Golden Gate Entries & Results for Friday, May 26, 2023

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Golden Gate Fields opened in 1941 and today is the only track in the San Francisco area. Famous legends Silky Sullivan and Lost in the Fog are buried in the infield.
Golden Gate Fields biggest stakes: San Francisco Mile, El Camino Real Derby.

Picks Report Get Expert Golden Gate Picks for today’s races. Get Equibase PPs.

Power Picks stats the last 60 days: Top picks are winning at 31.1%, second picks are winning at 21.9%, and third place picks are winning 16.4%.

Golden Gate Power Picks the last 14 days: 26.9% winners 14/52

1M, All Weather Track, $8,000 Maiden Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $13,500

$1 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $1 Superfecta (.10 min) $2 Rolling Double / $0.50 Pick 3 (Races 1-2-3) $0.50 Early Pick 5 Races (1-2-3-4-5)

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 1: Our pick is the 2/1 second choice, #6 Big Jolt. The four-year-old filly by Mr. Big is trained by Victor M. Trujillo and ridden by Evin A. Roman. She has very good speed figures that matchup well with this group. Get Golden Gate Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Sue Generous

Far From Over

Quinn Howey

Matilda Burnham

6/1

2 2

Sweet Millie

Mucho Macho Man

Samuel Calvario

Catalino Martinez

5/1

3 3

Achromatic

Northern Causeway

Gloria Haley

Santos Rivera

15/1

4 4

Sports for Women

Boisterous

Steve M. Sherman

Armando Ayuso

7/2

5 5

Peacehaven

English Channel

D. Wayne Baker

Assael Espinoza

9/5

6 6 Picks Report

Big Jolt

Mr. Big

Victor M. Trujillo

Evin A. Roman

2/1

Runner Win Place Show
Big Jolt  6 $5.40 $2.40 $2.10
Peacehaven  5 - $3.00 $2.40
Achromatic  3 - - $4.20
Sports for Women  4 - - -
Also rans: Sue Generous
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Trifecta 6-5-3 $46.80 $18,160.00
Superfecta 6-5-3-4 $70.00 $12,915.00
Exacta 6-5 $9.40 $26,591.00
Fractions and final time: :23.8, :48.7, 1:14.34, 1:26.88, 1:39.38
Winning Owner: Landeros, David and Landeros, Jorge T.
Winning Breeder: Neale Jensen & Harold May
BIG JOLT away in good order, took back to stalk the moderate fractions through the backstretch run, confronted the pacesetter while two wide along the second turn, overtook

6F, All Weather Track, $4,000 Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $14,000

$1 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $2 Rolling Double $1 Superfecta (.10 min) $0.50 Pick 3 (Races 2-3-4) / $0.50 Pick 4 (Races 2-3-4-5)

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 2: Our pick is the 5/2 second choice, #2 Dick Best. The four-year-old gelding by Stanford is trained by Ruby Thomas and ridden by Evin A. Roman. He has good early speed in a projected paceless race in combination with better overall speed figures against this bunch to win in this spot. Get Golden Gate Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Broken Finger

Daddy Nose Best

Leobardo Rivera

Alejandro Gomez

10/1

2 2 Picks Report

Dick Best

Stanford

Ruby Thomas

Evin A. Roman

5/2

3 3

Hawk Hill

Decarchy

Jesus Ramos

Assael Espinoza

9/5

4 4

Safe Combination

Twirling Candy

Ed Moger, Jr.

Francisco Duran

5/1

5 5

Echo Alpha Six

Sky Mesa

Kelly Bainum

Armando Ayuso

3/1

6 6

Awe

Bold Chieftain

Jorge Bautista

Hugo Herrera

10/1

Runner Win Place Show
Dick Best  2 $5.40 $3.80 $2.60
Hawk Hill  3 - $4.80 $2.60
Safe Combination  4 - - $2.80
Broken Finger  1 - - -
Also rans: Awe, Echo Alpha Six
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Trifecta 2-3-4 $78.20 $31,092.00
Daily Double 6-2 $14.80 $7,149.00
Exacta 2-3 $24.80 $49,903.00
Superfecta 2-3-4-1 $358.40 $21,099.00
Fractions and final time: :22.8, :45.85, :58.15, 1:10.79
Winning Owner: William L. Heck
Winning Breeder: Nick Alexander
DICK BEST broke alertly and showed good early speed to dictate terms into the turn, set solid fractions while pressed to the quarter marker, shook free in upper stretch, drew to a clear lead heading to the furlong pole and remained clear under steady urging in the final stages.

