SANTA ANITA’S BELOVED PADDOCK CAPTAIN JOHN SHEAR TO CELEBRATE HIS 99TH BIRTHDAY ON FRIDAY, JAN. 17
SANTA ANITA’S BELOVED PADDOCK CAPTAIN JOHN SHEAR TO CELEBRATE HIS 99TH BIRTHDAY ON FRIDAY, JAN. 17 ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 8, 2020)–Orphaned as a young boy in London, wounded by German artillery in World War II and employed by Santa Anita Park since 1961, John Shear, the track’s beloved Paddock Captain, will celebrate his 99th birthday between races […]
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