SANTA ANITA GETS BREEDERS' CUP XXV RACE WILL BE PART OF 2008 OAK TREE MEET.Byline: ART WILSON Arthur Earl "Dutch" Wilson (December 11, 1885 in Macon, Illinois; died June 12, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. Art Wilson was the catcher for Cubs pitcher Hippo Vaughn during the "double no-hitter" game in 1917. Staff Writer ARCADIA -- Trainer Richard Mandella Richard Mandella (born November 5, 1950 in Beaumont, California) is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the Racing Hall of Fame. Mandella's father, a blacksmith, introduced him to horses at an early age and while still in high school he began breaking and training most likely is one of the happiest people in the thoroughbred racing industry after it was announced Thursday that Breeders' Cup The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I thoroughbred horse races operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982 by a consortium of North American racing organizations, led by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. XXV will be held during the Oak Tree meet at Santa Anita Santa Anita may refer to:
Mandella, a 56-year-old Pasadena resident and member of the Oak Tree Racing Association The Oak Tree Racing Association is an American not-for-profit corporation that exists to conduct live thoroughbred horse racing in Southern California. History In 1968, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club the operators of Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California decided to board of directors, won a record four Breeders' Cup races when the event was last held at Santa Anita in 2003, including the $4 million Classic with 14-1 long shot Pleasantly Perfect Pleasantly Perfect (born April 2, 1998 in Lexington, Kentucky) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who retired as the fourth richest American horse in career earnings. A son of Pleasant Colony, winner of the 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, he was out of the mare Regal State who . In 1993 at Santa Anita, Mandella won two Breeders' Cup races and two lesser stakes on the undercard un·der·card n. The event or events coming before and supporting the main event, as of boxing matches. . "It's always exciting to have it here at home, in our backyard," Mandella said. "It's been good to me, obviously. It's kind of phenomenal that I would have two days like that." Mandella is tied for third with Neil Drysdale on the all-time trainers' list with six Breeders' Cup wins. D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas (born September 2, 1935 in Antigo, Wisconsin) is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. has won a record 18. Beginning this year at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J., the Breeders' Cup will become a two-day event after Cup officials added three $1 million races -- the Dirt Mile, Filly & Mare Sprint and Juvenile Turf -- to the program. That brings the total for the event to 11races, with purses and awards totaling $23 million. The 2008 Breeders' Cup, which will be Oct. 24-25, will mark the fourth time Oak Tree has hosted the championship -- and the seventh time it has been held in Southern California. Santa Anita drew an on-track crowd of 69,155 when it first hosted the event in 1986, a record for a non-Churchill Downs Breeders' Cup. Hollywood Park hosted the inaugural Breeders' Cup in 1984 and again in 1987 and 1997. "Breeders' Cup and Oak Tree have made a great team, setting (wagering) records in each of the three years Oak Tree has hosted Breeders' Cup Day," Oak Tree executive vice president Sherwood Chillingworth said. Breeders' Cup XXV will be the first run over a synthetic racing surface. Santa Anita is scheduled to renovate its main track and install an artificial surface this summer in time for the 2007 Oak Tree meet. "There were absolutely no concerns in taking the Breeders' Cup to an artificial surface," said Greg Avioli, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Breeders' Cup Ltd. "I can see us coming back on a regular basis (to Santa Anita) because it's one of the best facilities in the country." Santa Anita president Ron Charles and jockeys Richard Migliore and Aaron Gryder traveled to Australia earlier this week to test the synthetic surface Pro-Ride, one of the four artificial surfaces being considered by track officials. Mandella is looking forward to the Super Bowl of horse racing being contested over a synthetic surface. The Hall of Fame trainer says he loves the new Cushion Track at Hollywood Park, which debuted during its meet last fall. "I think it's one of the greatest things that's ever happened to racing," Mandella said. "I think it's pretty unanimous around with the horsemen. I mean, there are still some naysayers and people that don't believe yet, but the majority of the whole industry is behind it." art.wilson@sgvn.com (626) 962-8811, Ext. 2103 |
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