Santa Anita Park in Arcadia canceled training on Wednesday and officials said they are continuing to monitor air quality amid the Eaton fire.
The track’s fire marshal, in coordination with local authorities, says there is no direct threat to the track, which is currently outside the voluntary evacuation zone.
The 90-year-old racetrack is located just south of the Eaton fire.
Embers and smoke are being pushed into the San Gabriel Mountains and away from Santa Anita.
Track management is offering to pay to relocate horses if trainers want to move them because of poor air quality. Racing is currently scheduled for Friday through Sunday.
Los Angeles County is facing a swarm of fast moving fires powered by a rare and dangerous Santa Ana windstorm that features powerful gusts ranging from 40 to 80 mph.
The Palisades fire, a blaze that quickly swelled to more than 3,000 acres amid a strong windstorm in Pacific Palisades by Tuesday evening has burned multiple homes and forced 30,000 residents to evacuate, as wind-driven embers spread throughout the hillside community.
A destructive, fast-moving brush fire that broke out above Altadena Tuesday evening, doubled in size overnight as evacuation orders were added to include all of La Cañada Flintridge. At least 20 homes have been lost to the Eaton fire.
The Hurst fire burned more than 100 acres late Tuesday night in Sylmar, growing to 500 acres early Wednesday, forcing emergency evacuations in some neighborhoods.
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