Santa Anita Park · Monday, May 25, 2026 · Race 5 of 10

Hollywood Gold Cup S.

dirt, fastOne And One Fourth MilesPurse $200,0005 ranPost 2026-05-25 15:01:00Final time 2:01.58Pool $399,670

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainer1/41/23/41mstretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Forged Steel
cleared 1/4, widened
Flavien Prat111111—3.1053B
E1 122 · LP 40
24Malarchuk
pressed2wd,saved2nd
Juan Hernandez2222229½1.8025B
E1 121 · LP 40
32Mc Vay
step slow/bumped,3wd
Hector Berrios3333339½8.8041B
E1 119 · LP 40
45British Isles
4-3wd,drifted into str
Joel Rosario454544103.501B
E1 115 · LP 40
53Subsanador
bumped st,inside,eased
Mike Smith545455372.701B
E1 117 · LP 40

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

123451/41/23/41mstretchfinish4Malarchuk2Mc Vay5British Isles3Subsanador1Forged Steel

Fractional times

Call 123.22
Call 246.73
Call 31:11.25
Call 41:35.66
Final2:01.58

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$8.20—
place ($2)1$5.60—
show ($2)1$3.40—
exacta ($1)1-4$13.70$146,971
place ($2)4$3.60—
show ($2)4$2.60—
trifecta ($1)1-4-2$50.90$81,991
show ($2)2$3.40—
daily double ($2)7-1$20.60$54,725
Pick 3 ($1)8-7-1$34.10$118,185
Pick 4 ($0.50)5-8$251.50$220,741
Pick 5 ($0.50)1-5-8$702.40$683,555

Chart notes

FORGED STEEL set the pace with MALARCHUK applying pressure to the outside, maintained a short lead up the backstretch, put that rival away approaching the quarter pole, kicked away under right handed urging in upper stretch, then continued to widen in the final furlong under a tap of left handed encouragement and strong handling. MALARCHUK pressed FORGED STEEL from outside to the far turn, failed to keep up with the winner outside the quarter pole, chased in the two path turning for home, churned on through the lane and was able to hold on for second. MC VAY broke a step slow and got bumped back at the start, followed in range from the three path, remained off the rail through the far turn, drifted out a bit in the lane and could not get by MALARCHUK for the place honors. BRITISH ISLES broke well from outside then took back off the leaders, went four then three wide around the clubhouse turn, followed the same paths on the second bend, drifted into the stretch and was outfinished for the place and show. SUBSANADOR (ARG) bumped MC VAY leaving the gate, settled inside, ridden along while continuing to save ground on the far turn, had little left for the stretch run and was eased through the final furlong.