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00:00The Fastest Horse of the Week is brought to you by Windstar Farm and the sire Jacob West
00:06once called, quote, hands down one of the most physically impressive horses I have ever
00:13seen.
00:14More on that stallion later.
00:16But first, the Fastest Horse of the Week, based on fire speed figures, is defunded with
00:23his win in the Hollywood Gold Cup.
00:25And by the way, three cheers for Santa Anita going back to that name.
00:29I know they didn't just do it this year, but instead of Gold Cup, it's Santa Anita, a nod
00:33to history. The Hollywood Gold Cup won by Defunded, who is head and shoulders right
00:39now, the best older horse in California.
00:41Again, only a 100 buyer speed figure, but I don't think that quite does the horse justice
00:47the way he's been dominating his competition out there, even when he didn't get off to a
00:51fast start a couple of races back in the Californian.
00:55The three amigos, Pegram, Watson, Whiteman, getting back on track after, of course, they
01:01lost having a meltdown at Pimlico.
01:03So that's a nice little turnaround for them.
01:05It just shows you in horse racing, you can be down one week and sky high the next.
01:09So congratulations to all involved in yet another, a ninth Hollywood Gold Cup win.
01:14We said that earlier for trainer Bob Maverick, Defunded, the Fastest Horse of the Week.
01:19Now, for that Fast Siren Win star, Independence Hall.
01:24He was an undefeated juvenile, set a new stakes record in the Nashua, earning a 101
01:29buyer, winning by a dozen lengths.
01:31He was a stakes winner at two, three and four, from six and a half furlongs to nine
01:36furlongs, all track conditions, went wire to wire to win by seven and a quarter in the
01:40Fayette with a 105 buyer.
01:43And he's from the immediate family of Breeders' Cup Sprint winner, Desert Stormer and
01:47multiple grade one winner, Better Lucky.
01:50There's a lot to like there from Independence Hall, standing for $10,000 at Winstar.