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Big Weekend Ahead at Santa Anita

Food trucks, a special Pick Six wager celebrating the premiere of "Luck," and a craft beer festival are just a few of the festivities that will take place Saturaday at Santa Anita.

It will be a perfect day at the races Saturday when hosts its 10th annual Sunshine Millions stakes.

In addition to a special wagering menu, Santa Anita will bring back its ever-popular California Food Truck Festival. The festival features 50 of Los Angeles' finest food trucks, headlined by the Grilled Cheese Truck, the Lobsta Truck, the Ragin Cajun and the White Rabbit.

Once you've finished eating, grab a cold beer at the California Craft Beer Festival  before settling in for the races and some live entertainment.

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YouTube sensation Megan Nicole will sing the National Anthem, while Shiny Toy Guns will play a DJ set featuring Jeremy Dawson and Carah Faye in the infield. A fedora and fascinator contest, a Ms. Sunshine Millions bikini contest and an appearance by Miss California Noelle Freeman will round out the fun. 

The track will also celebrate the television premiere of with the grand unveiling of the luxurious LUCK lounge and a special Pick Six wager. The highly anticipated series, which was filmed at Santa Anita Park and stars , premieres Sunday.

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The one dollar minimum wager will have a guaranteed pool of $250,000 and will feature three races from Santa Anita and three from Gulfstream Park in Florida. The Luck Pick Six will also offer a mandatory payout, with no carryover provision. All six races will be stakes races.

HBO has also created a national contest on its Luck Facebook page that gives participants the chance to win $50,000. Select one horse in each of the Pick Six races and receive points if your horse finishes first, second or third.

Runner-up prizes for the HBO contest include tickets to the

The gates open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, and first post time is noon.

The Luck Pick Six will begin at approximately 1:10 p.m., with Gulfstream’s eighth race. It concludes with Santa Anita’s sixth race, which is scheduled to run at approximately 2:37 p.m.


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