Balnikhov comes from last to first to win San Francisco Mile

Balnikhov passes the entire field to win the San Francisco Mile at Golden Gate Fields.

5F, Turf, $12,500 Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $20,000

$1 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $2 Rolling Double $1 Superfecta (.10 min) $0.50 Pick 3 (Races 3-4-5) / $0.20 Golden Pick 6 (Races 3-8) $1 Rolling Super High Five

  • Picks Report HRN Power Pick selection. (races 1-3 provided free)
    Race 3: Our pick is the 3/1 second choice, #5 O'Neill's Legacy. The four-year-old filly by Danzing Candy is trained by Jack Steiner and ridden by Evin A. Roman. She has the top combo of trainer and jockey. Get Golden Gate Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Shout It Out

Boisterous

Kelly Bainum

Frank T. Alvarado

8/1

2 2

Jersey Star

Jersey Town

Guillermo Preciado

Epifanio Garcia

15/1

3 3

Kitten's Kid

Boisterous

Steven Miyadi

Assael Espinoza

4/1

4 4

Tiger Queen

Smiling Tiger

Isidro Tamayo

Alexander Chavez

4/1

5 5 Picks Report

O'Neill's Legacy

Danzing Candy

Jack Steiner

Evin A. Roman

3/1

6 6

Lotsa Pepper

Peppered Cat

Manuel Badilla

Santos Rivera

2/1

7 7

Dancing Crane

Tapiture

Victor M. Trujillo

Francisco Duran

8/1

Runner Win Place Show
Lotsa Pepper  6 $4.00 $2.60 $2.20
Kitten's Kid  3 - $4.60 $2.60
Tiger Queen  4 - - $2.20
O'Neill's Legacy  5 - - -
Also rans: Shout It Out, Dancing Crane, Jersey Star
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Superfecta 6-3-4-5 $130.80 $54,571.00
Super High Five 6-3-4-5-1 $264.40 $5,185.00
Trifecta 6-3-4 $54.20 $71,098.00
Exacta 6-3 $20.60 $100,007.00
Daily Double 2-6 $13.40 $4,949.00
Pick 3 6-2-6 $28.00 $11,949.00
Fractions and final time: :21.5, :44.62, :57.14
Winning Owner: Badilla, Manuel P., Marshall, Dave M. and Tahajian, Brett
Winning Breeder: Thomas M. Weckerle & Roberto Gonzalez
LOTSA PEPPER broke alertly, sped to the early lead and set solid fractions to the turn, set a pressured pace to the quarter marker, shook free in upper stretch, kept to task through the drive and drew clear in the final stages to hold sway. KITTEN'

6F, All Weather Track, $25,000 Maiden Claiming
Fillies | 3 Year Olds
Purse: $17,000

$1 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $1 Superfecta (.10 min) $2 Rolling Double/ $0.50 Pick 3 (Races 4-5-6) $0.50 Late Pick 5 (Races 4-5-6-7-8)

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Dancing Bonbon

Danzing Candy

D. Wayne Baker

Epifanio Garcia

2/1

2 2

Sweet Layla Rae

Cat Burglar

Isidro Tamayo

Evin A. Roman

7/2

3 3

Saint Helen

Acclamation

Ellen L. Jackson

Alejandro Gomez

12/1

4 4

Union Harbor

Gig Harbor

Jamey R. Thomas

Francisco Monroy

5/1

5 5

Grazed n' Confused

Grazen

Ed Moger, Jr.

Alexander Chavez

6/1

6 6

Adapted Memory

Misremembered

Blaine D. Wright

Hugo Herrera

5/2

Runner Win Place Show
Sweet Layla Rae  2 $4.40 $2.80 $2.20
Grazed n' Confused  5 - $4.60 $2.60
Adapted Memory  6 - - $2.40
Union Harbor  4 - - -
Also rans: Dancing Bonbon, Saint Helen
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 3 2-6-2 $32.20 $8,134.00
Daily Double 6-2 $10.80 $9,333.00
Exacta 2-5 $14.00 $94,597.00
Superfecta 2-5-6-4 $140.60 $54,171.00
Trifecta 2-5-6 $32.00 $75,051.00
Fractions and final time: :22.15, :45.6, :58.35, 1:11.59
Winning Owner: McGoldrick, Peter and Tipton, John
Winning Breeder: Richard Barton Enterprises
SWEET LAYLA RAE prominent early on, took back to stalk the decent early pace, was well placed into the turn, saved ground to the top of the lane, was roused two wide in upper stretch, made a mild gain at the furlong pole, closed well in deep stretch, confronted

Belmont Stakes: Tapits jump forward from Derby to Belmont

His offspring have been very successful when going from the Kentucky Derby to the Belmont.

