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HOST SITE:
GULFSTREAM PARK // HALLANDALE BEACH, FL
RACE DATE:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2024
FIRST RACE POST TIME SATURDAY:
11:00AM ET
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1:33PM
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3:13PM
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G2 PEGASUS F&M TURF
$500K
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3:45PM
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$150K
R11
4:20PM
1 MI
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5:40PM
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pegasus world cup

post positions

1
TAIBA
(8-1)
Owner:
Zedan Racing
Trainer:
Bob Baffert
Jockey:
Mike Smith
2
LIFE IS GOOD
(6-1)
Owner:
Winstar Farm
Trainer:
Todd Pletcher
Jockey:
Irad Ortiz Jr.
3
HAPPY SAVER
(30-1)
Owner:
Wertheimer Et Frere
Trainer:
Todd Pletcher
Jockey:
John Velazquez
4
FLIGHTLINE
(3-5)
Owner:
Hronis Racing
Trainer:
John Sadler
Jockey:
Flavien Prat
5
HOT ROD CHARLIE
(15-1)
Owner:
Roadrunner Racing
Trainer:
Doug O'Neill
Jockey:
Tyler Gaffallone
6
EPICENTER
(5-1)
Owner:
Winchell Thoroughbreds
Trainer:
Steve Asmussen
Jockey:
Joel Rosario
7
OLYMPIAD
(10-1)
Owner:
Grandview Equine
Trainer:
William Mott
Jockey:
Junior Alvarado
8
RICH STRIKE
(20-1)
Owner:
Red Tr-Racing
Trainer:
Eric Reed
Jockey:
Sonny Leon

meet the

pegasus world cup

contenders

NIMITZ CLASS
1
STATS →
1/ST BET AI WIN %  
7%
NIMITZ CLASS
M/L
20-1
Career Record:
21: 11-4-1
Career Earnings:
$717,080
Past 5 Races:
3-1-2-2-2
Jockey:
Edgard Zayas
Trainer:
George Weaver
Color/Age:
Dark Bay or Brown/5YO
Pedigree:
Munnings-Five Diamonds

Private purchase moved this winter from Penn National-based trainer Bruce Kravets and will make first start for new connections. Stellar 15-for-21 record lifetime in the exacta while facing regional stakes horses in the Mid-Atlantic.

O'CONNOR
2
STATS →
1/ST BET AI WIN %  
29%
O'CONNOR
M/L
8-1
Career Record:
27: 12-7-3
Career Earnings:
$749,319
Past 5 Races:
1-1-5-2-3
Jockey:
Paco Lopez
Trainer:
Saffie Joseph Jr.
Color/Age:
Bay/7YO
Pedigree:
Boboman-Torrente de Agua

Chilean-bred has transferred his star South American form to the US, winning Keeneland's Fayette and Gulfstream's Harlan's Holiday in back-to-back starts. Last year's Charles Town Classic runner-up had an 11th-place effort in the '23 PWC.

DYNAMIC ONE
3
STATS →
1/ST BET AI WIN %  
10%
DYNAMIC ONE
M/L
15-1
Career Record:
14: 4-3-1
Career Earnings:
$730,570
Past 5 Races:
5-6-1-1-2
Jockey:
Irad Ortiz Jr.
Trainer:
Todd Pletcher
Color/Age:
Chestnut/6YO
Pedigree:
Union Rags-Beat the Drums

2021 Kentucky Derby alumnus made only 1 start in 2023 after missing nearly 15 months of action. Best known for his 2022 Grade 2 Suburban victory at Belmont Park.

HOIST THE GOLD
4
STATS →
1/ST BET AI WIN %  
4%
HOIST THE GOLD
M/L
12-1
Career Record:
26: 5-6-3
Career Earnings:
$1,119,547
Past 5 Races:
1-6-1-6-8
Jockey:
John Velazquez
Trainer:
Dallas Stewart
Color/Age:
Dark Bay/5yo
Pedigree:
Mineshaft-Tacit Approval

Top-class sprinter / miler extends his trip a furlong farther than his Cigar Mile victory and a quarter-mile farther than his win in the Phoenix. He aims for back-to-back victories for the first time in his career.

TRADEMARK
5
STATS →
1/ST BET AI WIN %  
11%
TRADEMARK
M/L
15-1
Career Record:
22: 6-3-1
Career Earnings:
$1,055,865
Past 5 Races:
1-7-2-2-1
Jockey:
Fernando de la Cruz
Trainer:
Victoria Oliver
Color/Age:
Bay/6yo
Pedigree:
Upstart-Creative Trick

13-1 upset winner of the Clark Handicap at Churchill, a victory that put him in millionaire status for career earnings. This will be his first start at Gulfstream and his first in a Grade 1 since a 5th-place effort in the 2022 Blue Grass at Keeneland.

SENOR BUSCADOR
6
STATS →
1/ST BET AI WIN %  
3%
SENOR BUSCADOR
M/L
20-1
Career Record:
16: 6-1-2
Career Earnings:
$923,427
Past 5 Races:
2-7-3-4-1
Jockey:
Junior Alvarado
Trainer:
Todd Fincher
Color/Age:
Bay/6YO
Pedigree:
Mineshaft-Rose's Desert

New Mexico-based colt has been a road warrior in recent years, notably winning Del Mar's San Diego in 2023 and finishing second in the Cigar Mile. He was a respectable 7th in the Breeders' Cup Classic after finishing 8th in '22 BC Dirt Mile.

NATIONAL TREASURE
7
STATS →
1/ST BET AI WIN %  
16%
NATIONAL TREASURE
M/L
9-5
Career Record:
10: 2-2-2
Career Earnings:
$1,603,000
Past 5 Races:
2-4-5-6-1
Jockey:
Flavien Prat
Trainer:
Bob Baffert
Color/Age:
Bay/4YO
Pedigree:
Quality Road-Treasure

The 2023 Preakness winner concluded his 3YO campaign with a nose runner-up in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile vs. defending champion Cody's Wish. His freshman season saw him run third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile of 2022.

FIRST MISSION
8
STATS →
1/ST BET AI WIN %  
3%
FIRST MISSION
M/L
7-2
Career Record:
5: 2-3-0
Career Earnings:
$464,110
Past 5 Races:
2-1-1-1-2
Jockey:
Luis Saez
Trainer:
Brad Cox
Color/Age:
Dark Bay/4YO
Pedigree:
Street Sense-Elude

All 5 races came in a start-and-stop 3YO season in 2023, winning April's Lexington at Keeneland before going to the sidelines with injury. Fall return included a nose runner-up in the Clark at Churchill Downs.

GRAND ASPEN
9
STATS →
1/ST BET AI WIN %  
3%
GRAND ASPEN
M/L
8-1
Career Record:
8: 2-3-1
Career Earnings:
$201,660
Past 5 Races:
2-1-3-2-1
Jockey:
Jose Ortiz
Trainer:
Todd Pletcher
Color/Age:
Dark Bay/5YO
Pedigree:
Dialed In-Lady Aspen

Three-quarters of a length away from 5 straight wins, he missed by a neck when runner-up in Gulfstream's local prep, the Harlan's Holiday, his first career stakes bid. Vastly improved in 2023 after poor career start in 2022.

IL MIRACOLO
10
STATS →
1/ST BET AI WIN %  
3%
IL MIRACOLO
M/L
20-1
Career Record:
16: 3-5-2
Career Earnings:
$518,375
Past 5 Races:
3-2-3-1-2
Jockey:
Javier Castellano
Trainer:
Antonio Sano
Color/Age:
Chestnut/4YO
Pedigree:
Gun Runner-Tapit's World

Last year's Florida Derby and Belmont Stakes alumnus won the Grade 3 Smarty Jones at Parx. Consistent late season saw placings in major stakes like the Pennsylvania Derby, Fayette and Clark.

CRUPI
11
STATS →
1/ST BET AI WIN %  
3%
CRUPI
M/L
20-1
Career Record:
12: 4-2-3
Career Earnings:
$372,750
Past 5 Races:
1-1-5-1-1
Jockey:
Frankie Dettori
Trainer:
Todd Pletcher
Color/Age:
Chestnut/4YO
Pedigree:
Curlin-Don'tforgetaboutme

After starting his career 0-7, he comes into the Pegasus as one of the field's hottest horses, winning 4 of his last 5. Captured Aqueduct's Discovery and Queen's County at the PWC distance in his last 2 for renowned connections.

SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING
12
STATS →
1/ST BET AI WIN %  
6%
SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING
M/L
8-1
Career Record:
20: 6-2-4
Career Earnings:
$1,594,185
Past 5 Races:
3-1-2-5-1
Jockey:
Tyler Gaffalione
Trainer:
Saffie Joseph Jr.
Color/Age:
Brown/3YO
Pedigree:
Exaggerator-Twinkling

Last year's PWC 7th-place finisher went on to win the Charles Town Classic and finish third in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile a season ago. The 2022 Belmont Stakes third-place finisher is a Gulfstream stakes winner as well.

CASTLE CHAOS
13
STATS →
1/ST BET AI WIN %  
3%
CASTLE CHAOS
M/L
30-1
Career Record:
13: 3-3-4
Career Earnings:
$280,460
Past 5 Races:
3-1-3-2-3
Jockey:
Tyler Gaffalione
Trainer:
Robert Falcone Jr.
Color/Age:
Bay/6YO
Pedigree:
Palace Malice-Queen Victoria

(Also-eligible will need at least one scratch in order to compete.) Cigar Mile third-place finisher is a relative newcomer to the stakes scene, but outran expectations that day at 32-1 odds against Pegasus contenders Hoist the Gold and Senor Buscador.

