For Sunday, the Racing Office took no chances. The eight-race program will be run exclusively on dirt. As for the scheduled Grade 3, $100,000 Las Cienegas on the hillside turf course, it was moved to the special New Year’s holiday card on Monday.
nominations for Santa Anita’s prestigious Grade 1, $300,000 Runhappy Malibu Stakes and five other graded offerings closed Monday with a total of 104 horses nominated