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Santa Anita Race TrackLive Santa Anita Odds from Bodog RacebookSanta Anita Facts: Every year horse racing fans eagerly await the month of December. It is in December, that the Santa Anita Race Track opens its doors for the new season. It always opens on the day after Christmas. From the end of December until late April, the Santa Anita Race Track is full of exciting horse racing action. In the early months of winter, which are almost always beautiful at the Santa Anita Race Track, the track holds its annual fall metting. The Santa Anita Race Track has horse racing five days a week - Wednesday through Sunday. They also hold races on holidays that fall on a Monday. The post time for the first race is normally between 12:30pm and 1:00pm. The gates of the Santa Anita Race Track open around two and a half hours before post time, so there's always plenty of time to make horse bets, get a bite to eat and get prepared for some of the finest horse racing on the West Coast. No matter where you are watching the horse racing action from, you will never miss a step. The Santa Anita Race Track is full of televisions to make sure all horse racing fans enjoy each race to the fullest. Many horse racing venues occupy 70-140 acres, but not the Santa Anita Race Track. It's very large and occupies almost 320 acres. The Santa Anita Race Track can hold a very large number of horse racing fans. In fact, the Grandstand is 1,100 feet long-it's basically a landmark. It can hold an astounding 26,000 fans. Over 50,000 fans can sit in the ground and infield area. That's over 76,000 horse racing fans that can partake in the live action at the Santa Anita Race Track. The barns are spectacular - there are 61 of them. The 61 barns are capable of holding 2,000 horses. The Santa Anita Race Track is home of many US graded stakes including the Santa Anita Derby held annually in April. Some say there's nothing better than taking in a day of Santa Anita horse racing. You just never know when you might be watching the next legendary horse. |