SANTA ANITA PARK 2018 SPRING MEDIA GUIDE Table of Contents Meet-At-A-Glance . 2 Fran’s Valentine Stakes . 24 Information Resources . 3 Gamely Stakes . 24-25 Santa Anita Spring Attendance and Handle . 4 The Gold Cup at Santa Anita . 26-27 Santa Anita Spring Opening Day Statistics . 4 Honeymoon Stakes . 28-29 Michael Wrona Biography . 4 Kona Gold Stakes . 29 Santa Anita Spring Meet Attendance . 5 Lazaro Barrera Stakes . 30 Santa Anita Spring 2017 Meet Handle, Payoffs & Top Five Days . 5 Melair Stakes . 30 Santa Anita Spring Meet Annual Media Poll . 6 Monrovia Stakes . 31 Santa Anita Track Records . 7 San Carlos Stakes . 32-33 Leaders at Previous Santa Anita Spring Meets . 8 San Juan Capistrano Stakes . 34-35 Santa Anita 2017 Spring Meet Standings . 9 San Simeon Stakes . 36 Roster of Santa Anita Jockeys . 10 Santa Barbara Stakes . 37-38 Roster of Santa Anita Trainers . 11 Senorita Stake . 39 2017 Santa Anita Spring Meet Stakes Winners . 12 Shoemaker Mile . 40-41 2017 Santa Anita Spring Meet Longest Priced Stakes Winners . 12 Snow Chief Stakes . 42 Stakes Histories . 13 Summertime Oaks . 42-43 Adoration Stakes . 14-15 Thor's Echo Stakes . 43 Affirmed Stakes . 15 Wilshire Stakes . 44 American Stakes . 16-17 Satellite Wagering Directory . 45 Beholder Stakes . 18-19 Los Angeles Turf Inc . Club Officers/Administration . 46-47 Californian Stakes . 20-21 Visitors Guide/Map of Los Angeles Freeways . 48 Charles Whittingham Stakes . 22 Local Hotels and Restaurants . 49 Desert Stormer Stakes . 23 Racing/Publicity Contacts and Credits . 50 Dream of Summer Stakes . 23 Map of Santa Anita Park . 51 Front Cover designed by Victor Sandoval 1 2018 SPRING MEET-AT-A-GLANCE Telephone (all area code 626): Mailing Address: Street Address: Switchboard . 574-7223 Marketing. 574-6384 P . O . Box 60014 285 W . Huntington Drive Arcadia, CA 91066-6014 Arcadia, California 91007 Publicity . 574-6396 Marketing Fax . 574-5074 Publicity Fax . 574-6682 Racing . 574-6352 Website: E-mail: Press Box . 574-6419 Racing Fax . 446-5803 www santaanita. com. sainfo@santaanita com. Press Box Fax . 574-9860 Benoit Photo . 574-6463 Twitter: @santaanitapark Facebook: Santa Anita Park Press Box Twitter: @SAPublicity Instagram: santaanitapark Racing Days . 42 Location . Arcadia is about 14 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles . Dates . Friday, April 13, through Sunday, June 24, 2018 Santa Anita Park is bordered by Huntington Drive to the south Days . Thursday through Sunday; special Monday racing on May 28 and east, Baldwin Avenue to the west, Colorado Street and First race . 1:00 p .m . every day Except the following: 12:00 p .m . on Colorado Place to the north . Saturday, May 5 (Kentucky Derby Day), Saturday, May 19 Directions . Can be accessed off I-210 (Foothill Freeway) on the north, I-10 (Preakness Day) and Saturday, June 9 (Belmont Stakes Day) . (San Bernardino Freeway) on the south . From I-210, exit Gates open . 11:00 a .m . daily . Except the following: 7:15 a .m . on Friday, May Baldwin or Santa Anita Avenue and head south; From I-10, exit 4 (Kentucky Oaks Day) and Saturday, May 5 (Kentucky Derby Santa Anita and go north . Day); 8:00 a .m . on Saturday, May 19 (Preakness Day) and Area . Approximately 320 acres in Arcadia, at the junction of Saturday, June 9 (Belmont Stakes Day) . Huntington Drive and Colorado Place (U S. Highway 66) . Admission . General, $5; Club House, $10 00. Children, 17 and under, Seating Capacity . Grandstand, 26,000; Infield, 50,000 . accompanied by parent or guardian, free . Thursdays and Fridays, free . Special Events: Parking .. General, $4; Preferred, $6; Valet, $10; Limousine, $10 . Friday, April 13 . Opening Day Thursdays and Fridays, free . Friday, May 4 . Kentucky Oaks Day Wagering Format .. Minimum $2 win, place, and show, $1 exactas, 50¢ trifectas and Saturday, May 5. Kentucky Derby Day 10¢ superfectas on every eligible race; $2 rolling doubles Saturday, May 19 . Preakness Stakes Day and $1 rolling pick threes beginning with race 1; 50¢ pick 4 on Saturday, May 26 . Gold Cup at Santa Anita Day races 2-5 and last four races; 50¢ pick 5 on first five races and Monday, May 28 . Memorial Day last five races; $1 Super High Five on all eligible races; $2 pick Saturday, June 9 .. Belmont Stakes Day six (with carryover) on last six races . Sunday, June 24 . .Closing Day Advance Wagering. Early wagering every racing day . Free admission from 8:00 a .m . until gate opening . Wagering begins at 8:30 a .m . Parking Grade I Races: entrance through Gate 8, off Baldwin Avenue . Saturday, May 26 . The Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stables . 2,000 stalls in 61 barns; approximately 2,000 horses on Saturday, May 26 . Gamely Stakes grounds . Monday, May 28 . Shoemaker Mile Saturday, June 2 . Beholder Stakes 2 INFORMATION RESOURCES WORLD WIDE WEB SITE SANTA ANITA ON RADIO www.santaanita.com Santa Anita race results and information are available Santa Anita’s Web site features entries, race on the following radio stations: results and payoffs posted immediately following each race and real-time audio and video accounts of all “Inside Racing” races . 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Sun ., June 28 . 39 . 299,407 . 583,846 . 14,970 . $52,354,096 . $439,002,220 . $11,256,467 2016 . Thu ., May 5 . Sun ., July 10 . 40 . 290,138 . 551,979 . 13,799 . $48,028,038 . $406,178,454 . $10,154,461 2017 . Fri, Apr . 14 . Tue ., July 4 . 45 . 391,245 . ..