Edward A. Christmas
Edward Addicks Christmas was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. Born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, he is best known for training U. S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Challedon in 1942, and Gallorette, the 1946 American Champion Older Female Horse and U. S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee.
In the U.S. Triple Crown series, Edward Christmas earned a third-place finish in the 1943 Preakness Stakes. In 1948 he finished sixth with Escadru in the Kentucky Derby, then after skipping the Preakness, ran third in the Belmont Stakes. Escadru, who had won the 1947 Ardsley Handicap, went on to win the 1948 Peter Pan Stakes.
During his career, he trained for prominent owners such as William L. Brann and Howell E. Jackson III.
