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Christian Helping Hands’ Santa’s C.A.P. is well under way. Already, more than 150 children have been signed up for the Santa’s Christmas Adoption Program provided by CHH.  

The federal lawsuit against Cushion Track and affiliates over the former synthetic racing surface at Santa Anita Park is geared to go forward after a judge recently denied most of the defendants' request for dismissal.  

Left to right: Owner Jerome Moss, jockey Mike Smith, owner Ann Moss and trainer John Shirreffs celebrate their win after Zenyatta finished first in the Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic at Santa Anita.  

Hollywood Gold Cup winner Mast Track, who was the likely pacesetter in Saturday's $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, is questionable to make the 1¼-mile race after a quarter crack was detected in a hoof yesterday. Entries close at 10 a.m. PDT today at Santa Anita.  

ARCADIA - Hollywood Gold Cup winner Mast Track, expected to set the pace in Saturday's $5million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita, has a quarter crack and will not race.  

Midnight Lute, the 2007 champion sprinter, worked out on Santa Anita Park's all-weather track on Monday in preparation for the Sentient Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) on Saturday.  

ARCADIA, Calif. - From a distance the main track at Santa Anita, which plays host to the 25th Breeders' Cup this Friday and Saturday, looks just like the old dirt surface, down to its dark brown color. But on closer inspection, it's not dirt at...  

OWOSSO - North Pole Express trips to Santa's Village, North Pole USA at the Saginaw Fairgrounds south of Chesaning are on track for a few more decades.  

A record 35 overseas horses -- 33 Europeans and one each from Argentina and Japan -- were among the 180 pre-entries announced yesterday for the 14 races next Friday and Saturday at Santa Anita Race Track in Arcadia, Calif.  

When Santa Anita Park was chosen as the first track with a synthetic surface to host the Breeders' Cup World Championships, it was done with the belief that it would help attract horses from overseas. That thinking proved to be correct.  

Metra's Santa Train appears to be back on track.  

Curlin, with regular exercise rider Carlos Rosas aboard, cruised through a workout between races Monday at Santa Anita Park. Curlin will run in this year's Breeders' Cup Classic.  

How do you best serve handicappers who are hungry for long-shot winners in an effort to end the year on a winning note?  

It was exhausting and exhilarating sitting in the press box at Santa Ana Stadium on Friday night trying to keep track of every touchdown and every game-changing moment of another high school football classic involving Santa Ana Mater Dei and Corona Centennial.  

HEMET - Room 502 at the old Santa Fe Middle School campus in Hemet houses the new AdvancePath Academy, where students who were in danger of flunking or dropping out of school are busy trying to put themselves back on a graduation track.