This is a listing of the horses that finished in first, second, and third place (and the number of starters) in the Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes (formerly the Hollywood Gold Cup), an American Grade 1 race for three-year-olds and up at 1 1/4 miles on dirt (except 2007-2013 when on the synthetic surface, 'Cushion Track'). Since 2014, it has been held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California; earlier runnings were held at Hollywood Park.Stakes Histories, The Original Racing Almanac 2009, page 344–345 on June 26, 2008. (List - 1938 to Present)
Year Winner Second Third Starters2016 Melatonin Win the Space Hard Aces82015 Hard Aces Hoppertunity Catch a Flight112014 Majestic Harbor Clubhouse Ride Imperative72013 Game On Dude Kettle Korn Sky Kingdom52012 Game On Dude Richard's Kid Kettle Corn72011 First Dude Game On Dude Setsuko82010 Awesome Gem Rail Trip Richard's Kid62009 Rail Trip Tres Borrachos Life Is Sweet132008 Mast Track Student Council Go Between92007 Lava Man A. P. Xcellent Big Booster92006 Lava Man Ace Blue Super Frolic5 2005 Lava Man Borrego Congrats92004 Total Impact Olmodavor Even the Score72003 Congaree Harlan's Holiday Kudos72002 Sky Jack Momentum Milwaukee Brew62001 Aptitude Skimming Futural52000 Early Pioneer General Challenge David91999 Real Quiet Budroyale Malek41998 Skip Away Puerto Madero Gentlemen81997 Gentlemen Siphon Sandpit61996 Siphon Geri Helmsman81995 Cigar Tinners Way Tossofthecoin81994 Slew of Damascus Fanmore Del Mar Dennis51993 Best Pal Bertrando Major Impact101992 Sultry Song Marquetry Another Review61991 Marquetry Farma Way Itsallgreektome91990 Criminal Type Sunday Silence Opening Verse71989 Blushing John Sabona Payant71988 Cutlass Reality Alysheba Ferdinand61987 Ferdinand Judge Angelucci Tasso111986 Super Diamond Alphabatim Precisionist61985 Greinton Precisionist King's Island 61984 Desert Wine John Henry Sari's Dreamer81983 Island Whirl Poley Prince Spellbound61982 Perrault Erins Isle It's the One81981 Eleven Stitches Caterman Super Moment 101980 Go West Young Man Balzac Caro Bambino101979 Affirmed Sirlad Text101978 Exceller Text Vigors71977 Crystal Water Cascapedia Caucasus121976 Pay Tribute Avatar Riot in Paris81975 Ancient Title Big Band El Tarta71974 Tree of Knowledge Ancient Title War Heim 101973 Kennedy Road Quack Cougar II61972 Quack Droll Role War Heim141971 Ack Ack Comtal Manta81970 Pleasure Seeker Neurologo T V Commercial71969 Figonero Nodouble Poleax61968 Princessnesian Racing Room Quicken Tree 111967 Native Diver Pretense Biggs51966 Native Diver O'Hara Travel Orb101965 Native Diver Babington Hill Rise71964 Colorado King Mustard Plaster Native Diver111963 Cadiz Aldershot Olympiad King101962 Prove It Windy Sands Cadiz121961 Prince Blessed Grey Eagle Whodunit141960 Dotted Swiss Bagdad Prize Host81959 Hillsdale Find Terrang81958 Gallant Man Eddie Schmidt Seaneen51957 Round Table Porterhouse Find111956 Swaps Mister Gus Porterhouse 71955 Rejected Alidon Determine61954 Correspondent Rejected Trusting71953 Royal Serenade Fleet Bird A Gleam71952 Two Lea Cyclotron Sturdy One121951 Citation Bewitch Be Fleet101950 Noor Palestinian Hill Prince81949 Solidarity Ace Admiral Pretal111948 Shannon On Trust Olhaverry91947 Cover Up Burning Dream Honeymoon121946 Triplicate Honeymoon Historian161945 Challenge Me Bull Reigh Sirde121944 Happy Issue Bull Reigh Okana1319431942 Not held - World War II1941 Big Pebble Paperboy Mioland131940 Challedon Specify Can't Wait111939 Kayak II Cravat Specify 71938 Seabiscuit Specify Whichcee10
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