Addendum: The trophy cup and marble base were previously mismatched.
The heading and description have been updated. New images pending.
The La Canada Stakes is an annual thoroughbred race usually run
during the second week of February at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia,
California. A Grade II event, the race is open to four-year-old fillies
and mares willing to race 1 & 1/8 miles on dirt. Inaugurated in
1975, the race was initially contested at a distance of 1 & 1/16
miles. The race is part of Santa Anita Park's La Canada Series of races
open to newly turning/turned 4-year old fillies and run at an increasing
distance.
This lot features the championship trophy that was awarded to the team of “Family Style,” which won the event on Feb. 15, 1987, with a time of 1:49:3.
Standing 11.25” tall, the two-handled, gold-washed sterling silver trophy cup sits atop a heavy green marble base that sports an engraved gold plaque that reads: “February 15, 1987, One Mile & One Eighth, Won By FAMILY STYLE, Eugene V. Klein, Owner, D. Wayne Lukas, Trainer, Gary Stevens, Jockey, Time 1:49:3.” The front of the two-handled trophy is engraved “LA CANADA STAKES” and those words are centered above the engraved logo of Santa Anita Park. The whole trophy including the base weighs 12.6 pounds; the sterling silver cup along weighs 1216 grams. The
bottom is hallmarked "Sterling" by "Kirk Stieff."
Includes Letter of Provenance from the San Diego Hall of Champions.