Santa Anita Park Press
1941
Grantland Rice Papers, Vanderbilt University Special Collections
Grantland Rice Papers, Vanderbilt University Special Collections
The Santa Anita Park opened in 1934 and is the oldest racetrack in California. Grantland Rice was introduced to covering the racetrack in 1901 while working for the Nashville News. He spent the rest of his life writing about and enjoying horseracing. Rice even invented a complicated betting strategy he used to pick horses.
Title
Santa Anita Park Press
Creator
Publisher
Grantland Rice Papers, Vanderbilt University Special Collections
Date
1941
Subject
Description
The Santa Anita Park opened in 1934 and is the oldest racetrack in California. Grantland Rice was introduced to covering the racetrack in 1901 while working for the Nashville News. He spent the rest of his life writing about and enjoying horseracing. Rice even invented a complicated betting strategy he used to pick horses.
Type
Language
English
Identifier
SPORTS-PIN-1941-Santa_Anita_FULL
Original Format
Lapel pin
Files
Collection
Citation
Santa Anita Park, “Santa Anita Park Press,” Gallery, accessed August 20, 2026, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/8.