Gold Cup at Santa Anita

By My Standards, Tom’s d’Etat Returning to Churchill Downs for Summer Training

LOUISVILLE, KY – Multiple graded stakes winners By My Standards and Tom’s D’Etat, two of the nation’s top older male dirt horses, are returning to the freshly-returned Churchill Downs backside as they […]

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Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Vino Power

Santa Anita stole the show on Memorial Day with three Grade 1 races highlighting a 10-race card and giving us lots to talk about. The winners of those three races […] Read More

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Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Accelerate Rolls in the Gold Cup

It was a great Memorial Day weekend of racing around the country, but Santa Anita stood out above the rest. On Saturday, the southern California track played host to the […] Read More

Race Previews

Gold Cup at Santa Anita Preview: Compact Field Takes Aim at Grade 1 Victory

A small field of seven will line up this Saturday in the Grade 1, $500,000 Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes, but don’t let the size of the field fool […] Read More

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Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week

It was a star-studded weekend at Santa Anita, but there was also an impressive debut winner who stole the show at Belmont Park. See who made our “Three Stars of […] Read More

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Cupid Returns With Convincing Win in G1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita

ARCADIA, CA — Idle since September 24, Bob Baffert’s Cupid was plenty fit as he rolled to a convincing 3 1/4-length win in the Grade 1, $500,000 Gold Cup at Santa […] Read More

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Gold Cup Preview: Evenly-Matched Field Squares Off

Once thought to be a turf horse, trainer Phil D’Amato’s Midnight Storm returns to Southern California and heads Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Gold Cup at Santa Anita. For 3-year-olds and […] Read More

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Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week

1. Melatonin 2. Mo Tom There was no replay available for this race other than Blood Horse or the Daily Facing Form. This is a major fail by Thistledown as […] Read More

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Gold Cup Preview: Hoppertunity Back from Dubai

Likely Winners #6 Hoppertunity – When you pick Hoppertunity you always know he’s going to give you a shot. This horse just brings it every single time, and while he […] Read More

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Gold Cup at Santa Anita (Grade 1) Preview

Likely Winners #6 Hoppertunity (KY) – He comes into the race on a two week turnaround, but the more I watch the replay of the Stephen Foster Handicap the more I […] Read More