Racetrack Address:
285 W. Huntington Drive
Arcadia, California 91066

Major Racing Carnivals:
Strub Stakes, Santa Anita Handicap, Santa Anita Oaks, Santa Anita Derby, San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap

RaceTrack History:
On Christmas Day, 1934, Santa Anita conducted its inaugural card. . .
$2,000 claimer, Playmay, won the first race on the card and returned $673.40 for a two-dollar win mutuelon on February 4, 1938. . .
Built in 1953 the Santa Anita turf course has a hillside leg that crosses the main track to connect with the infield oval. . .
Affirmed commenced his 1978 Triple Crown campaign with three consecutive Santa Anita victories, including an eight-length score in the Santa Anita Derby. . .
Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker won the Santa Anita Handicap 11 times...
On March 14, 1987, Pincay won a record seven races on the Santa Anita card. . .
Point Given was the 2001 winner of the Santa Anita Derby...

www.santaanita.com

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Racetrack Address:
700 Central Avenue
Louisville, Ky. 40208-1200

(Approximately 4 miles from downtown, 3 miles from Louisville International Airport)

Major Racing Carnivals:
Kentucky Derby

RaceTrack History:
Horse racing in Kentucky is rich in history, dating back to 1789 when the first race course was laid out in Lexington. However, it was almost 100 years later, in 1875, that Churchill Downs officially opened and began its tradition as "Home of the Kentucky Derby."

In 1787, The Commons, a park-like block near Lexington's Race Street was used by horsemen for racing. By 1789, complaints by "safety minded" citizens led to the formal development of a race meet at The Commons. The men who organized this race meet, including Kentucky Statesman Henry Clay, also formed the Commonwealth's first Jockey Club. The organization later was named the Kentucky Jockey Club in 1809.

The track would eventually become known as "Churchill Downs." The first reference of the name Churchill Downs came in an 1883 Kentucky Derby article reported by the former Louisville Commercial.

www.churchilldowns.com

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Racetrack Address:
Calder Race Course
21001 N.W. 27th Avenue
Miami, FL. 33056

Major Racing Carnivals:
Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Summit of Speed, Breeders' Cup

RaceTrack History:
Real estate businessman Stephen A. Calder and architect Stefan Zachar envision summertime racing in Florida in the mid-1960's. On the 6th May 1971, Calder Race Course opened for the first time featuring the track designed by 3M. In 1999, Churchill Downs Incorporated agrees to purchase Calder Race Course. The acquisition is valued at approximately $86 million.

www.calderracecourse.com

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