Opportunity Awaits Winner of Gold Cup
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Perhaps the best race of the weekend, the $1-million Jockey Club Gold Cup has attracted some of the best horses in the country to Belmont Park on Sept. 27. Belmont Stakes winner Tonalist leads the 3-year-old contingent against an older group that includes the likes of Grade 1 Whitney Stakes winner Moreno.
All 12 horses in the field have the chance to win a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Classic with a victory in this race, setting the Jockey Club Gold Cup up as a “can’t miss” prep for the Nov. 1 Classic. You can catch the Gold Cup and the Awesome Again Stakes on NBC Sports at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
$1-million Jockey Club Gold CupBelmont Park, Saturday, Race 10, Post time 5:50 p.m. ET1 1/4 miles on dirt for 3-year-olds & up
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Horse
Jockey
Weight
Trainer
1
Micromanage (KY)
Luis Saez
126
Todd Pletcher
2
Last Gunfighter (KY)
Joe Bravo
126
Chad Brown
3
Wicked Strong (KY)
Rajiv Maragh
122
Jimmy Jerkens
4
Zivo (NY)
Jose Lezcano
126
Chad Brown
5
Prayer for Relief (KY)
John Velazquez
126
Dale Romans
6
Long River (KY)
Cornelio Velasquez
126
Kiaran McLaughlin
7
Speak Logistics (FL)
Paco Lopez
126
Gary Contessa
8
Tonalist (KY)
Joel Rosario
122
Christophe Clement
9
Stephanoatsee (KY)
Jose Ortiz
126
Nick Zito
10
V. E. Day (KY)
Javier Castellano
122
Jimmy Jerkens
11
Moreno (KY)
Junior Alvarado
126
Eric Guillot
12
Big Cazanova (ARG)
Irad Ortiz Jr.
126
Peter Miller