Gold Cup guide: Odds, analysis, PPs for Santa Anita feature
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. EDT. 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.
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Here's the field for the Hollywood Gold Cup (G2):