Three G1s Monday @ Santa Anita

[stark]

7th Race. (C5) Gamely Stakes (Grade I)
$500,000 Guaranteed
STAKES
Purse $500,000 Guaranteed One Mile And One Eighth(Turf)(Rail at 0 Feet)
FOR FILLIES AND MARES, THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD.
1 RYMSKA (FR) (L) '14 M 123 Ortiz, Jr., I Madaket Stables LLC, Coleman, or Team Hanley, et al Chad C. Brown
2 OLLIE'S CANDY (L) '15 F 121 Rosario, J Paul or Karen Eggert John Sadler
3 MEAL TICKET (L) '14 M 121 Geroux, F Aulds, Jeong or Johnston Matthew Chew
4 VASILIKA (L) '14 M 123 Prat, F All Schlaich Stables LLC, Gatto Racing LLC or Todaro, et al Jerry Hollendorfer
5 AHIMSA (L) '15 F 121 Blanc, B Three Great Sons, LLC or Hughes Peter Eurton
6 STREAK OF LUCK (L) '15 F 121 Smith, M Roncelli Family Trust Matthew Chew
7 ELYSEA'S WORLD (IRE) (L) '13 M 121 Van Dyke, D Abbondanza Racing, LLC, McClanahan, Richard Baltas
8 CAUSEFORCOMMOTION(S) (L) '14 M 121 Franco, G Dunham, Reed or Sondereker, Et Al J. Eric Kruljac

8th Race. (C9) The Gold Cup at Santa Anita (Grade I)
$500,000 Guaranteed
STAKES
Purse $500,000 Guaranteed One Mile And One Quarter
FOR THEEE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD.
1 BLITZKRIEG (L) '15 G 121 Bejarano, R R3 Racing LLC, Calara Farms or Rothblum Doug O'Neill
2 MONGOLIAN GROOM (L) '15 G 121 Garcia, M Mongolian Stable Enebish Ganbat
3 HIGHER POWER (L) '15 C 121 Ortiz, Jr., I Hronis Racing, LLC John Sadler
4 LONE SAILOR (L) '15 C 121 Prat, F G M B Racing, LLC Thomas M. Amoss
5 GIFT BOX (L) '13 H 125 Rosario, J Hronis Racing, LLC John Sadler
6 CORE BELIEFS (L) '15 C 121 Geroux, F Gary S. Broad Peter Eurton
7 VINO ROSSO (L) '15 C 121 Velazquez, J Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable Todd A. Pletcher

9th Race. (C7) Shoemaker Mile (Grade I)
$500,000 Guaranteed
STAKES
Purse $500,000 Guaranteed One Mile(Turf)(Rail at 0 Feet)
FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD.
1 OHIO (BRZ) (L) '11 G 125 Fuentes, R Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners or Treitman Michael McCarthy
2 SHARP SAMURAI (L) '14 G 123 Velazquez, J Red Baron's Barn LLC, Rancho Temescal LLC or Glatt Mark Glatt
3 LE KEN (ARG) (L) '13 H 121 Pereira, Tiago J. Pozo de Luna, Inc. Ronald McAnally
4 RIVER BOYNE (IRE) (L) '15 C 123 Prat, F Red Baron's Barn LLC or Rancho Temescal LLC Jeff Mullins
5 CATAPULT (L) '13 H 121 Van Dyke, D Woodford Racing, LLC John Sadler
6 BOLO (L) '12 G 121 Geroux, F Golden Pegasus Racing, Inc. Carla Gaines
7 DESERT STONE (IRE) (L) '15 C 121 Franco, G Zayat Stables, LLC Richard Baltas
8 DELTA PRINCE (L) '13 H 125 Rosario, J Stronach Stables Jerkens, James
9 BOWIES HERO (L) '14 H 121 Ortiz, Jr., I Agave Racing Stable, ERJ Racing, LLC, or Madaket, Philip D' Amato

[Izvestia]

Vasilika/Rymska

Gift Box/Lone Sailor

Delta Prince/Catapult

[stark]

Vasilika/Rymska

Fun race to watch, not sure I can bet with any confidence.

[Mylute]

Vasilika - Elysea's World - Rymska (Ollie's Candy)

Gift Box - Vino Rosso - Lone Sailor (Blitzkreig)

Catapult - Delta Prince - Ohio (Sharp Samurai)

[barbaro111]

7th Race. (C5) Gamely Stakes (Grade I)
$500,000 Guaranteed
STAKES
Purse $500,000 Guaranteed One Mile And One Eighth(Turf)(Rail at 0 Feet)
FOR FILLIES AND MARES, THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD.
1 RYMSKA (FR) (L) '14 M 123 Ortiz, Jr., I Madaket Stables LLC, Coleman, or Team Hanley, et al Chad C. Brown
2 OLLIE'S CANDY (L) '15 F 121 Rosario, J Paul or Karen Eggert John Sadler
3 MEAL TICKET (L) '14 M 121 Geroux, F Aulds, Jeong or Johnston Matthew Chew
4 VASILIKA (L) '14 M 123 Prat, F All Schlaich Stables LLC, Gatto Racing LLC or Todaro, et al Jerry Hollendorfer
5 AHIMSA (L) '15 F 121 Blanc, B Three Great Sons, LLC or Hughes Peter Eurton
6 STREAK OF LUCK (L) '15 F 121 Smith, M Roncelli Family Trust Matthew Chew
7 ELYSEA'S WORLD (IRE) (L) '13 M 121 Van Dyke, D Abbondanza Racing, LLC, McClanahan, Richard Baltas
8 CAUSEFORCOMMOTION(S) (L) '14 M 121 Franco, G Dunham, Reed or Sondereker, Et Al J. Eric Kruljac

