Property from the Collection of Maude B. Feld, New York
GOLD: The Santa Anita Handicap: An American 14 Karat Gold Horse Trophy, Shreve & Co., San Francisco, Dated 1951
Auction Closed
January 25, 06:34 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
plain two-handled cup with gadrooned base, engraved on one side with arms and "Santa Anita Handicap", the reverse engraved "March 3, 1951. One and one quarter miles. Won by Moonrush. King & Luellwitz - Owner. W.F. Alvarado - Trainer. Johnny Longden - Jockey. Time 2:02:3", marked on base and stamped 14k
42 oz 15 dwt
1331 g
height 6 1/2 in.
16.5 cm
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Moonrush was bred by movie mogul Louis B. Mayer and sold to Anita King and Gus Luellwitz in 1948 for $10,500. Trained by Willie Alvarado and jockeyed by Johnny Longden, he won the Santa Anita Handicap in 1951. Moonrush scored in total 18 victories and earned $434,830.
Johnny Longden (1907-2003) was an American Hall of Fame and National Champion jockey and a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. He won the Santa Anita Handicap four times aboard Thumbs Up (1945), Noor (1950), Moonrush (1951), and Poona II (1955).
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