Majestic City drew away in the final sixteenth of a mile to beat Brigand by 2-1/4 lengths and win the $100,000 Hollywood Juvenile Championship on Sunday, the closing day of Hollywood Park.
Imponente Purse won the $100,000 Sunset Handicap on the same card.
Bob Baffert won his first training title at the track's spring/summer meet. Joel Rosario won the riding title.
Ridden by David Flores, Majestic City ran six furlongs in 1 minute, 10.45 seconds and paid $3.80 on a win bet. The 2-year-old colt is undefeated in three career races with earnings of $135,570.
Majestic City overcame some anxious moments in the paddock before the race.
"He got startled by the crowd in the paddock, and he sucked back and lost his footing," trainer Peter Miller said. "He didn't flip over, but he kind of fell sideways. He got real antsy behind the starting gate, which he had never done before. So we've got more schooling to do with him, but the way everything is going, we're happy."
In the Sunset Handicap, Imponente Purse ran 1-1/2 miles on the turf in 2:26.65 to win by 1-3/4 lengths over Falcon Rock and snap a seven-race losing streak. Jockey Chantal Sutherland earned her fourth stakes victory of the meet.
Imponente Purse paid $7.60. The 5-year-old has four wins in 19 career starts and earned $188,627.
