A SHREVE & CO 14K GOLD SANTA ANITA PARK RACING TROPHY, 1945. Shreve & Co., San Francisco, California, circa 1945. Marks: ...

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A SHREVE & CO 14K GOLD SANTA ANITA PARK RACING TROPHY, 1945
Shreve & Co., San Francisco, California, circa 1945
Marks: SHREVE & CO., SAN FRANCISCO, 14K
5-3/4 x 8-1/4 x 5-1/8 inches (14.6 x 21.0 x 13.0 cm)
27.07 troy ounces

The two handled gadrooned footed cup inscribed THE SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO HANDICAP, SANTA ANITA PARK (in ribbon) below coat of arms, to reverse MARCH 13, 1945 ONE AND ONE HALF MILES Bric A Bac, WAR ADMIRAL BY BLOOD ROOT OWNERS FREEMAN AND CHURCH. This lot also includes the jockey's silk, period photographs of the jockey, horse and cup, and related papers including news paper articles, official Santa Anita park program for July 7, 1945, race receipts, stable application, owner's and trainer's cards and records of blood line.

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