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The San Gabriel ___MASK8___ is one of the ___MASK82___ valleys of Southern California , lying generally to the east of the city of Los Angeles . Surrounding features include : Arcadia (" Arkadía ") is one of the regional units of Greece . It is ___MASK99___ of the ___MASK16___ of Peloponnese . It is situated in the central and eastern ___MASK99___ of the Peloponnese peninsula . It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas . In Greek mythology , it was the home of the ___MASK28___ Pan . In European Renaissance arts , Arcadia was celebrated as an unspoiled , harmonious wilderness . A ___MASK5___ is a specific ___MASK66___ of domestic animals having homogeneous appearance ( phenotype ), homogeneous ___MASK37___ , and / or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species . Breeds are formed through genetic isolation and either natural adaptation to the environment or selective breeding , or a combination of the two . Despite the centrality of the idea of " breeds " to animal husbandry and agriculture , no ___MASK49___ , scientifically accepted definition of the term exists . A ___MASK5___ is therefore not an objective or biologically verifiable classification but is instead a term of art amongst groups of breeders who share a consensus around what qualities make some members of a given species members of a nameable subset . The Buena Vista Handicap is an annual ___MASK34___ for ___MASK70___ horses held early in the ___MASK45___ at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia , California . Open to fillies and mares , age four and up , willing to ___MASK34___ one mile ( 8 furlongs ) on the turf , it is a Grade II event . Run in mid February , the Buena Vista currently offers a purse of $ 200 , 000 . The Buena Vista Handicap was run in two divisions in 1992 . Santa Anita ___MASK18___ is a ___MASK70___ racetrack in Arcadia , California , United States . It offers some of the prominent ___MASK35___ events in the United States during the winter and in spring . With its backdrop of the San Gabriel Mountains , it is considered by many the world ' s most beautiful race track . The track is home to numerous prestigious races including both the Santa Anita Derby and the Santa Anita Handicap as well as hosting the Breeders ' Cup in 1986 , 1993 , 2003 , 2008 , 2009 , and from 2012 to 2014 , plus 2016 . In 2010 , Santa Anita ' s ___MASK2___ was moved to MI Developments Inc . ( MID ). The Breeders ' ___MASK98___ World Championships is an annual series of ___MASK59___ I ___MASK70___ ___MASK84___ races , operated by Breeders ' ___MASK98___ Limited , a ___MASK57___ formed in 1982 . From its inception in 1984 through 2006 , it was a ___MASK49___ - day event ; starting in 2007 , it expanded to two days . All sites have been in the United States , except in 1996 , when the races were at the Woodbine Racetrack in Canada . The Santa Anita Handicap is an American ___MASK70___ ___MASK1___ held annually in early March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia , California . It is a Grade I race for horses four years old and up and is considered the most important race for older horses in North America during the winter racing season . The ten - furlong Santa Anita Handicap offers a purse of $ 1 million . ___MASK97___ County , officially the County of ___MASK97___ , is a county in California . With a population of more than ten million people , it is the most populous county in the United States , and larger than that of 42 individual U . S . states . It has 88 incorporated cities and many unincorporated areas and at it is larger than the combined areas of the U . S . states of Delaware and Rhode Island . The county is home to more than one quarter of all California residents and is one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the U . S . Its county seat , the City of ___MASK97___ , is also its most populous city at about four million . The San Gabriel Mountains are a ___MASK24___ located in northern ___MASK97___ County and western San Bernardino County , California , United States . The ___MASK24___ is part of the Transverse Ranges and lies between the ___MASK97___ Basin and the Mojave Desert , with Interstate 5 to the west and Interstate 15 to the east . This range lies in , and is surrounded by , the Angeles ___MASK62___ , with the San Andreas Fault as the northern border of the range . Arcadia is a ___MASK92___ in ___MASK97___ County , California , United States located about northeast of downtown ___MASK97___ in the San Gabriel Valley and at the ___MASK3___ of the San Gabriel Mountains . The ___MASK70___ is a ___MASK84___ breed best known for its use in ___MASK84___ ___MASK35___ . Although the word " thoroughbred " is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred ___MASK84___ , it technically refers only to the ___MASK70___ breed . Thoroughbreds are considered " hot - blooded " horses that are known for their agility , speed and spirit . The Santa Anita Derby is an American ___MASK59___ ___MASK25___ thoroughbred ___MASK1___ for three - year - olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia , California and carries a purse of $ ___MASK25___ million . Inaugurated in 1935 , it is considered the most important West Coast stepping - stone to the Kentucky Derby . Since its inception , seven Santa Anita Derby winners have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby . or " cultivars " of an ___MASK100___ ___MASK95___ , achieved through the process of selective breeding . When the ___MASK39___ of a purebred ___MASK100___ is recorded , that ___MASK100___ is said to be " pedigreed ".