Large collection of 144 various horse racing programs dating from the 1930s to the 2000s; however, the overwhelming majority (123) date prior to 1970. Included are scarce examples from tracks long since closed and programs featuring notable horses. The programs (each measuring approximately 4x9") range in grade from Poor to Excellent, averaging Good. Nearly all display interior ink or pencil notations, and several display water staining.
The racetracks represented in this collection (with the number of programs for each track noted in parentheses) are as follows:
Alameda County Fair (1): 2003.
Atlantic City (2): Both 1961.
Bay Meadows (11): 1942, 1944, 1946 (4), 1949, 1955 (3), and 1990.
Caliente (6): 1930, 1940, 1948 (2), and 1953 (2).
Delaware Park (5): 1938 (2), 1941, 1942, and 1953.
Del Mar Turf Club (16): 1939, 1940, 1945 (2), 1948 (2), 1951, 1952 (2), 1953, 1954, 1962, 1964, 1969, 1977, and 1996 (8/10/96; Dare And Go upsets Cigar in the Pacific Classic).
Garden State Park (1): 1985 (4/20/85: Spend A Buck wins The Garden State Stakes).
Golden Gate Fields (4): 1947, 1948, 1950, and 1968.
Gulfstream Park (2): 1947 and 1949.
Hawthorne (1): 1941 (includes four betting tickets from the race date).
Hippodrome de Tijuana S. de R. L. (1): 1945.
Hialeah (14): 1935 (2), 1939, 1940 (3), 1941 (2), 1946, 1951, 1952, 1955, and 2001 (2).
Hollywood Park (27): 1939, 1946 (2), 1948 (2), 1949, 1952 (4), 1955 (2), 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960 (4), 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966 (Native Driver listed in 8th race), 1968, 1969, 1976, and 1978 (7/24/78; Exceller wins the Sunset Handicap).
Jamaica (2): 1954 and 1959.
Los Angeles County Fair (1): 1938
Monmouth Park (3): 1949, 1950, and 1978.
Santa Anita (42): 1937 (2), 1938, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1948 (2), 1950 (3), 1951 (2), 1952 (2), 1953, 1954, 1955 (3), 1956, 1957 (3; the 1/4/57 program is accompanied by two different betting tickets), 1958, 1959 (4; 3/7/59 Silver Spoon wins the Santa Anita Derby, filly beats the colts), 1960, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1976 (3/7/76: Royal Glint wins the Santa Anita Handicap over Avatar, Ancient Title and Dahlia), 1977, 1980 (3; 1/5/80 Spectacular bid wins the Malibu Stakes; 1/19/80 Spectacular Bid wins the San Fernando Stakes), 1982 (2), 1985, and 1986.
Suffolk Downs (1): 1956.
Tanforan (2): both 1948.
Tropical Park (1): 1951.
Turf Paradise (1): 1959.
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