Melatonin Wins Gold Cup at Santa Anita Park
Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California was the scene of the $500,000 Grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita on Saturday, June 25 - a 1 1/4 mile dirt test for horses three years old and upward. Tarabilla Farms' 9-5 race favorite Melatonin proved best on the day, beating the field of eight by 1 1/2 lengths. 24-1 longshot Win the Space finished second while last year's Gold Cup winner, 8-1 shot Hard Aces got in for third. The 3-1 second choice, Hoppertunity was a disappointing fourth while Imperative closed from seventh to finish fifth and Lieutenant Colonel, Second Summer, and Bal a Bali completed the order of finish.
2016 Gold Cup Race Results & Payoffs
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Melatonin | Joseph Talamo | 5.60 | 4.00 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Win the Space | Gary L. Stevens | 24.80 | 9.40 | |
| 3 | Hard Aces | Santiago Gonzalez | 5.00 |
Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (7-5) Paid: $133.60
- $2 Trifecta (7-5-3) Paid: $788.80
- $1 Superfecta (7-5-3-6) Paid: $1,890.30
- $2 Pentafecta (7-5-3-6-8) Paid: $8,020.60
- $2 Daily Double (4/7) Paid: $19.00
- $2 Pick 3 (2/4/7) Paid: $71.00
- $1 Pick 4 (7/2/4/7) Paid: $100.10
- $2 Pick 6 (10/8/7/2/4/7) Paid: $1,922.40
- $2 Pick 6 (10/8/7/2/4/7) Paid: $62.40
