Tomorrow night is the most exciting night of the year, the Annual Santa Anita Jockeys vs. Holy Angels School Students Charity Basketball Game!
In its 47th year, high school students square off against world class – albeit small – professional jockeys in a basketball game to benefit the Kentucky-based Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF) and The Eye on Jacob Foundation.
When: Thursday, Feb. 27. Game time is 7:15 p.m. and admission doors open at 6:15 p.m.
Where: La Salle High School in Pasadena, located at 3880 E Sierra Madre Blvd, at the southwest corner of Michillinda Ave. in Pasadena, approximately four miles northwest of Santa Anita.
Admission is only FIVE DOLLARS. AND, with the purchase of two tickets, fans will receive one General Admission ticket to Santa Anita, good for any race day through April 27, 2014.
Admission tickets and promotional tee shirts are on sale now at Champions! Gifts and Apparel in Santa Anita’s East Paddock Gardens, on-track, or through Holy Angels School.
Who will be there: ALL the greats: Gary Stevens, Mike Smith, Joe Talamo, Corey Nakatani, Rafael Bejarano, Aaron Gryder, Edwin Maldonado, Brice Blanc, Tyler Baze, Mario Gutierrez, Orlando Mojica, Alonso Quinonez, Alberto Delgado, Julien Couton and others, as well as retired Hall of Famers Eddie Delahoussaye and Laffit Pincay, Jr.. They will be available to sign autographs and other memorabilia beginning at 6:30 p.m.
If you enjoy the sport of horse racing, it is your business to help the little guys. Racing is exceedingly dangerous and your enjoyment sometimes means serious injury for the riders.