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A ___MASK30___ is a specific ___MASK70___ of domestic animals having homogeneous appearance ( phenotype ), homogeneous ___MASK92___ , 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 ___MASK35___ , scientifically accepted definition of the term exists . A ___MASK30___ 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 Santa Anita Derby is an American ___MASK71___ ___MASK60___ thoroughbred ___MASK82___ for three - year - olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia , California and carries a purse of $ ___MASK60___ 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 . ___MASK47___ County , officially the County of ___MASK47___ , 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 ___MASK47___ , is also its most populous city at about four million . The San Gabriel ___MASK98___ is one of the ___MASK78___ valleys of Southern California , lying generally to the east of the city of Los Angeles . Surrounding features include : The ___MASK75___ is a ___MASK90___ breed best known for its use in ___MASK90___ ___MASK42___ . Although the word " thoroughbred " is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred ___MASK90___ , it technically refers only to the ___MASK75___ breed . Thoroughbreds are considered " hot - blooded " horses that are known for their agility , speed and spirit . The Breeders ' ___MASK63___ World Championships is an annual series of ___MASK71___ I ___MASK75___ ___MASK90___ races , operated by Breeders ' ___MASK63___ Limited , a ___MASK21___ formed in 1982 . From its inception in 1984 through 2006 , it was a ___MASK35___ - 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 ___MASK75___ ___MASK82___ 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 . The San Gabriel Mountains are a ___MASK2___ located in northern ___MASK47___ County and western San Bernardino County , California , United States . The ___MASK2___ is part of the Transverse Ranges and lies between the ___MASK47___ 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 ___MASK55___ , with the San Andreas Fault as the northern border of the range . The Malibu Stakes is a ___MASK43___ for three - ___MASK56___ - old ___MASK75___ horses of either gender held each December at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia , California . The ___MASK43___ is at a distance of ___MASK10___ furlongs and is the first leg of Santa Anita Park ' s Strub Series . A Grade I event currently with a $ 300 , 000 purse , it has attracted some of America ' s best horses following the Breeders ' Cup . Inaugurated in 1952 as the Malibu Sequet Stakes , its name was changed to the present style in 1958 . There was a Malibu Stakes run in January and December of the same ___MASK56___ in 1955 , 1960 , 1966 , and 1984 . It was run in two divisions in 1972 , 1975 , 1977 , 1981 , and 1984 . There was no ___MASK43___ in 1959 , 1964 , 1967 , 1970 . Santa Anita ___MASK100___ is a ___MASK75___ racetrack in Arcadia , California , United States . It offers some of the prominent ___MASK42___ 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 ___MASK68___ was moved to MI Developments Inc . ( MID ). Arcadia (" Arkadía ") is one of the regional units of Greece . It is ___MASK9___ of the ___MASK27___ of Peloponnese . It is situated in the central and eastern ___MASK9___ of the Peloponnese peninsula . It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas . In Greek mythology , it was the home of the ___MASK73___ Pan . In European Renaissance arts , Arcadia was celebrated as an unspoiled , harmonious wilderness . Arcadia is a ___MASK52___ in ___MASK47___ County , California , United States located about northeast of downtown ___MASK47___ in the San Gabriel Valley and at the ___MASK91___ of the San Gabriel Mountains . or " cultivars " of an ___MASK79___ ___MASK14___ , achieved through the process of selective breeding . When the ___MASK44___ of a purebred ___MASK79___ is recorded , that ___MASK79___ is said to be " pedigreed ".