The Pizza Man expected to make title defense in Hollywood Turf Cup

Racing office officials confirmed that The Pizza Man, one of the most popular equine performers of recent years, has been nominated to and is expected to make a title defense in the Hollywood Turf Cup here on Friday, November 25.

 

Owned by Midwest Thoroughbreds and trained by Roger Brueggemann, the 7-year-old son of English Channel has 17 wins in 32 career starts with earnings of more than $2.1 millon.

 

A two-length victory under Mike Smith with a scintillating late rush in the 1 ½ mile Hollywood Turf Cup completed a six-race 2015 campaign for The Pizza Man. He has the same number of starts in 2016 with one victory, that in the Grade I Northern Dancer at Woodbine on October 16.

 

 

 

A field of six was entered Thursday for Sunday’s featured $100,000 Betty Grable Stakes for older fillies and mares at seven furlongs.

  

The post position draw was scheduled later Thursday. The field, in alphabetical order with trainers and jockeys: Barbara Beatrice (Phil D’Amato/Tiago Pereira), Chao Chom (Gary Stute/Kent Desormeaux), Cuddle Alert (Melissa Saldana/Agapito Delgadillo), Enola Gray (Tyler Baze/Phil D’Amato), Harlington’s Rose (Steve Knapp/Joe Talamo) and My Fiona (Gary Sherlock/Fernando Perez).