Once A Warm-Up Act, Malibu Became Santa Anita's Opening Day Headliner - Horse Racing News
The Dec. 26 opening day at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., is one racing tradition that has stood the test of time.
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The Dec. 26 opening day at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., is one racing tradition that has stood the test of time.
By Margaret Ransom Courtesy of Santa Anita press release A talent-filled opening day program on Saturday at Santa Anita Park will help usher out a year of horse racing that has been unpredictable, turbulent and downright implausible, and hopefully foreshadow a 2021 that will mark a return to some semblance of normalcy. Once again, the $300,000 Runhappy Malibu Stakes (G1) is the centerpiece of an 11-race card that features an additional five stakes races and has drawn a standout field of six sophomores looking for a win in the final Grade 1 of the year in North America. A year ago, the first d...