ARCADIA, Calif. (Oct. 7, 2012) – A total of four regular nominations were received Saturday for the $1 million California Cup XXIII, to be run Saturday, Oct. 13 at Santa Anita. All nominations with past performances are listed here.
The maiden Real Heat was added to the $250,000 Bob Benoit Juvenile; Tasty Treat was nominated to the $125,000 John Deere Distaff; Maui Mark (whose last three races were in New York) and Obsess, a Kentucky-bred son of Roar, were added to the $100,000 Donald Valpredo Sprint.
The four regular nominations join 114 early nominations for the five main stakes races on the $1 million Cal Cup card. All nominations with past performances are listed here.
The California Cup XXIII Party theme this year is “Remembering Lava Man Two Time California Horse Of the Year.”
The price of a 10-seat table is $850 and includes valet parking, admission, race program, giveaway item Doug O’Neill bobblehead and Santa Anita Park’s widely acclaimed buffet.
Hours for buffet service are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with coffee and desserts served until the last race.
For more information, please call or email Cookie Hackworth at cookie@ctba.com or call 800-573-2822 or x243. All nominations with past performances are listed here.
Cal Cup XXIII Fact Sheet Lava Man Cal Cup Flyer