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Santa Anita Race Track Begins Winter/Spring Meeting With Upgrades

The increase will bring the average daily purse money available to horsemen to more than $533,000, totaling more than $43M for the season.

December 26, 2020

ARCADIA (CBSLA) – Santa Anita Park is scheduled to begin its winter/spring meeting Saturday with a 10 percent increase to its daily overnight purse distribution, a bonus plan to attract out-of-state horses, and a new turf course chute.

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It will be held without fans in attendance because of the coronavirus pandemic, just like other meetings in California since the resumption of racing May 15 following a nearly two-month interruption because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The increase will bring the average daily purse money available to horsemen to more than $533,000, totaling more than $43 million for the upcoming season, which is set to run through June 20.

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