Names: Santa Anita Park (Arcadia, Calif.) / Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections / Subject: Race horses and Horse racing--California--Arcadia - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Race horse Seabiscuit wearing a blanket after winning the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap and setting a new track record for the mile and a quarter race. The Los Angeles Times called it “the most popular victory in the history of western racing.” Seabiscuit’s victory received a rousing ovation from the 74,000 spectators
Date:: March 2, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Race horse Seabiscuit after winning the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap and setting a new track record for the mile and a quarter race. The Los Angeles Times called it “the most popular victory in the history of western racing.” Seabiscuit’s victory received a rousing ovation from the 74,000 spectators
Date:: March 2, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Horses racing on a rainy Derby Day at Santa Anita Park. 33,000 spectators came out to watch California-bred Sweepida win the $50,000 Derby.
Date:: February 22, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Race horse "He Did" who won the Christmas Handicap by more than a length on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season.
Date:: December 25, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Santa Anita Park, the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in Southern California, opened on December 25, 1934.
Date:: December 25, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: Santa Anita Park, the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in Southern California, opened on December 25, 1934.
Date:: January 25, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: Santa Anita Park, the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in Southern California, opened on December 25, 1934.
Date:: December 25, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: Santa Anita Park, the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in Southern California, opened on December 25, 1934.
Date:: December 25, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: View of race horse, "Whopper," winning the San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap race. "Whopper" is seen passing the tote board (totalisator) and crossing the finish line with 7 other horses following. The sign at the finish line reads "6. Feb. 29, 1936." the San Gabriel Mountains are in the distance.
Date:: February 29, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: "Dear Diary," "Morning Breeze" and "Hasten Henry" cross the finish line in the California Breeders' Stakes race at Santa Anita Park. Grandstand spectators watch in the foreground with cameramen in front of the white railing as the horses pass the tote board (totalisator) in the background.
Date:: December 31, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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