec. 30, 31 & Jan. 2 will be at 12:30 p.m. First post time on New Year’s Day, Saturday, Jan. 1, will be at 12 noon.
Free General Admission and parking will be offered on Dec. 30 & 31.
While post times will vary due to limited daylight over the first six racing days, first post with few exceptions, will be at 12:30 p.m. for most other racing days through April.
Santa Anita’s 71-day Winter/Spring Meet will conclude on June 19.
Wagering Format
–20 cent Rainbow Pick Six offered on the final six races each day
–The Stronach Five, a $1 minimum wager with a 12 percent takeout, offered each Friday
–Low 14 percent takeout 50 cent Early Pick 5, as well as 50 cent Late Pick 5
–$1 Golden Hour Pick Four, with 15 percent takeout
–$5 Golden Hour Late Double, with 15 percent takeout
–$2 Win, Place & Show wagering on each race, featuring the lowest takeout (15.43 percent) of any major racetrack in North America
–50 cent Trifectas on each race with a minimum of four scheduled starters
–10 cent Superfectas on all races with a minimum of six scheduled starters
–$1 Exactas on each race
— 50 cent Early Pick 4, which will be comprised of races two through five
–50 cent Late Pick 4, comprised of the final four races each day
–50 cent Mid Pick 4, available only when there are 11 or more races carded. In the event of an 11-race program, wager begins with Race 5
–Rolling $2 Daily Doubles
–50 cent Rolling Pick 3’s, beginning with the first race each day
–$1 Super Hi 5, available on all races with seven or more declared starters, requires players to pick the first five finishers in exact order. If there are no perfect tickets with five winners, no consolation, 100 percent of the net pool is carried over to the next Super Hi 5 race.
Takeout Information
Win, place, and show: 15.43%
Exacta: 22.68%, trifecta, superfecta: 23.68%
Contact Information
Mailing Address:
Los Angeles Turf Club, Inc.
P.O. Box 60014
Arcadia, California 91066-6014
Street Address:
285 W. Huntington Dr.
Arcadia, California 91007
Telephone: (626) 574-7223
Fax: Executive Offices (626) 446-9565; Marketing (626) 574-5074; Publicity (626) 574-6682
Website: www.santaanita.com
Santa Anita Park opened on Christmas Day 1934 and is the oldest racetrack in Southern California. The track’s most famous race, the Santa Anita Handicap, was first run in February 1935 with a $100,000 purse. At the time it was the largest purse in any race.
Santa Anita is credited with introducing many innovations to the horse racing world that are now commonplace, including the use of starting gates and photo finishes. In 1940 the Santa Anita Handicap was the last race run by Seabiscuit before he went into retirement. Seabiscuit won the race, making another legendary surge at the end of the race.
Today Santa Anita is known for offering some of the best races in America during the fall and winter seasons. Santa Anita offers some of the highest purses in the world, a tradition it established with the first Santa Anita Handicap.
Winter Spring 2021 Stakes | ||
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American Oaks (G1T) | Dec 26 | Turf |
La Brea S (G1) | Dec 26 | Dirt |
Mathis Brothers Mile (G2T) | Dec 26 | Turf |
Runhappy Malibu S (G1) | Dec 26 | Dirt |
San Antonio S (G2) | Dec 26 | Dirt |
San Gabriel S (G2T) | Dec 26 | Turf |
Blue Norther S | Dec 31 | Turf |
