`SUPER TRACK' NOT SUPER; SANTA ANITA EVENT IS OFF.Byline: Daily News ARCADIA - Santa Anita Santa Anita may refer to:
The six-race competition was to have shared the stage with the $1 million Santa Anita Handicap The Santa Anita Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in the late winter at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is a Grade I race for horses three years old and up, and is considered the most important race for older horses in North America during on Saturday. Track officials cited a lack of preparation time in calling off the so-called ``Super Track'' series, which was conceived less than a month ago. ``We underestimated what it would take to overcome the obstacles inherent in moving that many horses 3,000 miles from one racing jurisdiction to another,'' Santa Anita president Jack Liebau said. A California-Florida competition at Gulfstream Park Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino is a racetrack and county-approved racino in Hallandale Beach, Florida, in the United States. During its annual meet, which spans January through March, it is one of the most important venues for horse racing in America. near Miami on March 10 is still scheduled. Santa Anita plans to run 11 races starting at noon on Saturday, including the Santa Anita Handicap, the $200,000 San Rafael Stakes The San Rafael Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park, located in Arcadia, California. The race is a Grade II event with a purse of $150,000 and is open to three-year-olds willing to race one mile (8 furlongs) on the dirt. for 3- year-olds and the $400,000 Kilroe Mile (formerly the Arcadia Handicap The Arcadia Handicap is a race for Thoroughbred horses held at Santa Anita Park usually in the beginning of April. The Arcadia is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one mile over the turf. A Grade II event, it offers a purse of $150,000. ) for turf horses. |
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