2 Guys and a Classic: Gold Cup at Santa Anita
Description:
In the second episode of 2 Guys and a Classic, Joe Kristufek and Bram Weinstein focus on the Road to the Breeders’ Cup Classic, the results from the Stephen Foster Handicap and the field for this Saturday’s Gold Cup at Santa Anita Park.
The Breeders’ Cup Classic “Win and You’re In” race attracted 11 horses, including Grade 1 winner Hoppertunity and the top three finishers from the Californian Stakes on May 30. The Gold Cup victor also earns an automatic spot in the Oct. 31 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland, the richest race in America.
The Gold Cup will be televised live on NBC Sports Network with coverage beginning at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 27.
$500,000 Gold Cup at Santa Anita StakesSaturday, Santa Anita Park, Race 9, Post Time 8 p.m. ET1 1/4 miles, dirt, 3-year-olds and olderTV: NBCSN 8-9 p.m. ET
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Horse
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
ML Odds
1
Batti Man
Fernando Perez
Kristin Mulhall
Tom Mansor
TBD
2
Hard Aces
Victor Espinoza
John Sadler
Hronis Racing
TBD
3
Poshsky
Flavien Prat
Peter Miller
Silver Ranch Stable and Wachtel Stable
TBD
4
Motown Men
Tyler Baze
Ted West
Gulliver Racing
TBD
5
Majestic City
Chuck C. Lopez
Richard Baltas
Bloom Racing Stable
TBD
6
Hoppertunity
Martin Garcia
Bob Baffert
Pegram, Watson or Weitman
TBD
7
Big Cazanova
Corey Nakatani
Peter Miller
Wachtel Stable, Gary Barber, Brous Stable and Dona Licha
TBD
8
Moreno
Cornelio Velasquez
Eric Guillot
Southern Equine Stable
TBD
9
Catch a Flight
Gary Stevens
Richard Mandella
Haras Santa Maria de Araras
TBD
10
Lideris
Joe Talamo
Peter Miller
Dona Licha
TBD
11
Finnegans Wake
Mike Smith
Peter Miller
Donegal Racing or Rockingham Ranch
TBD