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01-07-2018, 08:30 PM
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Substantial Changes Proposed for Santa Anita
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Significant changes to the property at Santa Anita Park have been proposed in the past and many went by the wayside, but the tone from Tim Ritvo, The Stronach Group's chief operating officer, Jan. 7 was different.
What Ritvo stressed Sunday was that the drastic changes this time around—ideas to expand the barn area, build a second turf course, expand the main track, and build a brand-new training facility in nearby West Covina, Calif.—are not only desired, but essential.
The first step, Ritvo said, is to build about 1,000 new stalls to the north of the main oval at Santa Anita, an area that currently serves as a parking lot. While the master plan—which would include extending the main track from a mile to 1 1/8 miles, widening the turf course enough to make two separate grass courses, adding an L-shaped training track for jogging on the northern border of the property, and moving the inside training track slightly to accommodate those changes, as well as adding an outdoor mall that would run up to the paddock area—might be far off in the future, but adding the new barn area would also require approvals for various reasons from the City of Arcadia, as well as Los Angeles County. Ritvo wouldn't put a timetable on any of the changes, but said the barn addition could cost an estimated $12-$15 million.
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https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-rac..._medium=social
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01-07-2018, 09:28 PM
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Gulfstream Park Really West
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01-07-2018, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Al Gobbi
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I am okay for this. I would also love if Stronach could assist in pushing for "real" harness racing again in SoCal. Not the crap up at CalExpo but the stuff that used to race at HP.
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01-07-2018, 11:35 PM
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That use to be fun going to SA for the day and then stop at HP on the way home. Those were the good old days.
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01-07-2018, 11:41 PM
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One thing I think is greatly needed is somewhere where both multiple screens AND seats and tables (free and reasonably quiet) are linked for simulcast players...I looked high and low, in Clubhouse and General areas for this with no luck, one can only stand for so long...but most seats with individual monitors are in restaurants or pay extra areas...
The sport bar upstairs, take a right at the top of the escalators, is really cool but is mostly part of some posh event on big days...definitely the place to be though anytime else...wish there were more cozy niches such as the Sports Bar for all the Simo players...
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01-07-2018, 11:49 PM
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I read that they are also going to install a state of the art timing system that will give times for each and every horse in the race from when the gate opens. "This will ensure that the customers that support this game, have accurate information." Rivito also stated that "The integrity of this sport will be held to the highest possible standards, drugs will not be tolerated."
God, I crack myself up once in a while.
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01-08-2018, 06:48 AM
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When asked to explain the timing system, Rivito said," We have hired two of the best from the local homeless shelter and supplied them with state of the art stopwatches", then added " Larry and Moe will do a great job." He added later " As long as there is not a crowd of people, or a large animal running near them. they will do a great job. If they see a large running animal, they curl up in a cardboard box, and it is hard to pry them out of there." Larry and Moe will also be in charge of drug testing. "They have tested a large amount of drugs in their lives" Rivito explained.
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01-08-2018, 09:29 AM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Rivito also stated that "The integrity of this sport will be held to the highest possible standards, drugs will not be tolerated."
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Ritvo then clicked his heels together three times and said, "There's no place like the Race Place, There's no place like the Race Place."
And they all lived happily ever after.
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01-08-2018, 10:51 AM
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In business when a higher up comes-in and reads the riot act, he's out!
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01-08-2018, 06:17 PM
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Doing well so far.
This is on races run at Santa Anita and is not all sources. Last year at this time there was an extra Thursday
2016-2017 = Daily average of $9,128,700
2017-2018 = $10,580,331
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01-09-2018, 09:18 AM
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While the only renovations CD does is to keep adding more luxury suites to bring in the big $ for their shareholders on 2 days of the year.
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01-09-2018, 10:44 AM
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It sounds like CA is going to start stressing turf racing a little more. This is the second thing I read this week that hinted at expanded turf racing.
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01-09-2018, 10:47 AM
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Location: The Villages
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Isn't it a lot of money to water the turf out there since it never rains in Southern CA?
This maybe a stupid question, but it's an honest one.
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01-09-2018, 04:29 PM
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Looks like $1.60 per HCF (748 gallons). Not terrible and not free. SA gets some of the better months in terms of rain here. Dirt track require a bit of water as well. Would be curious if it actually requires more?
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01-09-2018, 05:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by classhandicapper
It sounds like CA is going to start stressing turf racing a little more. This is the second thing I read this week that hinted at expanded turf racing.
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It's kind of weird that we don't. We have great weather, which means that we probably have more firm turf days than any of the other major racing circuits. If we had something like the Gulfstream/Aqueduct/Arlington Park turf setup, we could run LOTS more grass races.
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