Pima County says no racing for now at Rillito Racetrack

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — There will be no horse racing at Lilito Racetrack for the first period of the new year. The decision was made today by the Pima County Board of Supervisors. In a letter sent to racing organizations, the county cited delays in auditing as a reason for not approving this year's racing. […]

Japanese taken from San Diego to Santa Anita racetrack, then Arizona

by David Helvarg reader Donald Estes Collection Internees in San Diego, Poston, Arizona, mostly old and young. During World War II, the Japanese escaped from San Diego by rail. “There are still some. I saw people I went to school with in Coronado before the war working. They still don’t talk to me. has been […]