Friday, December 13, 2024

Gold Cup guide: Odds, analysis, PPs for Santa Anita feature

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Santa Anita has put together an incredible 11-race program for Memorial Day, and anchoring the action is the Grade 2, $200,000 Hollywood Gold Cup.

A field of eight older horses will take part in this 1 1/4-mile contest on the main track, including the Bob Baffert-trained pair of Mr Fisk and Reincarnate.

Going as Race 10 on a 11-race program at “The Great Race Place,” post time for the Hollywood Gold Cup is estimated for 8:30 p.m. ET. The race will be shown live on FanDuel TV.

Check out Horse Racing Nation’s free past performances page today for downloadable PPs for the Hollywood Gold Cup and more courtesy of our partners at Brisnet.

We also have Super Screener picks and analysis for the Hollywood Gold Cup as well as recent top speed figures for each contender.

Hollywood Gold Cup best speed figures

Post Horse ML Beyer TimeformUS HRN
1 Reincarnate   4-1   98 120 101
2 Ashcroft 15-1   94 122   94
3 Judge Miller   5-2 105 126   99
4 Oviatt Class 30-1   89 107   94
5 Mr Fisk   2-1   97 121 102
6 Subsanador   5-2   99 121 101
7 Mixto 12-1   96 117   98
8 Arrowthegreat 30-1   91 115   96

Looking at the pace

Judge Miller, blinkers on, is expected to set a fast pace in the Hollywood Gold Cup. Long shot Arrowthegreat should be in close attendance to the early tempo. 

Pace projector appears courtesy of TimeformUS.

HRN picks for the Hollywood Gold Cup

Laurie Ross and Ashley Tamulonis went head-to-head handicapping the Hollywood Gold Cup and they saw the race differently from a pace perspective. As a result, they were unable to come up with a consensus winner, and even key contenders like Reincarnate and Judge Miller didn’t make both of their superfectas. 

However, both Ross and Tamulonis are using long shot Mixto underneath. 

The latest edition of J. Keeler Johnson’s Horses to Watch column highlights how Judge Miller may improve stretching out to 10 furlongs in the Hollywood Gold Cup.

Brian Zipse is looking ahead to the Belmont Stakes in his latest column. Find out if he thinks Peter Pan Stakes winner Antiquarian will move ahead in his probable next start.

If you’re looking for more Belmont Stakes insight, then pre-order the Belmont Stakes Super Screener at the bargain price of just $37.

Here’s the field for the Hollywood Gold Cup (G2):

Post Silks Horse / Sire Rating Trainer / Jockey Last Start / Next Start HRN
1 Reincarnate

Good Magic

7.31

Bob Baffert

JJ Hernandez

3rd, 2024 Oaklawn Handicap G2

2024 Hollywood Gold Cup G1

Entered

Last Race

Next Race

3rd, 2024 Oaklawn Handicap G2

2024 Hollywood Gold Cup G1

2 Ashcroft

Munnings

3.79

Robert B. Hess Jr.

Kent J. Desormeaux

1st, SA AOC (04/27/2024-R10)

2024 Hollywood Gold Cup G1

Entered

Last Race

Next Race

1st, SA AOC (04/27/2024-R10)

2024 Hollywood Gold Cup G1

3 Judge Miller

Curlin

5.94

Mark Glatt

Lanfranco Dettori

2nd, 2024 Californian Stakes G2

2024 Hollywood Gold Cup G1

Entered

Last Race

Next Race

2nd, 2024 Californian Stakes G2

2024 Hollywood Gold Cup G1

4 Oviatt Class

Bernardini

5.67

Vladimir Cerin

Umberto Rispoli

1st, TUP AOC (04/11/2024-R8)

2024 Hollywood Gold Cup G1

Entered

Last Race

Next Race

1st, TUP AOC (04/11/2024-R8)

2024 Hollywood Gold Cup G1

5 Mr Fisk

Arrogate

6.81

Bob Baffert

Kazushi Kimura

1st, 2024 Californian Stakes G2

2024 Hollywood Gold Cup G1

Entered

Last Race

Next Race

1st, 2024 Californian Stakes G2

2024 Hollywood Gold Cup G1

6 Subsanador

Fortify

5.93

Richard Mandella

Flavien Prat

2nd, 2024 Santa Anita Handicap G1

2024 Hollywood Gold Cup G1

Entered

Last Race

Next Race

2nd, 2024 Santa Anita Handicap G1

2024 Hollywood Gold Cup G1

7 Mixto

Good Magic

5.67

Doug F. O’Neill

Antonio Fresu

3rd, 2024 Californian Stakes G2

2024 Hollywood Gold Cup G1

Entered

Last Race

Next Race

3rd, 2024 Californian Stakes G2

2024 Hollywood Gold Cup G1

8 Arrowthegreat

Arrogate

4.45

Juan Landeros

Victor Espinoza

2nd, SA AOC (12/31/2023-R8)

2024 Hollywood Gold Cup G1

Entered

Last Race

Next Race

2nd, SA AOC (12/31/2023-R8)

2024 Hollywood Gold Cup G1

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