Yes, great place.

The $2.5 million Agua Caliente racetrack opened in December 1929, one year after the Hotel-Casino opened. To get the extravagant track they envisioned, the Border Barons and their architects visited the major tracks in the US and Europe. It was the site of several industry firsts, including starting gates, safety helmets, photo finishes, the first public address race caller and “pick six” wagering. Both Phar Lap and Seabiscuit ran and won the Agua Caliente Handicap, which for a time was the richest in the world with its $100,000 purse! The race has been won by many champions, including Round Table in 1958, Gallant Sir (1933 & 1934), who won it twice and in record time, Phar Lap in 1932 and Seabiscuit in 1938. The race attracted wealthy Southern Californians. But in 1935, Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas outlawed gambling and the resort was closed. Though the race track continued to operate, gambling was not legalized again until 1938, by which time the track had already been replaced by the new Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, United States, as the choice of owners to run their horses. In 1947 a small dog track oval was inserted within the larger horse race track oval (see picture #327 below). In 1971 the original structure of the racetrack was destroyed in a fire. It was later repaired, [reopened for horse racing, struggled for years, eventually discontinued horse racing May 17, 1992, due to poor attendance and labor problems], and continues operation today (in a rebuilt structure) as a dog track and a successful national and international sports book and casino (mainly slot and other machines, though some illegal live table games

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Robert