Accelerate Pulls Away Late in Gold Cup Victory
The way the $500,000 Gold Cup at Santa Anita (G1) was playing out, Hronis Racing's Accelerate was either going to run into trouble or run away.
Accelerate
- Chestnut Colt
- Born 2013
- KY-Bred
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Trainer:
John W. Sadler
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Jockey:
Victor Espinoza
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Owner:
Hronis Racing LLC
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Breeder:
Mike Abraham
Accelerate |
Lookin At Lucky | Smart Strike |
| Private Feeling | ||
| Issues | Awesome Again | |
| Darlin Echo |
| Sale / Hip / Type | Buyer / Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|
KEESEP2014Hip 1162 | Yearling |
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$380,000 |
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City of Light Stretches Out in Gold Cup at Santa Anita
The next challenge for City of Light is handling the classic distance of 10 furlongs when he heads a field of seven entered for the $500,000 Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes (G1) on May 26.
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Will Dr. Dorr Win Again in Gold Cup at Santa Anita?
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Gold Cup at Santa Anita (G1).
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City of Light Edges Accelerate in Oaklawn Handicap
The West Coast invaders were in a race of their own when they entered the stretch in the $750,000 Oaklawn Handicap (G2) April 14 at Oaklawn Park.
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Accelerate, City of Light Face Off in Oaklawn Handicap
Hronis Racing's Accelerate and Suzanne and William Warren Jr.'s City of Light both won grade 1 races March 10 at Santa Anita Park, but at different distances, and will meet in the middle Saturday for the 1 1/8-mile Oaklawn Handicap.
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