Santa Anita Park will return to a four-day race week beginning this Thursday,
and will operate on a Thursday through Sunday schedule for the remainder of its
winter/spring meeting, which concludes on April 17.
“Our horse inventory here in Southern California is well below what it has
been in recent years,” Santa Anita President George Haines said. “Accordingly,
we believe it is in everyone’s best interest to return to a four-day week for
the rest of the meet. We want to ensure that we’re offering our fans a quality
product and at this time, this is the best way to meet that objective.
“We’re very confident this will enable Santa Anita to provide our horseman
plenty of opportunities to run and offer our fans fuller fields with more
betting opportunities.”
Haines also noted that Santa Anita’s “Free Fridays” promotion will remain in
effect for the rest of the meet.
“We expect that ‘Free Fridays’ will gather momentum and be strong for us as
we look forward to the $1-million Santa Anita Derby ([G1] on April 9),” Haines
added.
First post time on all weekdays will be at 1 p.m. (PDT) and weekend post time
will be 12:30 p.m., with the exception of Santa Anita Derby, when first post
will be at noon.
To make dining or seating reservations, or for more racing information, fans
are encouraged to visit www.santaanita.com, or to call 626-574-RACE.