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55 Results for gold cup

Lava Man working for comeback

Brad Free, Daily Racing Form

Lava Man's retirement from racing lasted all of one year.

Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009

Sea of Pleasure clear speed

Brad Free, Daily Racing Form

Fast sprinter Sea of Pleasure will have no early pressure Saturday at Santa Anita, while the only pressure on Rail Trip will be from bettors who take odds-on when the unbeaten allowance horse runs in his first stakes.

Story | Conversation | April 03, 2009

Stakes bonanza starts meet

Brad Free, Daily Racing Form

The autumn Oak Tree race meet begins Wednesday at Santa Anita just like many major California meets begin these days - smiling track officials with fingers crossed, hoping the latest generation of synthetic surfaces is up to the challenge.

Story | Conversation | September 22, 2008

Class may not carry the day in A Gleam

Brad Free, Daily Racing Form

What if the field for a Grade 2 sprint included three Grade 1 winners, and none hit the board?

Story | Conversation | June 27, 2008

Two Step Salsa at rest for now

Brad Free, Daily Racing Form

Two Step Salsa is a racehorse, not a machine. And on Monday morning, one day after the colt's impressive victory in the Grade 3 Affirmed Handicap.

Story | Conversation | June 17, 2008

Milady: Zenyatta figures as big favorite

Brad Free, Daily Racing Form

At 1,200 pounds and nearly 17 hands high, the imposing 4-year-old filly Zenyatta has grown into a beauty of a beast, with more going for her than just size and looks.

Story | Conversation | May 30, 2008

Grade 2 San Antonio at Santa Anita a real baffler

Brad Free, Daily Racing Form

The muddled West Coast handicap division was difficult to untangle even before Santa Anita canceled racing Feb. 3 and postponed the Grade 2 San Antonio Handicap six days.

Story | Conversation | February 08, 2008

Lava Man has a different challenge

Brad Free, Daily Racing Form

In any other year, multi-millionaire Lava Man would be the brightest star in the richest race of the California summer. Not in 2007.

Story | Conversation | August 18, 2007

American Cap: Young pup nips at old 'Tin Man'

Brad Free, Daily Racing Form

The Tin Man had banked nearly $1 million by the time Out of Control was foaled in late 2003.

Story | Conversation | June 29, 2007

Citronnade added to Beverly Hills mix

Brad Free, Daily Racing Form

Citronnade will be in a familiar spot Sunday at Hollywood Park - loose on the lead as the odds-on favorite - while seeking her fifth consecutive win.

Story | Conversation | June 27, 2007

Hollywood's synthetic success story

Brad Free, Daily Racing Form

The optimistic consensus at Hollywood Park is that Cushion Track provides horses with a safer surface on which to run.

Story | Conversation | April 24, 2007

Lava Man takes aim at turf race in Dubai

Brad Free, Daily Racing Form

Lava Man is going to Dubai.

Story | Conversation | March 13, 2007

Bargain exhibit A: Lava Man

Brad Free, Daily Racing Form

Before he became rich and famous, Lava Man was a useful turf horse. Lava Man also was a claiming horse, which makes him a fitting equine celebrity for the $1.3 million California Gold Rush program Sunday at Hollywood Park.

Story | Conversation | April 28, 2006

All eyes will be on Sam's Ace in Snow Chief

Brad Free, Daily Racing Form

There is more at stake than the $250,000 purse of the Snow Chief Stakes on Sunday at Hollywood Park.

Story | Conversation | April 25, 2006

Crowd drawn to a $3.6M day

Brad Free, Daily Racing Form

The graded stakes schedule is on hold Saturday at Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park. Instead, a $3.6 million purse package has lured large fields to the fourth annual Sunshine Millions.

Story | Conversation | January 26, 2006