a bronze bust of hernandez was unveiled at santa anita on december 26, 1974. the piece rests at the bottom of the track's main grandstand entrance. santa anita track officials decided to place the piece here so hernandez could be close to his fans, and they to him. as rudolph alvarado noted in his biography on hernandez ("the untold story of joe hernandez: the voice of santa anita"), "from here the bust would also serve to introduce joe, and what he meant to santa anita to future racing fans. most importantly, placed here, joe’s gaze would always fall on his beloved santa anita."