| R2 USA - SANTA ANITA | 26 June 2016 |
| Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Dirt) G1 3U ($415,810), 2012m 1:59.79 | |
| FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | MELATONIN (USA) 5yo Gelding | DAVID HOFMANS JOSEPH TALAMO | 56.0 $2.80 | |||||||
| KODIAK KOWBOY (USA) - YANQUEE REIGN (USA) | 2nd | WIN THE SPACE (USA) 4yo Horse | G PRODROMOU GARY STEVENS | 54.5 $25.00 | ||||||
| PULPIT (USA) - TEAMGEIST (ARG) | ||||||||||
| KRETZ RACING LLC | 3rd | HARD ACES (USA) 6yo Horse | JOHN W SADLER SANTIAGO GONZALEZ | 55.5 $9.20 | ||||||
| HARD SPUN (USA) - ALL IN WITH ACES (USA) | ||||||||||
| 4th | HOPPERTUNITY (USA) 5yo Horse | BOB BAFFERT MIKE E SMITH | 54.5 $4.00 | |||||||
| 5th | IMPERATIVE (USA) 6yo Gelding | R BALTAS RAFAEL BEJARANO | 54.5 $8.50 | |||||||
| 6th | LIEUTENANT COLONEL (USA) 4yo Gelding | JERRY HOLLENDORFER MARTIN GARCIA | 54.5 $14.60 | |||||||
| 7th | SECOND SUMMER (USA) 4yo Gelding | PETER EURTON MARIO GUTIERREZ | 54.5 $6.60 | |||||||
| 8th | BAL A BALI (BRZ) 5yo Horse | RICHARD E MANDELLA FLAVIEN PRAT | 54.5 $10.50 | |||||||
Melatonin earned a guaranteed berth in the 2016 Breeders' Cup Classic with a victory in the Gold Cup at Santa Anita on June 25, 2016. Win the Space, 24-1, finished second.
