Santa Anita Park Racetrack

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Santa Anita Park, while not the most accessable racetrack in terms of location, is one of the most talked about tracks in the United States. It is not uncommon for even those who do not follow horse racing to know of Santa Anita, as the park is one of the most widely used tracks in north America. Over 40 different stakes are held in Santa Anita, and they hold races in every month except May, June, July, and August.

Santa Anita is the oldest racetrack in Southern California, and officially opened for business on Christmas Day of 1934. Due in part to the legalization of parimutuel wagering by California legislation in 1933, the Santa Anita course would soon become one of the most significant thoroughbred tracks in American. Under the command of Charles "Doc" Strub, Santa Anita not only became a fiscal success, but also helped advance the thoroughbred racing industry on a whole. Thoroughbred racing can thank Strub for the use of photo finishes in every race, as well as the widespread use of starting gates. As with many other racetracks, the Santa Anita track was was temporarily closed during World War II, but this time with a special intent in mind - the track was used as a Japanese Internment Camp during the years 1942 and 1944, to reopen in 1945. Other memorable moments in the history of the Santa Anita was Seabiscuit's winning the Santa Anita Handicap in his final Start, Silky Sullivan's epic comeback from 28 lengths off pace, as well as the site of the equestrian events of the 1984 Olympics.

There are many significant traces to be found through the Santa Anita Race Course, including the Santa Anita Handicap, the Santa Anita Derby, Sunshine Millions Day, the Ancient Title Stakes, and the Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship. Just over fifty different major stakes are run through the Santa Anita course, backed by the addition of less significant events held periodically throughout the track's yearly operations.

The track itself has a main track as well as one smaller track. The main track, build with a synthetic material to comply with California law, runs 9/10ths of a mile, or seven furlongs. There is also a slightly smaller track, a turf track, which runs at nearly six and one half furlongs. The Santa Anita is made even more important by the fact that very few others of its type of track exist in North America. The entirety of the track spans 320 acres, which can accommodate nearly 100,000 guests.

Since there are so many major events that take place through Santa Anita Park, there is always a betting line available, other than during the four months in which the track does not operate. Betting at Santa Anita park is also handled primarily through parimutuel pools, but as usual, online racebooks will sometimes bring fixed odds betting to the forefront rather than try to rely on parimutuel wagering filling the gap. Since the major events are more likely to garner more betting than the minor events, Santa Anita park remains one of those betting locations with more choices for betting than not.

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Though not the biggest nor the best of race tracks, Intertops will occasionally post lines on the Santa Anita race course. While they primarily stick to the most important races, Intertops will not ignore Santa Anita for too long. Intertops offers a $100 dollar bonus to all players first signing up, giving them slightly more than they would have received by themselves. Intertops will run between five and fifteen types of bets on each race, allowing you the mutability found almost exclusively at the track. Since they do not have a dedicated racebook, you can also expect to find higher payouts through Intertops over most of the other racebooks. Visit Intertops

Bovada has been bringing players sports betting, poker, and casino action for fifteen years, but perhaps an underscored section of their site is their racebook. Their online racebook comes all inclusive with most of the major tracks, including the famous Santa Anita. Whether it is a small race or one of those that could send a horse into history, Bovada will cover the line. Bovada's 20% to $100 match bonus can be used to augment your initial bankroll, thus giving you an opportunity to wager on more lines than you could have previously endeavored to cover. Bovada offers straight, combination, and even some exotic bets, which is why they are one of the best USA online racebook. Bovada accepts VISA, MasterCard, eWalletXpress, 900Pay, and VirtualPin as their deposit methods, each of which is eligible to take their unlimited match bonus. Visit Bovada

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