With the sun shining brightly on the snow-capped mountains in the background, Santa Anita officials announced that today's racing, featuring four of the eight Sunshine Millions races, was a go.
The four other races are to be run at Florida's Gulfstream Park.
There will be national television coverage at 1 p.m. on ESPNews and 2 p.m. on ESPN2.
Horse racing: An article on the Sunshine Millions in Sunday's Sports section incorrectly spelled the last name of administrative law judge David Rosenman as Roseman. In addition, the article reported that Bob Black Jack, winner of the $250,000 Dash, is owned by Tim Kasparoff. The horse is owned by Kasparoff and Jeff Harmon. The article also spelled Robs Coin, a horse who had tested above the threshold level for a local anesthetic, as Rob's Coin.
This is the sixth Sunshine Millions event, which is limited to horses bred in California and Florida. The Sunshine Millions races at Santa Anita will be run as the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh races on an 11-race card, with a first post time of 11:45 a.m.
The first Sunshine Millions race is scheduled to go off at 1:14 p.m. and the post time for $1 million Sunshine Millions Classic is 2:46.
The day features a number of promotions, including the KROQ Microbrew Festival on the infield and a Sunshine Millions towel giveaway.
