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ANITA PA A R T K N A S A Media GuideU T 5 U 1 M 0 2 N • American Pharoah & Victor Espinoza 2014 FrontRunner Stakes 2 2015 Santa anita autumn media Guide GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLICITY DEPT. PHONE NUMBERS ......................................... 2 SANTA ANITA AUTUMN STAKES HISTORIES ..............................................................16-37 INFORMATION RESOURCES ............................................................................................ 3 BREEDERS’ CUP AT SANTA ANITA STAKES HISTORIES .............................................38-43 RIDING LEGEND DELAHOUSSAYE WILL AGAIN BE HONORED ........................................... 4 SANTA ANITA AUTUMN INACTIVE STAKES ................................................................44-49 SANTA ANITA AUTUMN DATES, ATTENDANCE & HANDLE .............................................. 10 LOS ANGELES TURF CLUB, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS & ADMINISTRATION ............50-51 SANTA ANITA AUTUMN OPENING DAY STATISTICS ........................................................ 10 CALIFORNIA HORSE RACING BOARD ............................................................................ 50 2014 SANTA ANITA AUTUMN FINAL STATISTICS/PARI-MUTUEL PAYOFFS ...................... 11 VISITORS GUIDE ........................................................................................................... 52 PREVIOUS SANTA ANITA AUTUMN MEET LEADERS ....................................................... 12 RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS NEAR SANTA ANITA ......................................................... 53 2014 SANTA ANITA AUTUMN LEADING OWNERS/TRAINERS/JOCKEYS .......................... 13 SANTA ANITA PARK SATELLITE WAGERING DIRECTORY ................................................. 54 ROSTER OF TRAINERS ................................................................................................. 14 SANTA ANITA CONTACTS .............................................................................................. 55 ROSTER OF JOCKEYS................................................................................................... 15 MAP OF SANTA ANITA PARK ......................................................................................... 56 3 General information for 2015 meetinG Schedule Advance-Play 23 days of racing, Saturday, Sept. 26, through Sunday, Oct. 25, Thursdays Advance-Play: Early wagering every racing day (except Breeders’ Cup days). through Sundays, plus special holiday racing on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. Free admission from 8:00 a.m. until gate opening. Wagering begins at 8:30 12. No racing Thursday, Oct. 15. a.m. Parking entrance through Gate 8, off Baldwin Avenue. Post Times Wagering 1:00 p.m. every day EXCEPT Friday, Oct. 30, 11:25 a.m.; Breeders’ Cup Minimum $2 win, place and show wagering on every race. $2 rolling doubles; Saturday, Oct. 31, 10:15 a.m.; Closing day, Sunday, Oct. 25, 12:00 noon. $1 rolling pick threes; $1 exactas on all races; $1 trifectas and 10-cent superfectas on all qualifying races; 50-cent pick four starting on second race Admission and on final four races; 50-cent pick five starting on first race; $2 pick six General, $5; Club House, $10.00. Children 17 & under free with an adult. (with carryover) on final six races; $1 Super High 5 on last race of each day. Admission Upgrades Media Credentials General to Club House, $5.00. Press box access is restricted to working media. For credentials, please con- tact Mike Willman, Director of Publicity. Group Rates Attractive packages at discounted rates for groups of 15 or more are avail- able. Call Group Events at (800) 574-6401. Santa Anita Park Publicity Department Santa Anita Park Mike Willman, Director of Publicity ...........................................(626) 574-6417 Street Address: Telephone: (All Area Code 626) Debbie Olsen, Publicity Coordinator .........................................(626) 574-6683 285 W. Huntington Drive Switchboard ...................... 574-7223 Ed Golden, Staff Writer .............................................................(626) 574-6420 Arcadia, California 91007 Publicity ............................. 574-6396 Alexis Garske Media Relations .................................................(626) 574-6418 Fax .................................... 574-6682 Jason Hom, Race Wire Operator ..............................................(626) 574-6419 Mailing Address: Press Box .......................... 574-6419 Other Contacts P. O. Box 60014 Fax .................................... 574-9860 Arcadia, CA 91066-6014 Marketing .......................... 574-6384 Rick Hammerle, Vice President, Racing ....................................(626) 574-6473 Fax .................................... 