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Old 01-17-2015, 05:34 PM   #1
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Happy Birthday, John Shear!

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A true hero.
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Old 01-17-2015, 05:45 PM   #2
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I'll second that. I wondered how he has been doing.
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Old 01-17-2015, 06:27 PM   #3
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Thanks, Tom and A. Pineda.
John is doing fine, working full time at Santa Anita...they had a special presentation for him today in the winners circle after the 4th race today.
John has a Facebook Page......he'll put a picture up when he gets home.
https://www.facebook.com/JohnShearFanPage
Thanks for your well wishes, you guys.

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Old 01-17-2015, 07:26 PM   #4
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Saw the presentation online. He looks great. A true hero and very deserving.

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Best Wishes to Mr Shear !
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Old 01-18-2015, 02:25 AM   #6
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Old 01-19-2015, 01:37 AM   #7
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I would see John almost everyday in the press box at Hollywood Park. Always came away thinking How can I be a better person. Like John. Happy Birthday.
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Old 01-19-2015, 08:34 AM   #8
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Thank you Vic....we sure miss you.
My favorite race call of all time was your last call at Hollywood Park....it was a turf race (which is what we bet), a cheap one and I sat up for hours going over that race, looking at it from every possible angle....finally came up with two horses I couldn't separate....I boxed an exacta......and couldn't believe it when I heard you call them one two at the finish.
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Last day at HP

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Happy 97th!

John Shear, the paddock captain who turns 97 on Wednesday, will be honored in the winner’s circle. He first came out to Santa Anita in 1955. He was raised in an orphanage in England, went to work at 14, served in World War II and loves horses and people. He’s been part of the Santa Anita environment for decade upon decade

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WOW. That's freakin' AWESOME!

Happy birthday to one of the better human beings who has ever walked the earth!
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Old 01-15-2018, 01:36 PM   #12
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John Shear, the paddock captain who turns 97 on Wednesday, will be honored in the winner’s circle. He first came out to Santa Anita in 1955. He was raised in an orphanage in England, went to work at 14, served in World War II and loves horses and people. He’s been part of the Santa Anita environment for decade upon decade.

In 2011, when he was 90, he received national attention. A horse got loose in the paddock, and Shear tossed a 6-year-old girl out of the way. He got trampled, resulting in pelvic fractures, a fractured cheekbone and gashes above his eye and down his arm. Here’s the wonderful Bill Plaschke story from 2011.
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar...s=mcnewsletter

True American Hero~! Salute!!!

Hope you see this thread, Diane!!!!!
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Hope he lives to 157! Happy Birthday!
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Hope he lives to 157! Happy Birthday!
Still going strong..... yesterday and still at the track every day.
He and SoCalFan went shopping and had guests for dinner to celebrate.
Just saw an interview with Christina on TVG.


Happy Birthday John!
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When Tom and I grow up we want to be just like John!

All the best to him and his family.
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