TROTT USA’s annual Kentucky Derby viewing party will be held from 12 noon – 4 p.m. this Saturday, May 5, at Santa Anita Park.
Information is on the flier below (video and auction items follow)…
Last year actor Luke Perry was host and celebrity auctioneer described his lifelong love of horses in the following video in which actor Nick Nolte also described his character in the recent HBO series “Luck.”
<Auction items listed below following video…>
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Sample Live Auction Items * Beautiful, framed, signed pen and ink, by Guillaume Azoulay. Guillaume hangs in many prestigious museums, including the Louvre, as well as in the private collections of Ronald Reagan, Francois Mitterand, Anwar Sadat, King Hassan II of Morocco, Prince Ranier, and Nelson Rockefeller. * Gorgeous, framed painting, by renowned equine artist, Fred Stone. * Beautiful, Secretariat print by famed equine photographer Tony Leonard. Signed and numbered limited edition print, framed with museum quality materials. Photo was taken at Belmont Park, just before Secretariat wont the Triple Crown. * Zenyatta collectibles, including a signed WIN ticket from her 19th win. Beautiful display box. * Signed, limited edition Zenyatta art print by famous artist, PEB * 2011 Kentucky Derby saddle towel given to Animal Kingdom, and signed by his owner, in beautiful display box, with certificate of authenticity * Framed and signed Pat Day poster commemorating his 1998 Breederʼs Cup Classic win on Awesome Again. Donated by Pat Day * Beautiful, heavy halters, with lots of wear and patina– In beautiful display boxes, with certificates of authenticity, from: * Holy Bull, Unbridledʼs Song, Giacomo, Twirling Candy, Blind Luck, Einstein, and Drosselmeyer * 2005 Official Mint Julep glass, signed by John Shirreffs and Mike Smith for Giacomo * 2002 Official Mint Julep glass, signed by Bob Baffert and Victor Espinoza, for War Emblem. * Fred Stone book autographed by Fred, and many of the jockeys in the book
— By Scott Hettrick