Melatonin wins Gold Cup by 1 1/2 lengths at Santa Anita (The Associated Press)

Melatonin won the $500,000 Gold Cup by 1 1/2 lengths Saturday at Santa Anita. Ridden by Joe Talamo, Melatonin ran 1 1/4 miles in 1:59.79 and paid $5.60, $4 and $3 as the 9-5 favorite. The 5-year-old gelding earned an automatic berth into the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at the track this fall.