It is currently eleven minutes to post time for the grade I Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes, a mile and a half turf race for three year olds and up. Although none of the eight runners have won a grade I race, I find it a truly fascinating field of runners.
The current favorite is Where's the Remote, who finished second to Champ Pegasus in the Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship Stakes just over a month ago. Champ Pegasus came back to run second in the Breeders' Cup Turf, which is definitely a good sign for Where's the Remote.
Treat Gently, the second choice, is perhaps the most interesting runner of the group. A five year old mare, she ran fourth in the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes last month and been a fairly consistent performer.
Unusual Suspect, a six year old male, is also running. One of my favorite horses, he has made fifty-four starts and comes into this race off of a runner-up finish in the California Cup Classic Stakes.
Temple City, currently 8-1, won the Cougar II Handicap on the Del Mar main track earlier this year. Marlang has proven to be a very nice horse and will likely attempt to go wire-to-wire. Longshots Buenos Dias, Worth Repeating, and Big Shot Syd complete the field.
My picks. . .
1 Where's the Remote
2 Treat Gently
3 Unusual Suspect
4 Buenos Dias
5 Marlang
6 Worth Repeating
7 Temple City
8 Big Shot Syd
-Keelerman
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