Gold Rush

283 Nominations for Gold Rush

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Apr. 11, 2006) – Nominations closed Friday with 283 horses submitted for the 10 stakes races to be run on the $1.31 million Cal National Bank Gold Rush VII for California-breds to be held Apr. 30 at Hollywood Park.

Among the Cal-bred stars nominated are Grade I winners Lava Man and Leave Me Alone, millionaire Moscow Burning and graded winners Da Stoops, Proposed and Yougottawanna.

The most nominations were for the $60,000 Pepper Oaks Farm Stakes for maiden colts and geldings with 51. The fewest nominations were for the $250,000 Cal National Bank Snow Chief Stakes for 3-year-olds with 13.

Among the prominent horses pointing for the day are Da Stoops in the Snow Chief; Press Camp and Bai and Bai in the $200,000 Melair Stakes for 3-year-old fillies; Moscow Burning, Somethinaboutlaura and Proposed in the $150,000 Fran’s Valentine on the turf; Lava Man (who might instead race in the Pimlico Special), Crystal Water Handicap winner Super Strut and Yougottawanna in the $150,000 TVG Khaled on the turf; Leave Me Alone and Somethinaboutlaura in the $150,000 B. Thoughtful and Areyoutalkintome in the $150,000 Tiznow Stakes.

Cal National Gold Rush VII, scheduled for the opening weekend of Hollywood Park's 67th Spring Summer Meet, will have a special post time of 12:30 p.m. The program will include a Guaranteed $1 million Pick Six and will be followed by a Sugar Ray concert in the general admission area.

For information on obtaining tickets for Gold Rush Day, contact Cookie Hackworth at the CTBA at 626-445-7800.