| Opened | December 25, 1934 |
| Last Race Date | Still in Operation |
| Racing Type | Thoroughbred |
| Abbreviation | SA |
| Purse Value Index | 61 |
| Signature Race | Santa Anita Handicap |
| Announcer | Trevor Denman |
- 12/25/1934 Opens for racing.
- 05/05/1945 Racing resumes after World War II ends.
- 00/00/1953 European style downhill turf course added to track.
- 03/08/1958 61,123 watch Sulky Sullivan come from 28 back to win Santa Anita Derby.
- 10/07/1969 Inaugural Oak Tree at Santa Anita meet is run.
- 03/03/1985 A record 85,529 fans turn out for the Santa Anita Handicap.
- 11/01/1986 First of five Breeders Cup's run at Santa Anita.
- 12/01/1988 Magna Enterprises takes over ownership of Santa Anita.
- 10/25/2003 A whopping $120,788,128 is bet on Breeders Cup Day.
- 09/04/2007 As required by California a new synthetic cushion track is unveiled.
- 04/18/2010 Santa Anita ends it's seventy fifth year, original racing surface is replaced.