Santa Anita Cancels Races Ahead of Incoming Rainstorm

Santa Anita Cancels Races Ahead of Incoming Rainstorm

Santa Anita Park canceled live racing Wednesday and Thursday due to the incoming rainstorm. The canceled races will be rescheduled in the coming weeks, and the first make-up day will be Jan. 8, Santa Anita officials said. On Sunday, the Arcadia track drew its largest Opening Day crowd since 2016, 41,962, its most for a Sunday opener since 1999. That was after a previous storm system forced a two-day delay of its traditional Dec. 26 Opening Day. …

Santa Anita racing rained out Wednesday and Thursday

Santa Anita canceled thoroughbred racing Wednesday and Thursday because of the latest storm expected in Southern California, the track announced Wednesday morning. The Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 rainouts cap a week of weather disruptions at Santa Anita, which delayed the first two days of its winter-spring season from Dec. 26-27 to Dec. 28-29. Some races from the latest canceled days will be used in a makeup card being added Thursday, Jan. 8, Santa Anit…