Arcadia Indians seek sponsors

The non-profit Arcadia Indians youth football and cheer organization is seeking sponsors to help support the non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to provide sportsmanship and leadership skills. Officially called Arcadia Junior All American Football Association, Inc., the league made of more than 200 participating boys and girls age 6-14 who live in Monrovia, Arcadia or Sierra [...]

Santa Anita closes big

Santa Anita Park ended its 2012 winter/spring season April 22 with more than 580,000 admissions. It was one of a clean sweep of category gains for the 75th season, along with on-track attendance, handle and overall pari-mutuel handle. Santa Anita’s out-of-state business was robust, propelling The Great Race Place to finish up with a 7% increase [...]

World lawn bowling April 28

About 400 lawn bowlers from all over the world are expected to attend the Southwest Division Open tournament beginning at 9 a.m. daily from April 28 – May 3 at the Santa Anita Bowling Green Club on the east side of the County’s Arcadia Park, 405 S. Santa Anita Ave. Gourmet food trucks will be on [...]

Derby Day records, milestones

Santa Anita’s 18th annual Derby Day 5K Walk and Run attracted a record 5,683 participants Saturday morning, April 7, 2012. And later in the day, during the 75th running of the Santa Anita Derby that drew a crowd of 33,646 and a national TV audience on NBC, Santa Anita Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith later [...]

Santa Anita top exec resigns

One year into his job as president and CEO of the racing and gaming division of The Stronach Group, which owns Santa Anita Park, former Breeders’ Cup president Greg Avioli has resigned, effective April 1. Mark Verge, 44, a Los Angeles entrepreneur and horse owner, has been appointed to fulfill some of the duties that were [...]

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