R6 USA - BELMONT PARK | 08 October 2016 |
Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Dirt) G1 3U ($691,980), 2012m 2:00.68 |
FP | Horse Age & Sex | Trainer Jockey | WT SP | |||||||
1st | HOPPERTUNITY (USA) 5yo Horse | BOB BAFFERT JOHN R VELAZQUEZ | 57.0 $4.80 | |||||||
ANY GIVEN SATURDAY (USA) - REFUGEE (USA) | ||||||||||
Michael Pegram, Karl Watson & Paul Weitman | 2nd | EFFINEX (USA) 5yo Horse | JAMES JERKENS MIKE E SMITH | 57.0 $2.25 | ||||||
MINESHAFT (USA) - WHAT A PEAR (USA) | 3rd | PROTONICO (USA) 5yo Horse | TODD PLETCHER JAVIER CASTELLANO | 57.0 $7.40 | ||||||
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (USA) - ALPHA SPIRIT (USA) | ||||||||||
4th | MUBTAAHIJ (IRE) 4yo Horse | KIARAN MCLAUGHLIN I ORTIZ JR | 57.0 $2.75 | |||||||
5th | WATERSHED (USA) 4yo Horse | KIARAN MCLAUGHLIN JOEL ROSARIO | 57.0 $19.90 |
Hoppertunity ships east and wins the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park on October 8, 2016, defeating favored Effinex and earning guaranteed entry into the 2016 Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita.