Peter Vegso’s Go Between, ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez, won the $1-million Pacific Classic Stakes at Del Mar on Sunday, August 24.
As part of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win & You’re In” series of horse races, the Pacific Classic winner Go Between will automatically be one of the Breeders’ Cup horses for the October 25 Breeders’ Cup Classic to be held at Santa Anita Park.
Trained by Bill Mott, Go Between covered 1 1/4 miles in 2:01.18 and paid $7.60, $4.20 and $3. Well Armed under jockey Aaron Gryder placed second and returned $7.60 and $5.60. Mast Track with jockey Rafael Bejarano aboard came in third and paid $5.80 to show.
Eleven race horses will run in the $1-million Pacific Classic Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar Sunday, August 24.
As part of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win & You’re In Series of horse races, the Pacific Classic Stakes winner will become one of the Breeders’ Cup horses for the October 25 Breeders’ Cup Classic to be held at Santa Anita Park.
All carrying 124 pounds, Del Mar’s 1 1/4-mile Pacific Classic Stakes field of horses with jockeys line up as follows:
Awesome Gem ridden by jockey Tyler Baze- Mostacolli Mort ridden by jockey Victor Espinoza
- Zappa ridden by jockey Garcia Alan
- Surf Cat ridden by jockey David Flores
- Barcola ridden by jockey Corey Nakatani
- Go Between ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez
- Well Armed ridden by jockey Aaron Gryder
- Mast Track ridden by jockey Rafael Bejarano
- Delosvientos ridden by jockey Joel Rosario
- Student Council ridden by jockey Shaun Bridgmohan
- McCann’s Mojave ridden by jockey Julio Garcia
The Pacific Classic Stakes is the 10th race in Del Mar’s August 24 horse racing program. Pacific Classic post time is 6:30 pm.
Mast Track, ridden by jockey Tyler Baze, beat favored Go Between by 2 lengths in the $750,000 Hollywood Gold Cup June 28, Saturday, at Hollywood Park.
Trained and owned by Bobby Frankel, Mast Track covered 1 1/4 miles in 2:01.37, shattering the record of 2:03.21 Lava Man set a year ago when the Hollywood Gold Cup was run on Cushion Track for the first time. Mast Track paid $23.60, $11.20 and $7.40.
Go Between, under jockey Garrett Gomez, returned $3.40 and $3. Student Council with jockey Shaun Bridgmohan paid $4 to show.
The 7-5 morning line favorite in the $750,000 Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes (gr. I), Heatseeker, is out of the Saturday race because of a left ankle injury.
That leaves the Hollywood Gold Cup field of nine older horses for the race, including Oaklawn Handicap winner Tiago, Pacific Classic winner Student Council, and Go Between, second to Heatseeker in the Santa Anita Handicap.
The field of the 1-mile Hollywood Gold Park on June 28 at Hollywood Park, in post position order with jockeys, weight and morning line odds:
- Mast Track ridden by jockey Tyler Baze carries 113 lbs. with morning line odds of 12-1
- Perfect Drift ridden by jockey Victor Espinoza, 115 lbs., 8-1
- Tiago ridden by jockey Mike Smith, 121 lbs., 3-1
- Racketeer ridden by jockey Joel Rosario, 113 lbs., 8-1
- Student Council ridden by jockey Shaun Bridgmohan, 117 lbs., 9-2
- Go Between ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez, 118 lbs., 5-2
- McCann’s Mojave ridden by jockey Frank Alvarado, 115 lbs., 12-1
- Big Booster ridden by jockey Corey Nakatani, 116 lbs., 8-1
- Spice Route (GB) ridden by jockey Alex Solis, 113 lbs., 15-1
The Hollywood Gold Cup, which has been won by such racing legends as Seabiscuit, Swaps, Citation and Cigar, will the 10th race in Hollywood Park’s June 28 horse racing program. Hollywood Gold Cup post time is 4:30 pm PST.
Santa Anita Handicap winner Heatseeker will compete with Oaklawn Handicap winner Tiago along with 8 older horses in the 69th running of the $750,000 Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes (gr. I) on Saturday, June 28, at Hollywood Park.
The complete field of Hollywood Park’s 1-mile Hollywood Gold Cup with jockeys, weight and morning line odds:
Mast Track ridden by jockey Tyler Baze carries 113 lbs. with morning line odds of 20-1- Perfect Drift ridden by jockey Victor Espinoza, 115 lbs., 15-1
- Heatseeker (IRE) ridden by jockey Rafael Bejarano, 123 lbs., 7-5
- Tiago ridden by jockey Mike Smith, 121 lbs., 9-2
- Racketeer ridden by jockey Joel Rosario, 113 lbs., 15-1
- Student Council ridden by jockey Shaun Bridgmohan, 117 lbs., 6-1
- Go Between ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez, 118 lbs., 7-2
- McCann’s Mojave ridden by jockey Frank Alvarado, 115 lbs., 20-1
- Big Booster ridden by jockey Corey Nakatani, 116 lbs., 15-1
- Spice Route (GB) ridden by jockey Alex Solis, 113 lbs., 20-1
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