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Assistant starters grab an obstinate horse's ear to load it into the starting gate.
Date: 02/08/2010
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 33
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For turf course workouts, riders switch mounts at the gap instead of going back to the barn.
Rafael Bejarano gets on Elusive Galaxy after working Ferneley at Santa Anita, Oct. 24, 2009.
Date: 01/08/2010
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 61
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Jockeys sign autographs as they return to the jockeys' room after a race.
Kieren Fallon after the 2009 Yellow Ribbon.
Date: 01/01/2010
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 40
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Horses receive their bridle number plates at the receiving barn before a race.
Mine That Bird before the 2009 Goodwood.
Date: 01/01/2010
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 29
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Camera man.
Date: 01/01/2010
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 19
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Horses go to the track for the post parade.
2009 Cal. Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita.
Date: 12/12/2009
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 74
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The starting gate is rolled onto the turf course on boards to protect the grass.
Date: 05/16/2009
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 99
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Hangin' out at the gap during morning workouts.
Date: 05/03/2009
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 118
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The Seabiscuit Tour stops through the receiving barn.
Date: 03/30/2009
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 93
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Trainer John Shirreffs prefers to watch the winners' circle photo rather than be in it.
After Life Is Sweet won the 2009 G1 Santa Margarita.
Date: 03/26/2009
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 79
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Starting gate load.
Sayit - Santa Anita race 2, March 14, 2009.
Date: 03/26/2009
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 69
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Earmuffs, common on Paddy Gallagher horses.
Magical Fantasy before the 2009 G1 Santa Margarita.
Date: 03/26/2009
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 77
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Some horses have to be saddled in or behind the saddling box.
Hooh Why before the 2009 G1 Santa Anita Oaks.
Date: 03/25/2009
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 79
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The line to the receiving barn before a race.
2009 G3 Sham Stakes
Date: 03/23/2009
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 65
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Kickin' back between races.
Date: 03/23/2009
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 100
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Leg up.
Date: 02/15/2009
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 136
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Cigarette, program, and the Form.
Date: 02/15/2009
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 73
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Chatting with a bartender.
Date: 02/15/2009
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 59
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Horses are walked in circles on the track while they wait to return to the testing barn.
Into Mischief and Georgie Boy after the 2008 G1 Malibu.
Date: 12/30/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 110
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"One out"
Date: 12/30/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 62
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Yummy.
Date: 10/19/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 108
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Jockeys report back to trainers (and sometimes owners) on their ride after a race.
Rafael Bejarano explains his 6th-place finish on Azul Leon in the 2008 G1 Norfolk Stakes. Doug O'Neill and Joseph Lacombe (Sr. or Jr.?) listen as the winner Street Hero parades in the background.
Date: 10/15/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 115
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Grooms hand off their horse to an outrider before the horses go onto the track for the post parade.
Saucey Evening before winning the 2008 Cal. Cup Juvenile Fillies.
Date: 10/15/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 106
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Post-race interview.
Jerry Fanning and Joe Talamo after winning the Ralph M. Hinds Hcp. at Fairplex. The panda bear silks are Lathrop G. Hoffman's.
Date: 09/22/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 77
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Though braids may look nice, they aren't very practical. Riders undo them to get a better grip on the mane for the start.
Date: 09/17/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 142
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Hurry Up Austin is escorted back to the frontside after breaking through the gate and being a late scratch.
Hollywood Park race 4, June 7, 2008.
Date: 06/15/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 213
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Horses cross over to the turf for a race after warming up on the main track.
Tutta Bella and Passified before the 2008 Redondo Beach S.
Date: 06/15/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 96
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The gallop out after a race.
Date: 04/28/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 124
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Warming up.
Date: 04/28/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 133
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Reggie pulls a wagon everyday at Santa Anita to take the patrol judges to their stands.
Date: 04/28/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 146
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The track chaplain says a prayer for the assistant starters before they go to do their dangerous job.
Date: 03/20/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 172
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Assistant starters load horses into the starting gate.
Date: 03/20/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 153
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A horse returns after he "grabbed a quarter" (see blood and bent shoe).
Success Fee after running last in the 2008 G3 Sham S.
Date: 03/03/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 592
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Workers move the rail for a downhill turf race at Santa Anita.
Date: 03/03/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 156
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Claimed horses are marked after the race with a red tag. (update of an older photo)
Mike Mitchell-trainee South African Baby had nine claims in for her, and Peter Miller won the shake.
Date: 02/20/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 206
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Non-stick spray is used to keep the synthetic track from sticking to the horses' hooves.
Dawn After Dawn before winning the G2 La Canada.
Date: 02/11/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 229
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An lead pony rider describes Santa Anita to C.C. Lopez on his first time at the track (I think).
The horse is Gottcha Gold before the 2008 Sunshine Millions Classic.
Date: 01/30/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 183
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The Goodyear Blimp hovers above on big days.
Date: 01/30/2008
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 89
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Common barn sights - a bath stall, hotwalking horse, hanging bridles, and tack on a sawhorse.
Date: 10/25/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 205
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Jockey Clinton Potts gives his horse Judge Gallivan a pat after a win.
Date: 10/25/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 229
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Paddock and racing patrol judge Ken Goldberg walkie-talkie's his observations after the field passes by.
Date: 10/25/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 194
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Corey Nakatani stands up from a sitting position to a riding position just out of the gate.
Date: 10/25/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 289
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Aaron Gryder pulls down a pair of goggles in a muddy Fairplex race. (horse is Prime Catch)
Date: 09/27/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 253
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Jockeys Osman Cedeno and William Antongeorgi III talk to each other about who they think won the photo finish.
Date: 08/15/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 299
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Jockeys involved in infractions talk to the stewards on the phone. David Cohen pleads a losing case at Del Mar.
Date: 07/24/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 233
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Handicapping in the paddock.
The horse is Nashoba's Key before the G1 Vanity. RIP.
Date: 07/11/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 182
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Horses go under the tunnel to the track.
Date: 04/01/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 224
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Cars' tail light glow at sunset in the mass exodus after the last race.
Date: 03/03/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 259
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Laid back ponies rest by the tunnel between races.
Date: 03/03/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 326
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Horses are unsaddled on the track after a race, and trainers talk to jockeys about their trips.
Date: 02/03/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 297
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Alex Solis shakes hands with trainer Ron McAnally and HRTV personality Jon White after winning The 2007 Thunder Road Hcp. aboard
Date: 02/11/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 312
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David Cohen eases Beneficial Bartok to the finish.
Date: 02/02/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 414
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A track worker watches from behind a temporary barrier as horses cross over to the oval turf course from Santa Anita's hillside
Date: 01/13/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 373
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A pony is tied to his shadow.
Date: 01/19/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 421
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A worker from the claimed horse's new stable looks the horse in the mouth.
Date: 01/07/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 396
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A groom from the new stable quickly tries to place a halter on the claimed horse before it can get away.
Date: 01/07/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 467
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The groom goes home with empty tack after the horse under his care was claimed.
Date: 01/07/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 339
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Media Luna finishes last with a bloody mouth, possibly from biting her tongue.
Date: 01/09/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 497
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San Arroyo's leg is stretched in the paddock before a race.
Date: 01/09/2007
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 260
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In the paddock.
Date: 10/28/2006
Owner: Marcie Heacox
Views: 247
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