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Santa Anita Has FrontRunner Restaurant, Other Areas Open For Simulcasting

With two of the nation's most popular race meets in full swing, Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., is open for simulcast wagering from Del Mar, Saratoga and other tracks across North America on a Wednesday through Sunday basis with free parking and admission offered in most available areas.

On Wednesdays, Santa Anita's Grandstand Paddock Room is open at 10 a.m. and from Thursday through Sunday, the track's popular FrontRunner Restaurant is open beginning at 11 a.m. with a $5 admission charge. (On Friday's FrontRunner opens at 1 p.m. as first post time at Del Mar is at 4 p.m.).

The FrontRunner, which is glass-enclosed and affords attendees a panoramic view of the San Gabriel Mountains in air conditioned comfort, offers a lunch and dinner menu along with complete cocktail service throughout the afternoon.

Along with its FrontRunner Restaurant, Santa Anita's Sirona's Sports Bar, located on the Grandstand main floor, provides ample pari-mutuel windows from main line one through main line three, beginning at 9:45 a.m. Thursdays through Sundays.

With the exception of the FrontRunner, admission is free to all other areas, including night simulcast wagering in the Paddock Room.

With several non-racing events currently in progress in the South Parking Lot, fans are encouraged to enter Santa Anita via Gate 5, on the northeast end of the track at the confluence of Huntington Drive and Colorado Place. Fans can then enter the facility on foot through the East Gate, which is located in close proximity to both reserved and general parking.

In accordance with LA County Health Department guidelines, fans are asked to wear face coverings in indoor settings.

Live racing returns to The Great Race Place on Friday, Oct. 1. For additional information regarding simulcasting and live racing, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.

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Charlatan To Stand For $50,000 At Hill ‘N’ Dale

Multiple Grade 1 winner Charlatan will stand the 2022 breeding season at Hill 'n' Dale Farm at Xalapa for a fee of $50,000 live foal stands and nurses.

His meteoric rise to stardom began at Santa Anita in February of his three year old year where he won at first asking by 5 3/4 lengths, stopping the clock in 1:08.85 and receiving TDN Rising Star status. In his next start, less than 30 days later, this time at a mile, the powerful and perfectly-made son of Speightstown served notice of his raw talent with an effortless 10 1/4 length romp which landed him on the lips of every turf writer in America as one of the top colts of his crop.

His tour-de-force 6 length win at Oaklawn in the mile and an eighth Grade 1 $500,000 Arkansas Derby resulted in him being installed as the favorite for the Kentucky Derby (G1). In the year of COVID which reshuffled the racing calendar, Charlatan re-emerged in December, capping off his three year old campaign, off an 8 month layoff, with a brilliant performance in the Grade 1 Malibu at 7 furlongs, winning by 4 1/2 lengths. His final career start came in the $20 million Saudi Cup, where the heavily-favored Charlatan who made all the pace, locked horns with recent Whitney (G1) winner Knicks Go, only to be nabbed at the wire by Mishriff in an effort which many have described as a valiant performance.

“I have been looking forward to having this horse,” said John Sikura, owner of Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa . “He is a brilliant physical specimen. He is by the right horse in Speightstown, and he has all the right horses in his pedigree. I think this is the most highly credentialed horse we've brought to the farm in terms of performance, pedigree, and speed; all those elements we feel are requisites of very important horses. Curlin was a very important horse – a great racehorse and Horse of the Year – but this brilliance is hard to find. Succinctly, Charlatan has everything I value in a stallion in spades.”

Charlatan retires to stud with a record of four wins and a second from 5 starts with earnings over $4 million.

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Santa Anita Announces Increased Purses For Winter/Spring Race Meet

Santa Anita Park has announced substantial purse increases for its traditional Winter/Spring Race Meeting, which opens on Dec. 26. In partnership with the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC), these purse increases will be in effect for overnight as well as stakes races beginning opening day Dec. 26.

With specifics relative to individual stakes races to be announced soon, Santa Anita will be offering $67,000 maiden special weight races—a $6,000 increase over what was offered at the 2020-21 Winter/Spring Meeting. Open, first condition allowance races will also get a $6,000 purse hike, from $63,000 to $69,000. Another specific increase will be offered to those horses running for a $25,000 claiming tag, as the purse is now set at $40,000, up from $36,000.

“We're very happy to be in a position to announce these purse increases and we'll have additional information available for everyone very soon,” said Chris Merz, Santa Anita Director of Racing and Racing Secretary. “We're certainly hopeful that owners and horsemen both here in California and around the country will consider all that we're offering and make plans to train and race at Santa Anita this winter. Here in California, our purse structure is based solely upon pari-mutuel handle. There are no casino subsidies available. That said, we are very encouraged by recent trends in California racing and we're hopeful we can continue on an upward path this winter and into the spring.”

Nate Newby, Santa Anita Senior Vice President and General Manager, also expressed optimism regarding the direction of California racing and Santa Anita's role in its resurgence.

“There are now many reasons to be optimistic about 2021 and beyond,” said Newby. “We've been able to raise purses at the Winter/Spring Meet by 10 percent for two consecutive years now and that's certainly good news. We have invested heavily in change and in our racing infrastructure, which has resulted in better, safer racing, which is our top priority.

“Looking ahead to the winter and spring, we are greatly encouraged that we're going to be able to provide our fans with a top quality product that will include improved betting opportunities which is what drives our entire industry. With the addition of our turf chute this past winter, we are confident that with good weather, we're going to be in a position to offer owners and horsemen the best turf and main track racing in the country.”

With this year's two-day Breeders' Cup World Championships set for Nov. 5 & 6 at Del Mar, Santa Anita's 16-day Autumn Meet, which opens on Friday, Oct. 1, will offer fans and horsemen a wide variety of Breeders' Cup “Win & You're In” qualifying races which will no-doubt serve as showcases for potential champions. Purses, which were increased for last year's Autumn stand, will remain the same this year, through closing day, Oct. 31.

The Grade 2, $200,000 Eddie D Stakes, for 3-year-olds and up at 6 ½ furlongs on turf, will highlight the opening day program on Oct. 1.

For additional information regarding the 2021 Autumn Meet and the 2021-22 Winter Spring Meeting, please visit santaanita.com or call (626) 574-RACE.

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Purse Increases for Santa Anita’s Winter/Spring Meet

Santa Anita will increase purses for overnight and stakes races for the upcoming Winter/Spring Meet, which opens Dec. 26. More specifics will be released soon, but maiden special weight races will increase by $6,000 to $67,000; first condition allowances will be upped $6,000 to $69,000; and $25,000 claiming purses will rise by $4,000 to $40,000. The increases are in partnership with the Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC).

“There are now many reasons to be optimistic about 2021 and beyond,” said Santa Anita's senior vice president and general manager Nate Newby. “We've been able to raise purses at the Winter/Spring Meet by 10% for two consecutive years now and that's certainly good news. We have invested heavily in change and in our racing infrastructure, which has resulted in better, safer racing, which is our top priority.”

Santa Anita's 16-day Autumn Meet opens Friday, Oct. 1. Purses were increased for last year's Autumn Meet and will remain at the same level this year.

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