1 1/16M, Turf, $12,500 Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $20,000

$1 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $2 Rolling Double $1 Superfecta (.10 min) / $0.50 Pick 3 (Races 5-6-7) $0.50 Pick 4 (Races 5-6-7-8) / $1 Rolling Super High Five

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Chief Jackson

Dads Caps

D. Wayne Baker

Epifanio Garcia

4/1

2 2

Il Capitano

Air Force Blue

Steven Miyadi

Evin A. Roman

2/1

3 3

Que Sera Sir Ralph

Haynesfield

Terry Johnson

Pedro Flores

15/1

4 4

Lord Wimborne (IRE)

Canford Cliffs (IRE)

Victor M. Trujillo

Santos Rivera

6/1

5 5

Lil Miracle Man

Indian Evening

Victor M. Trujillo

Brayan Pena

5/1

6 6

Twirling Derby

Twirling Candy

Guillermo Preciado

Alejandro Gomez

10/1

7 7

Holy Ghost

Ghostzapper

Aggie Ordonez

Armando Ayuso

3/1

Runner Win Place Show
Il Capitano  2 $4.40 $3.20 $2.80
Lil Miracle Man  5 - $7.20 $4.80
Que Sera Sir Ralph  3 - - $9.40
Holy Ghost  7 - - -
Also rans: Lord Wimborne (IRE), Chief Jackson
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 3 6-2-2 $23.80 $21,868.00
Pick 4 2-6-2-2/6 $72.20 $34,134.00
Pick 5 2/6-2-6-2-2/6 $170.60 $56,735.00
Daily Double 2-2 $10.80 $13,216.00
Exacta 2-5 $26.60 $65,717.00
Superfecta 2-5-3-7 $1,284.20 $27,262.00
Trifecta 2-5-3 $355.40 $40,762.00
Fractions and final time: :23.24, :47.19, 1:12.13, 1:37.34, 1:43.68
Winning Owner: Wong's Stable
Winning Breeder: Summerhill Stud
IL CAPITANO sent in the early running, contested the early pace with

1M, All Weather Track, $50,000 Allowance Optional Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds
Purse: $31,000

$1 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $2 Rolling Double $1 Superfecta (.10 min) / $0.50 Pick 3 (Races 6-7-8) $1 Rolling Super High Five

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Mother's Prayer

Rousing Sermon

Steven Specht

Assael Espinoza

3/1

2 2

Nauvoo

Not This Time

Jonathan Wong

Brayan Pena

2/1

3 3

Duplication

Cairo Prince

Jack Steiner

Armando Ayuso

8/1

4 4

Trinidad

Bold Chieftain

Roger W. Hansen

Hugo Herrera

12/1

5 5

Happy Does

Southern Image

Felix Rondan

Santos Rivera

6/1

6 6

Sea Dog

Midshipman

O. J. Jauregui

Alexander Chavez

4/1

7 7

Rodrigoknows

Cat Burglar

Victor M. Trujillo

Evin A. Roman

6/1

Runner Win Place Show
Sea Dog  6 $5.20 $3.20 $2.60
Happy Does  5 - $5.80 $3.20
Rodrigoknows  7 - - $3.80
Duplication  3 - - -
Also rans: Nauvoo, Trinidad, Mother's Prayer
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 3 2-2-6 $41.40 $17,871.00
Daily Double 2-6 $19.40 $7,149.00
Exacta 6-5 $21.40 $74,439.00
Superfecta 6-5-7-3 $561.80 $32,814.00
Super High Five 6-5-7-3-2 $2,329.20 $2,574.00
Trifecta 6-5-7 $99.80 $47,912.00
Fractions and final time: :22.84, :46.14, 1:11.5, 1:24.79, 1:37.81
Winning Owner: Paradise Road Ranch, LLC
Winning Breeder: Hillcroft Farm LLC
SEA DOG unhurried in the early stages, saved all of the ground through the backstretch run, advanced along the second turn, came in a bit tight at the top of the stretch and angled two wide for the drive, loomed approaching the furlong grounds, drifted out under firm urging inside of the furlong marker, confronted

Belmont Stakes 2023: 2 horses have speed, stamina to win

2 Belmont Stakes probables may last the distance even with an early lead.

1M, Turf, $20,000 Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $23,000

$1 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta / $1 Superfecta (.10 min) $2 Rolling Double / $1 Rolling Super High Five Leg 2 of the $1 Golden Hour Pick 4 (starts with Race 7 at Santa Anita)

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Ward 'n Jerry

Lucky Pulpit

Steven Specht

Frank T. Alvarado

4/1

2 2

Windribbon

Sway Away

Isidro Tamayo

Alexander Chavez

6/1

3 3

Kodiaction

Slew's Tiznow

Jedd B. Josephson

Armando Ayuso

2/1

4 4

Jacks Outlaw

Jack Milton

Manuel Ortiz, Sr.