574-5074 Amy J. Zimmerman, Vice President, Business Coordination, Web Site Address: Racing Office ..................... 574-6352 & Director of Broadcasting ..................................................(626) 574-6394 www.santaanita.com Fax .................................... 574-5803 Benoit Photo ............................................................................(626) 574-6463 4 information reSourceS WORLD WIDE WEB SITE RADIO COVERAGE santaanita.com Santa Anita’s Web Site features entries, race results and payoffs posted ROGER STEIN SHOW immediately following each race and real-time audio and video accounts of Host: Roger Stein all races. Also available are workout reports, stable notes, promotional and KLAA (830 AM) ..........Los Angeles . .8:00 a.m. weekends giveaway information, press releases and historic information about Santa Anita. INSIDE RACING Host: Jason Levin FACEBOOK KTLK (1150 AM)..........Los Angeles . .7:00 a.m. Saturdays Become a fan on Santa Anita Park’s Facebook page to get up-to- date information, pictures, trivia, and contests. Visit www.face- THOROUGHBRED DIGEST book.com/santaanitapark. Host: Jay Privman KLAA (830 AM) ..........Los Angeles . .9:00 a.m. Saturdays TWITTER Follow Santa Anita Park on Twitter to get up-to-date information, THOROUGHBRED LOS ANGELES pictures, trivia, and contests. Twitter handles: @santaanitapark Host: Mike Willman (General Information) @clockerscorner (Workout information and KLAA (830 AM) ..........Los Angeles . 9:00 a.m. Sundays pictures), @sapressbox (Results and Press Releases). 5 Riding Legend Delahoussaye Will Again Be Honored With Grade III ‘Eddie D. Stakes’ To Be Run Oct. 3 Eddie Delahoussaye, widely regarded “He was one of the ones, no ques- as one of the greatest riders of all time, will tion about it,” said Hall of Fame trainer Ron again be honored with the fourth running of McAnally. “He was a tremendous judge of pace the Grade III, $100,000 Eddie D. Stakes on and I remember (Bill) Shoemaker saying that Saturday, Oct. 3, as the prestigious event for he’d never seen a jock that could wait as long 3-year-olds and up at 6 1/2 furlongs down as Eddie D. We won some big races together, the track’s Camino Real Turf Course will again including the Santa Anita Handicap with Mr. serve as a prep for the Grade I Breeders’ Cup Purple in 1996, and he won five derbies for us Turf Sprint, to be held this year at Keeneland. with one horse—Olympio. A revered member of racing’s Hall of “But as great a rider as he was, he’s an Fame, the native of New Iberia, Louisiana even better person. Eddie was always a guy you amassed leading rider titles in Louisiana, could approach and he’d give you his honest Kentucky and Illinois prior to shifting his tack opinion. As a trainer, I can’t tell you how impor- to Southern California on a full-time basis in tant that is. To this day, he’s a consummate 1979. “Eddie D.” won the race’s precursor, gentleman in every respect. He and Juanita are the Morvich Stakes, in 1984 with the Eddie just first class people and I think it’s great that Gregson-conditioned Tsunami Slew. Santa Anita is recognizing him with this race.” America’s leading rider in 1978 with 384 In one of racing’s most unforgettable races won, Delahoussaye won the Kentucky nationally televised moments, Delahoussaye Derby in back-to-back years; in 1982 with and McAnally were on opposite ends of an the Gregson-trained Gato del Dol, and in ’83 excruciatingly close photo finish in the inaugu- with Sunny’s Halo, who was trained by David ral Arlington Million in 1981, as Delahoussaye Cross. He would go on to win seven Breeders’ rode the John Sullivan-trained longshot, The Cup races, including the 1992 Classic aboard Bart, and Shoemaker rode the legendary John eventual Horse of the Year A.P. Indy, who he Henry for McAnally. considers to be the best horse he ever rode. “That first year in Chicago, we weren’t Delahoussaye, who relocated back to his used to where the finish line was,” said native Louisiana last year along with his wife, McAnally. “I was sitting with (owners) Sam and Juanita, daughter, Mandy and sister, Rose Ann, Dorothy Rubin and we really didn’t know who is again scheduled to be on hand to present won. I asked Sam, ‘Would you take a dead the “Eddie D.” trophy. heat?’ And he said ‘No, we either win it or we “We love going to the races at Santa lose it.’ As it turned out, Shoe had John’s head Anita and we always enjoy seeing everyone,” down right on the wire and the other horse’s said Delahoussaye two years ago. “It’s an head was up. It was unbelievable.” unbelievable track and I’ll always love it. We In addition to his two Kentucky Derby had so many great times there over the years Delahoussaye, 63, commanded the respect of fans wins, Delahoussaye won the Preakness Stakes and so many great memories with the horses,