7/9 (HOL): Hollywood Gold Cup (G1), Swaps (G2)

[Kasept]

4th (2:34) Swaps S. (G2)

1 1/8 Miles (All Weather Track) | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $150,000

1 Runflatout Gomez G K 112 L
2 Spud Spivens Quinonez A 114 L
3 Coil Garcia M 118 L
4 Uncle Sam Bejarano R 114 L
5 Dreamy Kid Talamo J 114 Blk-On L
6 Boxeur des Rues Rosario J 114 L



8th (4:37) Hollywood Gold Cup H. (G1)

1 1/4 Miles (All Weather Track) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $500,000

1 Twirling Candy Rosario J 122 L
2 Miss Match (ARG) Talamo J 110 L
3 Setsuko Espinoza V 115 L
4 Game On Dude Sutherland C 118 L
5 Awesome Gem Flores D R 116 L
6 Soul Candy Gomez G K 114 L
7 First Dude Garcia M 116 L
8 Dark Cove Bejarano R 115 L

[Kasept]

No Aggie Engineer, but Awesome Gem a Gold Cup go..

[randallscott35]

Fingers crossed for the superfecta

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by Kasept

...Awesome Gem a Gold Cup go..

Cool!

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Kasept

No Aggie Engineer,..

Perfect for Twirling Candy. Now he can actually win by going wire-to-wire.

Of course, if they try and strangle him back, expect a replay of the Big Cap.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Perfect for Twirling Candy. Now he can actually win by going wire-to-wire.

Of course, if they try and strangle him back, expect a replay of the Big Cap.

Nothing like betting the pass line and don't pass line.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Perfect for Twirling Candy. Now he can actually win by going wire-to-wire.

Of course, if they try and strangle him back, expect a replay of the Big Cap.

It's remarkable how overrated he has become. Not that he isn't a good horse, but the chances of him winning a competitive race at 1 1/4 are about zero.

[freddymo]

Not that is saying all that much(it is 2011) but CLEARLY Twirling Candy is the fastest and classiest horse in training. He has already distinguished himself as capable of winning at Sprint distance beating arguably the best sprinter in the land save himself and 9f's

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Not that is saying all that much(it is 2011) but CLEARLY Twirling Candy is the fastest and classiest horse in training. He has already distinguished himself as capable of winning at Sprint distance beating arguably the best sprinter in the land save himself and 9f's

That's funny, for a lot of reasons, but mostly because he beat Smiling Tiger last year...you know, when he had already proven he wasn't the best sprinter in the land...

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

That's funny, for a lot of reasons, but mostly because he beat Smiling Tiger last year...you know, when he had already proven he wasn't the best sprinter in the land...

In that idiotic race....the Malibu.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

In that idiotic race....the Malibu.

Freddy is allowed to flip-flop. No one else.

[asudevil]

First Dude is training extremely well.

[Dahoss]

I'll take Dark Cove at a price in the Hollywood Gold Cup.

[hockey2315]

I was thinking the same thing, Hoss.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by asudevil

First Dude is training extremely well.

I wonder why they've sat on him since the Alysheba. There's been quite a few spots for him since then.

He has a lot of improving to do considering he's the only horse in there from the Big Cap that didn't finish in front of Twirling Candy.

The lack of pace makes me think Baffert might call an audible and send this horse to the lead again to set it up for Game On Dude.

[cakes44]

Setsuko.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by cakes44

Setsuko.

I prefer It's In the Air Tonight.

[knickslions2]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

I was thinking the same thing, Hoss.

I like the 1/8 exacta.

[OldDog]

I love this horse.

http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/blog...otally-awesome

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

I'll take Dark Cove at a price in the Hollywood Gold Cup.

I haven't looked at the Gold Cup PP's yet - but look who finished 6th in Dark Cove's last race. Yikes.