Santa Anita goes back to 4-day race week

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - Santa Anita has reneged on its decision to run five days a week, with track officials blaming low horse inventory for the return to a four-day schedule starting Thursday.

The track said in February that it would add a fifth day of racing beginning March 23 and running through the end of the winter-spring meet on April 17. It did run five days last week.

But Santa Anita president George Haines said Sunday that horse inventory in Southern California is well below what has it has been in recent years and by running just four days a week, bettors will benefit from fuller fields to wager on.