A field of 12 of the top handicap horses in training in the U.S. will be entered today for the 4th Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1), the $3 million race at 1 1/8 miles on dirt to be run Saturday, Jan. 25 at Gulfstream Park. The race tops a big card of racing that also includes the Pegasus World Cup Turf.
The Pegasus, which began as an innovative ‘put your money up’ winter spectacular originally cost $1 million to buy a spot in the race. This year it is free to enter and your horse gets invited.
The race was up to $16 million in purse but is now $3 million and some stars of the handicap division have been lured instead to the Saudi Cup worth $20 million in February.
The race has lured, however, the wonderful colt OMAHA BEACH, once a Kentucky Derby favourite who had to miss that race, and recently back in action with flair. This will be the last career race for the talented colt and that follows the patter of previous Pegasus winners, City of Light and Gun Runner who ran in the race and then went off to stud.
So, the race is an interesting event for what is mostly a slow couple of months in horse racing, the Turf race will be good with Bricks and Mortar in the field and the entire card should be grand. Core customers of racing will be enthralled.
Posts will be drawn at 11:30 Wednesday, see link below.
PEGASUS PROBABLE FIELD
with Best Beyer Figure, Trainer/Jockey, Owner, Sire from Daily Racing Form
Bodexpress – 101
Trainer: Gustavo Delgado/Emisael Jaramillo
Owner: Top Racing, LLC, Global Thoroughbred and GDS Racing Stable
Sire: Bodemeister
Diamond Oops 105
Trainer: Patrick Biancone/Julien Leparoux
Owner: Diamond 100 Racing Club, LLC, Amy E. Dunne, D P Racing LLC, and Patrick Biancone
Sire: Lookin At Lucky
Higher Power 107
Trainer: John Sadler/Flavien Prat
Owner: Hronis Racing LLC
Sire: Medaglia d’Oro
Mr Freeze 102
Trainer: Dale Romans/Luis Saez
Owner: Jim Bakke and Gerald Isbister
Sire: Bernardini
Mucho Gusto 101
Trainer: Bob Baffert/Irad Ortiz Jr.
Owner: Michael Lund Petersen
Sire: Mucho Macho Man
Omaha Beach 104
Trainer: Richard Mandella/Mike Smith
Owner: Fox Hill Farms Inc.
Sire: War Front
Seeking the Soul 105
Dallas Stewart/John Velazquez
Owner: Charles Fipke
Sire: Perfect Soul
Spun to Run 110
Juan Guerrero/Javier Castellano
Owner: Robert P. Donaldson
Sire: Hard Spun
Tax – 101
Trainer: Danny Gargan/Jose Ortiz
Owner: R.A. Hill Stable and Reeves Thoroughbreds
Sire: Arch
Tenfold 96
Trainer: Steve Asmussen/Javier Castellano
Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC
Sire: Curlin
True Timber 104
Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin/Joe Bravo
Owner: Calumet Farm
Sire: Mineshaft
War Story 112
Trainer: Elizabeth L. Dobles/Joel Rosario
Owner: Imaginary Stables and Glenn Ellis
Sire: Northern Afleet
Watch the post position draw at 11:30 a.m. here: https://www.gulfstreampark.com/
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