8th Race. (C9) The Gold Cup at Santa Anita (Grade I)
$500,000 Guaranteed
STAKES
Purse $500,000 Guaranteed One Mile And One Quarter
FOR THEEE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD.
1 BLITZKRIEG (L) '15 G 121 Bejarano, R R3 Racing LLC, Calara Farms or Rothblum Doug O'Neill
2 MONGOLIAN GROOM (L) '15 G 121 Garcia, M Mongolian Stable Enebish Ganbat
3 HIGHER POWER (L) '15 C 121 Ortiz, Jr., I Hronis Racing, LLC John Sadler
4 LONE SAILOR (L) '15 C 121 Prat, F G M B Racing, LLC Thomas M. Amoss
5 GIFT BOX (L) '13 H 125 Rosario, J Hronis Racing, LLC John Sadler
6 CORE BELIEFS (L) '15 C 121 Geroux, F Gary S. Broad Peter Eurton
7 VINO ROSSO (L) '15 C 121 Velazquez, J Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable Todd A. Pletcher

9th Race. (C7) Shoemaker Mile (Grade I)
$500,000 Guaranteed
STAKES
Purse $500,000 Guaranteed One Mile(Turf)(Rail at 0 Feet)
FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD.
1 OHIO (BRZ) (L) '11 G 125 Fuentes, R Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners or Treitman Michael McCarthy
2 SHARP SAMURAI (L) '14 G 123 Velazquez, J Red Baron's Barn LLC, Rancho Temescal LLC or Glatt Mark Glatt
3 LE KEN (ARG) (L) '13 H 121 Pereira, Tiago J. Pozo de Luna, Inc. Ronald McAnally
4 RIVER BOYNE (IRE) (L) '15 C 123 Prat, F Red Baron's Barn LLC or Rancho Temescal LLC Jeff Mullins
5 CATAPULT (L) '13 H 121 Van Dyke, D Woodford Racing, LLC John Sadler
6 BOLO (L) '12 G 121 Geroux, F Golden Pegasus Racing, Inc. Carla Gaines
7 DESERT STONE (IRE) (L) '15 C 121 Franco, G Zayat Stables, LLC Richard Baltas
8 DELTA PRINCE (L) '13 H 125 Rosario, J Stronach Stables Jerkens, James
9 BOWIES HERO (L) '14 H 121 Ortiz, Jr., I Agave Racing Stable, ERJ Racing, LLC, or Madaket, Philip D' Amato

Kinda surprised to see Bolo in the Shoemaker mile--hoping he does well

[stark]

Raining pretty good right now, Sunday evening, at Santa Anita.
Main track looks to be sealed.
Turf course soaking it up.

[Starine]

Vasilika hardly ever puts a hoof wrong but I'm going with Rymska in the Gamely. I really like her going 1-1/8 miles and I think she will appreciate the extra sixteenth.

Gold Cup: Really, really hard to look past Gift Box who looks to have his opponents over a barrel here.

I respect Catapult in the Shoemaker Mile, but I'm giving Delta Prince the slight edge. I think he's turned the corner this season with a solid third in the Pegasus World Cup Turf (further than he wanted to go) and a big win going away at Keeneland back at the mile distance.

[stark]

I respect Catapult in the Shoemaker Mile, but I'm giving Delta Prince the slight edge. I think he's turned the corner this season with a solid third in the Pegasus World Cup Turf (further than he wanted to go) and a big win going away at Keeneland back at the mile distance.

Who is this Stronach Stable running a horse at SantaAnita? I seem to recall them from a couple years back, but nothing in recent memory!

[ThreeMustangs]

Gift Box looks awesome.

[ThreeMustangs]

Vino Rosso takes the Gold Cup over Gift Box. Lone Sailor was third.

[Spahny]

Bolo in the Shoemaker. Oh my.

[ThreeMustangs]

Bolo in the Shoemaker. Oh my.

32-1. I didn’t have him.

[stark]

Kinda surprised to see Bolo in the Shoemaker mile--hoping he does well

He did!

[Mylute]

Um, BOLO?!

[Mylute]

Vasilika - Elysea's World - Rymska (Ollie's Candy)

Gift Box - Vino Rosso - Lone Sailor (Blitzkreig)

Catapult - Delta Prince - Ohio (Sharp Samurai)

Huh. I didn't pretty good (especially in the Gold Cup).

[Starine]

In other news, I still can't handicap worth a darn.

[katmandu]

Well, as the mother of the Bolo thread, this makes me very happy! I never expected to see him again, and now he's knocking on the million dollar door.

https://thoroughbredchampions.com/forum ... hilit=Bolo

[Sparrow Castle]

Well, as the mother of the Bolo thread, this makes me very happy!

https://thoroughbredchampions.com/forum ... hilit=Bolo

It makes me happy too. I hate to admit it, but I took him out of my VS early this year to make way for the newly minted two year olds. I'm glad for all who kept the faith in him!

[BaroqueAgain1]

I'm glad he's come back so well, although I wish the handsome son of Temple City had found a farm that wanted to stand him.

[Izvestia]

That was a fun day of racing, but geez, Delta Prince... I really thought he’d run better. Nice surprise win by Bolo, who still has it!
Vasilika is a gem.
I think Vino Rosso ran a good race, but Gift Box cooked himself running after those fractions and maybe got tired? I also am not convinced he’s a true 10-furlong horse.