Eddie Logan Stakes
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The Eddie Logan Stakes is an American
Thoroughbred
horse race for two-year-olds run at the Santa Anita Park
in Arcadia, California
late in the year. An ungraded stakes
, it's set at a distance of 1 mile on the turf, and offers a purse of $70,000 plus.
Begun in 2006, this race is named for Eddie Logan
(May 20, 1910 - January 31, 2009), the "foot man," who worked at the track for 74 years, beginning on the track's opening day: December 24, 1934, shining shoes and cheering hearts. Logan was in the winner's circle to present the first winning trophy. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-eddie-logan1-2009feb01,0,3378124.story
This race was formerly known as the Hill Rise Stakes. In 2002 Peace Rules
won, with Singletary placing.
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Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race for two-year-olds run at the Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the winter and in spring. With its backdrop of the purple San Gabriel Mountains, it is considered by many as the world's most beautiful race...
in Arcadia, California
Arcadia, California
Arcadia is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and located approximately northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains....
late in the year. An ungraded stakes
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
, it's set at a distance of 1 mile on the turf, and offers a purse of $70,000 plus.
Begun in 2006, this race is named for Eddie Logan
Eddie Logan
Eddie Logan was a well known personality at the Santa Anita Park racetrack, where he had been a shoeshine attendant since its opening day on December 25, 1934...
(May 20, 1910 - January 31, 2009), the "foot man," who worked at the track for 74 years, beginning on the track's opening day: December 24, 1934, shining shoes and cheering hearts. Logan was in the winner's circle to present the first winning trophy. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-eddie-logan1-2009feb01,0,3378124.story
This race was formerly known as the Hill Rise Stakes. In 2002 Peace Rules
Peace Rules
Peace Rules , is a multiple Grade I winning American Thoroughbred race horse. By Jules Peace Rules (bred and foaled in Florida at Newchance Farm on April 26, 2000), is a multiple Grade I winning American Thoroughbred race horse. By Jules Peace Rules (bred and foaled in Florida at Newchance Farm on...
won, with Singletary placing.
Past winners
- 2009 - Macias (Victor EspinozaVictor EspinozaVictor Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding in his native Mexico and earned his first win there in 1992 before moving the following year to compete at racetracks in California....
) - 2008 - Flashma's Papers (GB) (Rafael Bejarano)
- 2007 - Yankee Bravo (Alex SolisAlex SolisAlex O. Solis is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California...
) - 2006 - Kolo (Jose Valdivia, Jr.Jose Valdivia, Jr.Jose Valdivia, Jr. is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The son of a top South American jockey, he is the nephew of retired jockey Fernando Toro and trainer, Juan Suarez. He and his family moved to the United States in 1989 and settled in the West Palm Beach, Florida area where his...
) - 2005 - Chattahoochee War (Rafael Bejarano)
- 2004 - Objective
- 2003 -
- 2002 - Peace RulesPeace RulesPeace Rules , is a multiple Grade I winning American Thoroughbred race horse. By Jules Peace Rules (bred and foaled in Florida at Newchance Farm on April 26, 2000), is a multiple Grade I winning American Thoroughbred race horse. By Jules Peace Rules (bred and foaled in Florida at Newchance Farm on...
(Victor EspinozaVictor EspinozaVictor Espinoza is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He began riding in his native Mexico and earned his first win there in 1992 before moving the following year to compete at racetracks in California....
)