Hollywood Gold Cup
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| Grade I race | |
|---|---|
| Hollywood Gold Cup | |
 Lava Man winning the 2007 Gold Cup |
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| Location | Hollywood Park Racetrack Inglewood, California  |
| Inaugurated | 1938 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Hollywood Park Racetrack |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1¼ miles (10 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds and up |
| Weight | Handicap |
| Purse | $750,000 |
The Hollywood Gold Cup is a Grade I stakes race for thoroughbred horses inaugurated in 1938 at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. It was run as a handicap race until 1997 when it was switched to weight-for-age conditions. In 2005, the Gold Cup returned to the original handicap format.
The Hollywood Gold Cup is run over a distance of 1¼ miles on the dirt and currently carries a purse of $750,000. It is open to three year olds and up and is one of the premier races on the West Coast of the United States, along with the Santa Anita Handicap from Santa Anita Park, and the Pacific Classic Stakes at Del Mar Racetrack.
In 1980, Mary Lou Tuck became the first woman trainer to win the Hollywood Gold Cup. Jockey Laffit Pincay, Jr. won a record nine editions of the race. On June 30th, 2007, Lava Man joined Native Diver as three-time winners of the Gold Cup.
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[edit] Records
Time record:
- 1:58.20 - Quack (1972) (New track record, equalled world record)
Most wins:
- 3 - Native Diver (1965, 1966, 1967)
- 3 - Lava Man (2005, 2006, 2007)
Most wins by an owner:
- ? -
Most wins by a jockey:
- 8 - Bill Shoemaker
Most wins by a trainer:
[edit] Winners of the Hollywood Gold Cup
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
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| 2007 : | Lava Man | Corey Nakatani | Doug O'Neill | |
| 2006 : | Lava Man | Corey Nakatani | Doug O'Neill | |
| 2005 | Lava Man | Pat Valenzuela | Doug O'Neill | |
| 2004 | Total Impact | Mike E. Smith | Laura de Seroux | |
| 2003 | Congaree | Jerry Bailey | Bob Baffert | |
| 2002 | Sky Jack | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Doug O'Neill | |
| 2001 | Aptitude | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Robert J. Frankel | |
| 2000 | Early Pioneer | Victor Espinoza | Vladimir Cerin | |
| 1999 | Real Quiet | Jerry Bailey | Bob Baffert | |
| 1998 | Skip Away | Jerry Bailey | Sonny Hine | |
| 1997 | Gentlemen | Gary Stevens | Richard Mandella | |
| 1996 | Siphon | David R. Flores | Richard Mandella | |
| 1995 | Cigar | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | |
| 1994 | Slew Of Damascus | Gary Stevens | Craig Roberts | |
| 1993 | Best Pal | Corey Black | Gary Jones | |
| 1992 | Sultry Song | Jerry Bailey | Patrick Kelly | |
| 1991 | Marquetry | David R. Flores | Robert J. Frankel | |
| 1990 | Criminal Type | José Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | |
| 1989 | Blushing John | Pat Day | Richard J. Lundy | |
| 1988 | Cutlass Reality | Gary Stevens | Craig A. Lewis | |
| 1987 | Ferdinand | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | |
| 1986 | Super Diamond | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Edwin Gregson | |
| 1985 | Greinton | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Charlie Whittingham | |
| 1984 | Desert Wine | Chris McCarron | Jerry M. Fanning | |
| 1983 | Island Whirl | Not found | Laz Barrera | |
| 1982 | Perrault | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Charlie Whittingham | |
| 1981 | Eleven Stitches | Sandy Hawley | Donn Luby | |
| 1980 | Go West Young Man | Eddie Delahoussaye | Mary Lou Tuck | |
| 1979 | Affirmed | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Laz Barrera | |
| 1978 | Exceller | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | |
| 1977 | Crystal Water | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Roger Clapp | |
| 1976 | Pay Tribute | Not found | Ron McAnally | |
| 1975 | Ancient Title | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Keith L. Stucki, Sr. | |
| 1974 | Tree Of Knowledge | Not found | Not found | |
| 1973 | Kennedy Road | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | |
| 1972 | Quack | Not found | Charlie Whittingham | |
| 1971 | Ack Ack | Bill Shoemaker | Charlie Whittingham | |
| 1970 | Pleasure Seeker | Laffit Pincay, Jr. | Not found | |
| 1969 | Figonero | Alvaro Pineda | Warren Stute | |
| 1968 | Princessnesian | Not found | James W. Maloney | |
| 1967 | Native Diver | Jerry Lambert | Michael E. Millerick | |
| 1966 | Native Diver | Jerry Lambert | Michael E. Millerick | |
| 1965 | Native Diver | Jerry Lambert | Michael E. Millerick | |
| 1964 | Colorado King | Ray York | Wally Dunn | |
| 1963 | Cadiz | Not found | Robert L. Wheeler | |
| 1962 | Prove It | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | |
| 1961 | Prince Blessed | Not found | Not found | |
| 1960 | Dotted Swiss | Not found | Robert L. Wheeler | |
| 1959 | Hillsdale | Tommy Barrow | Martin L. Fallon | |
| 1958 | Gallant Man | Bill Shoemaker | John A. Nerud | |
| 1957 | Round Table | Bill Shoemaker | William Molter | |
| 1956 | Swaps | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | |
| 1955 | Rejected | Bill Shoemaker | William J. Hirsch | |
| 1954 | Correspondent | Eddie Arcaro | Wally Dunn | |
| 1953 | Royal Serenade | Johnny Longden | Vance Longden | |
| 1952 | Two Lea | Steve Brooks | Horace A. Jones | |
| 1951 | Citation | Steve Brooks | Horace A. Jones | |
| 1950 | Noor | Johnny Longden | Burley Parke | |
| 1949 | Solidarity | Ralph Neves | C. A. Roles | |
| 1948 | Shannon | John Adams | William Molter | |
| 1947 | Cover Up | Not found | Ross Brinson | |
| 1946 | Triplicate | Basil James | C. Phillips | |
| 1945 | Challenge Me | Tony Skoronski | Danny Cataldo | |
| 1944 | Happy Issue | Hedley Woodhouse | Jean Charles Pinon | |
| 1943 | No Race due to WWII | n/a | n/a | |
| 1942 | No Race due to WWII | n/a | n/a | |
| 1941 | Big Pebble | Jack Westrope | W. B. Finnegan | |
| 1940 | Challedon | George Woolf | Louis J. Schaefer | |
| 1939 | Kayak II | George Woolf | Tom Smith | |
| 1938 | Seabiscuit | George Woolf | Tom Smith |
