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Lot # 152: 1984 Silver Platter & Photo Presented to Laz Barrera as one of Four All-Time Winningest Trainers (2)

Category: Horse Racing

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Item was in Auction "Summer 2016 Catalog",
which ran from 5/17/2016 9:00 AM to
6/17/2016 9:00 PM



Illustrious sterling silver platter & photo presented to Laz Barrera as one of thoroughbred racing's four winningest trainers of all time (along with D. Wayne Lukas, Woody Stephens & Charlie Whittingham). Preseneted at Hollywood Park on on December 16, 1984 at Hollywood Park in a very special ceremony and presentation with each trainer receiving their own custom silver platter and corresponding official photo commemorating their accomplishments and the occasion. For the first time ever, one of these awards is being offered for auction. Originates from the estate of Laz Barrera whose success is unprecedented. Best known for overseeing two-time Horse of the Year & 1978 Triple Crown champion Affirmed, the personable Havana-born horseman dominated the 1970s earning four successive Eclipse Awards for America's Outstanding Trainer (1976-1980), and four successive leading money winning trainer titles (1977-1981). Silver presentation platter with scalloped decorative edging features descriptive engraving of "America's Four All-Time Winning Trainers" along with the four names of this select group. The fact that this award emanates from the now extinct Hollywood Park - beloved and esteemed by racing fans across the globe - makes this offering all the rarer and special. Measures 12" in diameter. The companion photo, framed in a gilded gold with linen matting measuring 17"x14" overall, features the four immortal trainers together holding their awards.

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