Santa Anita Park · Monday, May 31, 2021 · Race 8 of 9

Hollywood Gold Cup S.

dirt, fastOne And One Fourth MilesPurse $300,0007 ranPost 2021-05-31 16:52:00Final time 2:02.23Pool $516,821

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainer1/41/23/41mstretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Country Grammer
overtakn uppr,came bck
Flavien Prat222121—1.802A
E1 116 · LP 40
21Royal Ship
3deep 3/8, led, gamely
Mike Smith463212a nose3.202A
E1 113 · LP 40
37Express Train
brk out,4-5wd,held 3rd
Juan Hernandez7774434¼2.303A
E1 111 · LP 40
45Rushie
stumbled,ins,angld 4wd
Trevor McCarthy6543344¾5.3013A
E1 114 · LP 40
54Heywoods Beach
bp btw early,stdy 5/16
Tyler Baze53665510¾11.500A
E1 114 · LP 40
66Two Thirty Five
came in,bpd early,4-6w
Abel Cedillo3457661654.505A
E1 114 · LP 40
73Brown Storm
bpd early,pace,folded
Umberto Rispoli11157718¾19.102A
E1 118 · LP 40

How the race unfolded (position at each call; hover a line to follow one runner)

12345671/41/23/41mstretchfinish1Royal Ship7Express Train5Rushie4Heywoods Beach6Two Thirty Five3Brown Storm2Country Grammer

Fractional times

Call 122.92
Call 247.16
Call 31:12.09
Call 41:37.18
Final2:02.23

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$5.60—
place ($2)2$3.20—
show ($2)2$2.60—
exacta ($1)2-1$9.10$230,686
place ($2)1$4.20—
show ($2)1$2.80—
trifecta ($0.50)2-1-7$10.40$132,847
show ($2)7$2.40—
superfecta ($0.10)2-1-7-5$5.27$82,326
daily double ($2)2-2$17$50,698
Pick 3 ($0.50)2-2-2$25$66,924
super high five ($1)2-1-7-5-4$136.10$27,149

Chart notes

COUNTRY GRAMMER brushed from outside early, stalked three wide early, applied pressure near the half-mile marker, headed rival leaving the backstretch and took over at the three-eighths, put away inside rival then dueled with ROYAL SHIP, lost command at the top of the stretch, fought back through the lane and dug in late to edge the runner-up. ROYAL SHIP (BRZ) tracked three deep and between foes into the first turn, moved closer up the backstretch, bid three deep on the far turn and dueled into the stretch, gained command at the top of the lane, continued to battle with COUNTRY GRAMMER through the final furlong and got outkicked in the closing moments. EXPRESS TRAIN broke out, raced four deep then came five wide into the lane and outkicked RUSHIE for the show honors. RUSHIE stumbled at the start, angled to the inside, steered four wide into the stretch and got outfinished for the show. HEYWOODS BEACH got bumped into rival early, chased from between, was put in tight by inside and rival and steadied at the five-sixteenths, came four wide into the stretch and could not rally. TWO THIRTY FIVE came in and bumped rival early, raced four wide around the first turn, traveled four wide into the second bend then entered the lane six wide and had little left. BROWN STORM (CHI) got bumped between rivals early, vied for the lead then cleared first time through the stretch, angled in and set the pace along the rail, lost command at the three-eighths pole, lost ground through the far turn and faded in the drive.