Full Result 1.30 Santa Anita (USA) | 26 June 2016

Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Dirt)

(3yo+) 1m2f Fast

1st £204,081.63 2nd £68,027.21 3rd £40,816.33 4th £20,408.16 5th £6,802.72 6th £234.69 7th £234.69 8th £234.69

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	7. Melatonin (USA) 9/5F Joseph Talamo David Hofmans	Joseph Talamo David Hofmans	5	812 b	–	–	117	–
b g Kodiak Kowboy (USA) - Yanquee Reign (USA) (Yankee Victor)
Chased leader on outer, ridden to take narrow lead 2f out, edged left and virtually joined over 1f out, rallied under pressure inside final furlong, asserted late on

2⁽⁵⁾ 1½	5. Win The Space (USA) 24/1 Gary Stevens George Papaprodromou	Gary Stevens George Papaprodromou	4	88 b	–	–	110	–
rg c Pulpit (USA) - Teamgeist (ARG) (Mutakddim)
Chased leaders, ridden and stayed on 1 1/2f out, virtually upsides leader over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, not match winner late on

3⁽³⁾ ¾ [2¼]	3. Hard Aces (USA) 41/5 Santiago Gonzalez John W Sadler	Santiago Gonzalez John W Sadler	6	810 b	–	–	110	–
b h Hard Spun (USA) - All In With Aces (USA) (Quiet American)
Took keen hold, chased leading group, ridden to go 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on gamely under pressure final furlong

4⁽⁶⁾ nse [2¼]	6. Hoppertunity (USA) 3/1 Mike E Smith Bob Baffert	Mike E Smith Bob Baffert	5	88 b	–	–	108	–
b h Any Given Saturday (USA) - Refugee (USA) (Unaccounted For)
Settled in rear, shaken up and headway 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest at finish

5⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [4]	8. Imperative (USA) 15/2 Rafael Bejarano Richard Baltas	Rafael Bejarano Richard Baltas	6	88 b	–	–	104	–
b g Bernardini (USA) - Call Her (USA) (Caller I.D.)
Waited with in final pair, ridden and effort over 1 1/2f out, no further impression final furlong

6⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [5¾]	4. Lieutenant Colonel (USA) 136/10 Martin Garcia Jerry Hollendorfer	Martin Garcia Jerry Hollendorfer	4	88	–	–	101	–
bb g Colonel John (USA) - Lovely View (USA) (Carson City)
Led, headed 2f out, soon weakened under pressure

7⁽²⁾ 1½ [7¼]	2. Second Summer (USA) 56/10 Mario Gutierrez Peter Eurton	Mario Gutierrez Peter Eurton	4	88	–	–	98	–
ch g Summer Bird (USA) - Greenstreet (USA) (Street Cry)
Bumped start, raced in final trio, ridden and came wide into straight, no impression from 1 1/2f out, soon beaten

8⁽¹⁾ 3 [10¼]	1. Bal A Bali (BRZ) 19/2 Flavien Prat Richard E Mandella	Flavien Prat Richard E Mandella	5	88 b	–	–	92	–
bb h Put It Back (USA) - In My Side (BRZ) (Clackson)
Dwelt and bumped rival, soon racing in midfield, ridden and no impression inside final 2f, soon beaten

8 ran Winning time: 1m 59.79s Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Tarabilla Farms Inc (Melatonin) 1st breeder: S D Brilie LP
2nd owner: Kretz Racing LLC (Win The Space)
3rd owner: Hronis Racing LLC (Hard Aces)

1:30 Santa Anita (USA) 26 Jun 2016

Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Dirt)