Santos Rivera

5/1

5 5

Rough Night

New Year's Day

Simon Hobson

Hugo Herrera

12/1

6 6

Sunny Spot

Desert Party

Guillermo Preciado

Cristobal Herrera

10/1

7 7

Supermazel

Palace Malice

Steve M. Sherman

Evin A. Roman

4/1

Runner Win Place Show
Supermazel  7 $10.60 $6.20 $4.00
Windribbon  2 - $8.40 $5.20
Jacks Outlaw  4 - - $2.60
Kodiaction  3 - - -
Also rans: Sunny Spot, Ward 'n Jerry, Rough Night
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 3 2-6-7 $103.60 $8,556.00
Daily Double 6-7 $28.60 $8,714.00
Exacta 7-2 $98.80 $61,215.00
Superfecta 7-2-4-3 $604.20 $32,073.00
Super High Five 7-2-4-3-6 $3,446.60 $4,526.00
Trifecta 7-2-4 $307.00 $47,740.00
Fractions and final time: :23.98, :48.23, 1:13.12, 1:25.44, 1:37.37
Winning Owner: Moss, Jerome S. and Moss, Tina
Winning Breeder: Overbrook Farm & Kildare Stud
SUPERMAZEL broke alertly and settled in the third position but well off the pacesetting

1M, All Weather Track, $5,000 Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $14,500

$1 Exacta / $0.50 Trifecta $1 Superfecta (.10 min) / $1 Rolling Super High Five Leg 4 of the $1 Golden Hour Pick 4 Leg 2 of the $5 Golden Hour Double (starts with Race 8 at Santa Anita)

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Berolijean (FR)

Galiway (GB)

Felix Rondan

Santos Rivera

9/2

2 2

Mesa Empire

Empire Way

Michael Lenzini

Alexander Chavez

6/1

3 3

Di Laurian

Northern Causeway

Samuel Calvario

Catalino Martinez

15/1

4 4

Vanisky

Vronsky

Simon Hobson

Hugo Herrera

9/2

5 5

Luck Is Golden

Lucky Pulpit

Jonathan Wong

Evin A. Roman

5/2

6 6

Roaring Tiger

Smiling Tiger

D. Wayne Baker

Epifanio Garcia

10/1

7 7

Lookout Point

Point of Entry

Marcelino Trujillo

Cristobal Herrera

8/1

8 8

Chris Fix

Grazen

Victor M. Trujillo

Brayan Pena

4/1

Runner Win Place Show
Vanisky  4 $14.40 $9.00 $3.60
Roaring Tiger  6 - $13.60 $6.20
Luck Is Golden  5 - - $2.80
Lookout Point  7 - - -
Also rans: Chris Fix, Berolijean (FR), Di Laurian, Mesa Empire
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 3 6-7-4 $348.00 $25,146.00
Pick 4 GOLDEN HOUR PICK 4 4-7-1/6-4 $1,180.40 $176,384.00
Pick 4 2/6-6-7-4 $1,063.40 $56,548.00
Pick 5 2-2/6-6-7-4 $1,944.60 $86,127.00
Pick 6 Jackpot 6-2-2/6-6-7-4 $5,408.60 $14,901.00
Daily Double 7-4 $96.60 $22,854.00
Daily Double GOLDEN HOUR DOUBLE 1-4 $75.60 $48,022.00
Daily Double GOLDEN HOUR DOUBLE 6-4 $25.20 $0.00
Exacta 4-6 $190.20 $83,899.00
Superfecta 4-6-5-7 $2,840.40 $51,113.00
Super High Five 4-6-5-7-8 $0.00 $6,212.00
Trifecta 4-6-5 $751.00 $66,659.00
Fractions and final time: :22.93, :46.9, 1:11.57, 1:24.38, 1:37.85
Winning Owner: Amy Hobson
Winning Breeder: Old English Rancho
VANISKY settled in the early going while never far back, made a steady gain to the second turn, was roused three wide into the drive, closed fast inside of the furlong marker, reeled in the leaders in deep stretch and was up in the final strides to prevail.

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