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Hollywood Gold Cup H. (gr. 1)

HOLLYWOOD PARK, Inglewood, CA

  • Purse: $500,000
  • Date: July 10, 2010
  • Class: Grade 1
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: One And One Fourth Miles
  • Post Time: 4:35 PM
1 Awesome Gem Margin: ½ TrueNicks: A+ $300,000

2003 | Chestnut Gelding | Awesome Again   - Piano, Pentelicus

  • Breeder:Runnymede Farm Inc., Catesby Clay & Peter Callahan
  • Owner: West Point Thoroughbreds
  • Trainer: Craig Dollase
  • Jockey: David Romero Flores

Sire: Awesome Again  , Bay, 1994. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 9 wins, $4,374,590. Lifetime: 289 yearlings sold, median $60,000.

Broodmare Sire: Pentelicus, Bay, 1984. In 2009: 1.14 AEI.

Sale History: Barretts Equine Limited March 2005 Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Training, $150,000.
Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga 2004 Select Yearling Sale, $150,000.

2 Rail Trip Margin: TrueNicks: D $100,000

2005 | Bay Gelding | Jump Start   - Sweet Trip, Carson City

  • Breeder:Donarra Thoroughbreds, LLC
  • Owner: Jay Em Ess Stable
  • Trainer: Ronald W. Ellis
  • Jockey: Rafael Bejarano

Sire: Jump Start  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 1 years. 5 starts, 2 wins, $221,265. Lifetime: 241 yearlings sold, median $18,000.

Broodmare Sire: Carson City, Chestnut, 1987.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2006 Select Yearling Sale, $200,000.

3 Richard's Kid Margin: TrueNicks: C+ $60,000

2005 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Lemon Drop Kid   - Tough Broad, Broad Brush

  • Breeder:Fitzhugh, LLC
  • Owner: Zabeel Racing Int. Corp.
  • Trainer: Bob Baffert
  • Jockey: Martin Garcia

Sire: Lemon Drop Kid  , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 24 starts, 10 wins, $3,245,370. Lifetime: 387 yearlings sold, median $55,000.

Broodmare Sire: Broad Brush, Bay, 1983.

Time: 2:03.31   Track: Fast

Others: Tres Borrachos, $30,000; Compari, $10,000; Cigar Man.

Scratched: Tap It Light.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Awesome GemDavid Romero FloresCraig Dollase
2Rail TripRafael BejaranoRonald W. Ellis
3Richard's KidMartin GarciaBob Baffert
4Tres BorrachosVictor EspinozaC. Beau Greely
5CompariMike E. SmithMartin F. Jones
6Cigar ManJoseph TalamoVladimir Cerin

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
3 Awesome GemDavid Romero Flores$18.00$4.40$2.40
6 Rail TripRafael Bejarano$2.20$2.10
4 Richard's KidMartin Garcia$2.20
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (3-6)$32.20
$2.00 Trifecta (3-6-4)$65.60
$2.00 Superfecta (3-6-4-5)$361.20

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