Handwritten on negative: Racing. 1-25-36., Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., Text from negative sleeve: Racing, 1-25-36. 3054, 2/7/36., View of about 7 horses racing past the tote board (totalisator) at Santa Anita Park. A sign in front of the tote board reads "6, [J]an. [25] 19[36].", Santa Anita Park, the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in Southern California, opened on December 25, 1934.