Eddie Logan S | Dec 31 | Turf |
Robert J. Frankel S (G3T) | Dec 31 | Turf |
Joe Hernandez S (G2T) | Jan 1 | Turf |
La Canada S (G3) | Jan 1 | Dirt |
Sham S (G3) | Jan 1 | Dirt |
Kalookan Queen S | Jan 2 | Dirt |
Santa Ynez S (G2) | Jan 8 | Dirt |
Las Cienegas S (G3T) | Jan 9 | Turf |
California Cup Derby | Jan 15 | Dirt |
Don Valpredo California Cup Sprint | Jan 15 | Dirt |
Leigh Ann Howard California Cup Oaks | Jan 15 | Turf |
Sunshine Millions Filly/Mare Turf Sprint Presented by John Deere | Jan 15 | Turf |
Unusual Heat Turf Classic Presented by City National Bank | Jan 15 | Turf |
Astra S (G3T) | Jan 17 | Turf |
Clockers’ Corner S | Jan 22 | Turf |
Megahertz S (G3T) | Jan 29 | Turf |
Palos Verdes S (G3) | Jan 29 | Dirt |
San Vicente S (G2) | Jan 29 | Dirt |
Baffle S | Jan 30 | Turf |
Lady of Shamrock S | Jan 30 | Turf |
San Marcos S (G2T) | Jan 30 | Turf |
San Pasqual S (G2) | Feb 5 | Dirt |
Santa Monica S (G2) | Feb 5 | Dirt |
Thunder Road S (G3T) | Feb 5 | Turf |
Las Virgenes S (G3) | Feb 6 | Dirt |
Robert B. Lewis S (G3) | Feb 6 | Dirt |
Sweet Life S (G3T) | Feb 12 | Turf |
Pasadena S | Feb 19 | Turf |
San Simeon S (G3T) | Feb 20 | Turf |
Spring Fever S | Feb 21 | Dirt |
Tiznow S | Feb 21 | Dirt |
Wishing Well S | Feb 26 | Turf |
Beholder Mile (G1) | Mar 5 | Dirt |
Buena Vista S (G2T) | Mar 5 | Turf |
Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1T) | Mar 5 | Turf |
San Carlos S (G2) | Mar 5 | Dirt |
San Felipe S (G2) | Mar 5 | Dirt |
Santa Anita H (G1) | Mar 5 | Dirt |
China Doll S | Mar 6 | Turf |
Santa Ysabel S (G3) | Mar 6 | Dirt |
San Luis Rey S (G3T) | Mar 12 | Turf |
Las Flores S (G3) | Mar 13 | Dirt |
Irish O’Brien S | Mar 19 | Turf |
Sensational Star S | Mar 20 | Turf |
Santa Ana S (G3T) | Mar 26 | Turf |
Singletary S | Apr 2 | Turf |
Echo Eddie S | Apr 9 | Dirt |
Evening Jewel S | Apr 9 | Dirt |
Monrovia S (G2T) | Apr 9 | Turf |
Providencia S (G3T) | Apr 9 | Turf |
Royal Heroine S (G2T) | Apr 9 | Turf |
Runhappy Santa Anita Derby (G1) | Apr 9 | Dirt |
Santa Anita Oaks (G2) | Apr 9 | Dirt |
John Shear Mile S | Apr 10 | Dirt |
Siren Lure S | Apr 10 | Turf |
Californian S (G2) | Apr 30 | Dirt |
Charles Whittingham S (G2T) | Apr 30 | Turf |
Kona Gold S (G3) | Apr 30 | Dirt |
Santa Margarita S (G2) | Apr 30 | Dirt |
Wilshire S (G3T) | May 1 | Turf |
Senorita S (G3T) | May 7 | Turf |
Angels Flight S | May 8 | Dirt |
Lazaro Barrera S (G3) | May 8 | Dirt |
Santa Barbara S (G3T) | May 14 | Turf |
Mizdirection S | May 21 | Turf |
Crystal Water S | May 28 | Turf |
Fran’s Valentine S | May 28 | Turf |
Melair S | May 28 | Dirt |
Snow Chief S | May 28 | Turf |
Thor’s Echo S | May 28 | Dirt |
Daytona S (G3T) | May 29 | Turf |
Honeymoon S (G3T) | May 29 | Turf |
Triple Bend S (G2) | May 29 | Dirt |
Gamely S (G1T) | May 30 | Turf |
Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) | May 30 | Dirt |
Shoemaker Mile (G1T) | May 30 | Turf |
Cinema S | Jun 4 | Turf |
Desert Stormer S (G3) | Jun 4 | Dirt |
Desert Code S | Jun 5 | Turf |
Affirmed S (G3) | Jun 11 | Dirt |
Summertime Oaks (G2) | Jun 12 | Dirt |
Fasig-Tipton Debutante | Jun 18 | Dirt |
Fasig-Tipton Futurity | Jun 18 | Dirt |
Santa Maria S (G2) | Jun 18 | Dirt |
American S (G3T) | Jun 19 | Turf |
Possibly Perfect S | Jun 19 | Turf |
San Juan Capistrano S (G3T) | Jun 19 | Turf |