Despite receiving steady pressure from longshot Piroli throughout the 1 1/4-mile journey, Defunded‘s class eventually shone through as the 3-5 favorite pulled away late to win the $400,500 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) at Santa Anita […]
Hero of the 2021 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) before going on his Mideast tour of duty, Country Grammer seeks to regain his title in Monday’s $400,000 renewal at Santa Anita. […]
There Goes Harvard, making only his second career stakes appearance in Monday’s $400,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) off back-to-back allowance wins, posted an 8-1 upset in the 1 1/4-mile Memorial Day feature at Santa Anita. […]
Monday’s $400,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) attracted just five entrants, but the 1 1/4-mile feature serves up an intriguing clash between Stilleto Boy and Royal Ship at Santa Anita. […]
When Royal Ship collared Country Grammer in the stretch of Monday’s $301,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1), the duo appeared bound to reprise their hard-fought exacta from the April 17 Californian (G2). But Country Grammer proved a more redoubtable foe in the rematch. […]
Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) – Race 8 (7:30 p.m. ET) After an exciting stretch duel, Royal Ship edged Country Grammer by a neck in the April 17 Californian S. (G2), and the older males will […]
The cessation of racing in most jurisdictions during the darker days of the pandemic last spring afforded me the opportunity to produce a few more historically-oriented features during the course of the year than would […]
Seventy years ago this week, 50,000 fans congregated at Hollywood Park to witness what must be considered among the finest assemblages of Thoroughbred accomplishment for any race of that era, and to this day certainly […]
Though Improbable has long shown flashes of serious talent, slow starts and troubled trips have largely prevented the classy son of City Zip from delivering on his potential. But on Saturday at Santa Anita, everything […]
Saturday’s $300,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) will be the first matchup between leading West Coast-based older horses Midcourt and Higher Power. They highlight a field of six in the 1 1/4-mile race at Santa Anita. […]
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