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Paddock guard John Shear, a hero who was injured saving a girl from a runaway horse, has returned to work at Santa Anita Park. He turns 91 years old next month. He is a 5 foot tall, 110 pound Sierra Madre resident and sustained a fractured pelvis, internal bleeding and other injuries when he had a head-on collision with horse "Sea and Sage" on March 12, 2011.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32700
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Heroes
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020--employees
Shear, John
Item ID
32897AN
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John Shear, a 90-year-old paddock guard at Santa Anita Park, has been hospitalized for putting himself between a 6-year-old girl and a charging race horse called See and Sage. The girl was not hurt but Shear had several broken bones.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32344
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 14, 2011
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 14, 2011
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-employees
Shear, John
Item ID
32542AN
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Sierra Madre hero John Shear was honored during opening weekend at Santa Anita Park. On March 12, 2011, the then 90-year-old British native John Shear saved a young girl's life at the track when a horse bolted in her direction.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32567
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 8, 2011
Pages
p. 1, 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 8, 2011
Pages
p. 1, 2
Subjects
Awards -- honors -- recognitions
Heroes
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Shear, John
Item ID
32766AN
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Veteran paddock guard at Santa Anita Park, John Shear, will be honored on October 1, for his heroic act of shielding a 6-year-old girl from a runaway horse on March 12, 2011, with a race named "The John Shear Hero Purse." The race will include a winner's circle ceremony in which 90-year-old Shear will be recognized.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32513
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 8, 2011
Pages
p. 1, 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 8, 2011
Pages
p. 1, 2
Subjects
Awards -- honors -- recognitions
Heroes
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Shear, John
Item ID
32712AN
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Heroic 90 year-old Santa Anita Park paddock guard John Shear will be featured on Horse Racing Television (HRTV) this Sunday, on the "Inside Information" documentary series. He saved a young girl from serious injury while doing his job.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32507
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2011
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2011
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Cable television
Heroes
Santa Anita Park-employees
Shear, John
Item ID
32706AN
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John Shear is turning 93 years old. He is celebrated as an everyday hero. He is a Santa Anita Park racetrack worker whose quick response saved a toddler's life on March 12, 2011. He was hurt then, but is surviving.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33706
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 12, 2013
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--People--employees
Shear, John
Item ID
33901AN
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Santa Anita Park race track draws 44,000 plus fans on this season's opening day December 26. Hero John Shear (photo) returns to track duties as paddock guard after saving a child's life last spring. Jockey Mike Smith rides Mr. Bossy Pants to win the 7th race (photo).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32717
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 29, 2011
Pages
p. 1, 12
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
December 29, 2011
Pages
p. 1, 12
Subjects
Santa Anita Park--2011-2020
Santa Anita Park-employees
Shear, John
Smith, Mike (jockey)
Item ID
32914AN
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Happy birthday John Shear, 97, Santa Anita Park's Paddock Captain. (Photo).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35064
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 20, 2018
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 20, 2018
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-employees
Shear, John
Item ID
35254AN
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John Shear is gone but never forgotten at Santa Anita Park. Retired Paddock Captain John Shear died Tuesday at a rehabilitation facility in Arcadia. He was 102 years old.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36603
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
p. B4
Pages
December 15, 2023
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
p. B4
Pages
December 15, 2023
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Centenarians
Deaths
Obituaries
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Santa Anita Park employees
Shear, John
Wilson, Art
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Celebrating ponies and palaces. Santa Anita Park fetes paddock captain John Shear on his 99th birthday.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35645
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2020
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 27, 2020
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Nonagenarians
Santa Anita Park employees
Shear, John
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Santa Anita Park track honors retired paddock captain John Shear. He is 100 years old. A plaque was unveiled that honors his commitment to customer service and safety, located just outside the Seabiscuit Walking Ring. Friday was declared John Shear Day. His job was ensuring the safety of the horses and the people around them in the area where horses are saddled and paraded before being taken onto the track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36062
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
p. A3
Pages
October 2, 2021
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
p. A3
Pages
October 2, 2021
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Santa Anita Park employees
Shear, John
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Westfield America Inc. announced yesterday that it will buy an additional 50 percent interest in Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita Fashion Park from Meditrust, giving it nearly 90 percent ownership.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper16194
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 1998
Pages
p. B5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 1998
Pages
p. B5
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
16940AN
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A series of problems with a new, state-of-the-art betting system at the Santa Anita Park resulted in nearly $3 million in lost wagering.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper305
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 27, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
December 27, 1992
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
305AN
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Update on Jay Cohen and other Santa Anita news. Joan Schmidt writes that former beloved Santa Anita Park trumpeter Jay Cohen has Bell’s Palsy, which has caused paralysis of the right side of his face. Jay was born in Camden, NJ. Includes other biographical information. Jockey Ruben Fuentes was voted “Jockey of the Week” by Jockeys’ Guild Foundation Detox. Happy 98th birthday to Santa Anita Park worker John Shear, who still has no intention of retiring.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35397
Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 12, 2019
Pages
p. B1
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Newspaper
Mountain Views News
Date
January 12, 2019
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-employees
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Cohen, Jay
Shear, John
Item ID
35589AN
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By the numbers, total on-and off-track attendance at Santa Anita Park is down nearly 6% this year.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18417
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 13, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 13, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Santa Anita Park
Item ID
18662AN
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Arcadia police are searching for a man in his 50s wanted in the attempted kidnapping of a 5-year-old school girl on a field trip to the Westfield Shoppingtown Santa Anita. He was described as Asian, with gray hair and a bald spot on top of his head. He was 5'8" tall, 170 pounds, with yellow teeth, blue pants, and white sneakers.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31314
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2008
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 11, 2008
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Abduction
Crime and Criminals
Kidnapping
Item ID
31509AN
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Obituary/death notice. Santa Anita Park's iconic shoeshine attendant since opening day, December 25, 1934, Eddie Logan, has died. He was a former boxer and Negro League baseball player. He called himself a "footman" and worked at Santa Anita Park for almost 75 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31616
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. 1, 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. 1, 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Logan, Eddie - biography (1910-2009)
Item ID
31813AN
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In a racing first, Santa Anita Park has designated a popular four-footed staffer as Employee of the Week--"Homestead Sally"--a 2,000 pound Clydesdale. She works in the afternoon pulling one of their carriages for racing officials.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33719
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2014
Pages
p. 4
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 2014
Pages
p. 4
Subjects
Clydesdale horses
Rickerd, Paige
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Item ID
33915AN
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FrontRunner at Santa Anita, the new upscale, football-field-length restaurant atop the grandstand at Santa Anita Park, has room for nearly 600 diners.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18066
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 1999
Pages
p. A1 w/photo
Subjects
FrontRunner Restaurant
Bickert, Kevin
Santa Anita
Item ID
18268AN
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An armed man barricaded himself in his trailer at Santa Anita Village mobile home park in a daylong standoff ending with the man's shooting. His name was not released, and he was taken to the local hospital.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25380
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 3, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Shooting
Santa Anita Village Mobile Home Park
Guzman, Frank
Item ID
25579AN
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