Santa Anita Park and the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club shrunk the California Horse Racing industry from 9 operating racetracks in 2024 to 3 operating tracks in 2025. Let's keep shrinking it: Please SHARE this Petition (again) for those who we know need to see it several times before Signing it! 

1) From a top U.S. Thoroughbred racing breeder and owner, John Sikura of Hill ’n Dale Farms, Kentucky (Thoroughbred Daily News, 12/20/25)

"Supporting California graded stakes through purse supplementation, freezing the downgrading of stakes while attempting to create stability, and restoring the prior status of fixture races like the Santa Anita Oaks and others with set criteria is actionable and necessary. The phrase 'too big to fail,' applied to the banking industry and automobile industry, certainly applies to California racing.

"I challenge these organizations to prioritize the crisis and formulate a plan of action. Waiving registration fees and 'Win and You're In' won't save racing, but the loss of California racing will be felt in the sales ring and breeding shed in seismic proportions.” 

2) From another of the top U.S. Thoroughbred racing owners, Tom Ryan of SF Bloodstock:

“California racing just got dealt another brutal blow. In a year when this sport should be doing everything possible to stabilize a fragile circuit, the loss of Grade I status for the Frank E. Kilroe Mile and multiple downgrades at Santa Anita and Del Mar is very concerning.”

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/letter-to-the-editor-another-brutal-blow-for-california/

3) And another major U.S. Thoroughbred Horse Racing industry figure:  BILL CASNER, CO-FOUNDER OF WINSTAR FARM —

“California's gone. Belinda Stronach, she doesn't give a damn about horse racing. She could have been the one to save it. First thing she did was sell Golden Gate. Golden Gate was the heart and soul of the California breeding industry, and without that, the California breeding industry's gone. She's chosen to throw the industry in a ditch over more money.” 

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/racing-in-2036-bill-casner/