NIMITZ CLASS
STATS →
1
1/ST BET AI WIN %
7%
NIMITZ CLASS
M/L
20-1
Career Record:
21: 11-4-1
Career Earnings:
$717,080
Past 5 Races:
3-1-2-2-2
Jockey:
Edgard Zayas
Trainer:
George Weaver
Color/Age:
Dark Bay or Brown/5YO
Pedigree:
Munnings-Five Diamonds

Private purchase moved this winter from Penn National-based trainer Bruce Kravets and will make first start for new connections. Stellar 15-for-21 record lifetime in the exacta while facing regional stakes horses in the Mid-Atlantic.

O'CONNOR
STATS →
2
1/ST BET AI WIN %
29%
O'CONNOR
M/L
8-1
Career Record:
27: 12-7-3
Career Earnings:
$749,319
Past 5 Races:
1-1-5-2-3
Jockey:
Paco Lopez
Trainer:
Saffie Joseph Jr.
Color/Age:
Bay/7YO
Pedigree:
Boboman-Torrente de Agua

Chilean-bred has transferred his star South American form to the US, winning Keeneland's Fayette and Gulfstream's Harlan's Holiday in back-to-back starts. Last year's Charles Town Classic runner-up had an 11th-place effort in the '23 PWC.

DYNAMIC ONE
STATS →
3
1/ST BET AI WIN %
10%
DYNAMIC ONE
M/L
15-1
Career Record:
14: 4-3-1
Career Earnings:
$730,570
Past 5 Races:
5-6-1-1-2
Jockey:
Irad Ortiz Jr.
Trainer:
Todd Pletcher
Color/Age:
Chestnut/6YO
Pedigree:
Union Rags-Beat the Drums

2021 Kentucky Derby alumnus made only 1 start in 2023 after missing nearly 15 months of action. Best known for his 2022 Grade 2 Suburban victory at Belmont Park.

HOIST THE GOLD
STATS →
4
1/ST BET AI WIN %
4%
HOIST THE GOLD
M/L
12-1
Career Record:
26: 5-6-3
Career Earnings:
$1,119,547
Past 5 Races:
1-6-1-6-8
Jockey:
John Velazquez
Trainer:
Dallas Stewart
Color/Age:
Dark Bay/5yo
Pedigree:
Mineshaft-Tacit Approval

Top-class sprinter / miler extends his trip a furlong farther than his Cigar Mile victory and a quarter-mile farther than his win in the Phoenix. He aims for back-to-back victories for the first time in his career.

TRADEMARK
STATS →
5
1/ST BET AI WIN %
11%
TRADEMARK
M/L
15-1
Career Record:
22: 6-3-1
Career Earnings:
$1,055,865
Past 5 Races:
1-7-2-2-1
Jockey:
Fernando de la Cruz
Trainer:
Victoria Oliver
Color/Age:
Bay/6yo
Pedigree:
Upstart-Creative Trick

13-1 upset winner of the Clark Handicap at Churchill, a victory that put him in millionaire status for career earnings. This will be his first start at Gulfstream and his first in a Grade 1 since a 5th-place effort in the 2022 Blue Grass at Keeneland.

SENOR BUSCADOR
STATS →
6
1/ST BET AI WIN %
3%
SENOR BUSCADOR
M/L
20-1
Career Record:
16: 6-1-2
Career Earnings:
$923,427
Past 5 Races:
2-7-3-4-1
Jockey:
Junior Alvarado
Trainer:
Todd Fincher
Color/Age:
Bay/6YO
Pedigree:
Mineshaft-Rose's Desert

New Mexico-based colt has been a road warrior in recent years, notably winning Del Mar's San Diego in 2023 and finishing second in the Cigar Mile. He was a respectable 7th in the Breeders' Cup Classic after finishing 8th in '22 BC Dirt Mile.

NATIONAL TREASURE
STATS →
7
1/ST BET AI WIN %
16%
NATIONAL TREASURE
M/L
9-5
Career Record:
10: 2-2-2
Career Earnings:
$1,603,000
Past 5 Races:
2-4-5-6-1
Jockey:
Flavien Prat
Trainer:
Bob Baffert
Color/Age:
Bay/4YO
Pedigree:
Quality Road-Treasure

The 2023 Preakness winner concluded his 3YO campaign with a nose runner-up in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile vs. defending champion Cody's Wish. His freshman season saw him run third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile of 2022.

FIRST MISSION
STATS →
8
1/ST BET AI WIN %
3%
FIRST MISSION
M/L
7-2
Career Record:
5: 2-3-0
Career Earnings:
$464,110
Past 5 Races:
2-1-1-1-2
Jockey:
Luis Saez
Trainer:
Brad Cox
Color/Age:
Dark Bay/4YO
Pedigree:
Street Sense-Elude

All 5 races came in a start-and-stop 3YO season in 2023, winning April's Lexington at Keeneland before going to the sidelines with injury. Fall return included a nose runner-up in the Clark at Churchill Downs.

GRAND ASPEN
STATS →
9
1/ST BET AI WIN %
3%
GRAND ASPEN
M/L
8-1
Career Record:
8: 2-3-1
Career Earnings:
$201,660
Past 5 Races:
2-1-3-2-1
Jockey:
Jose Ortiz
Trainer:
Todd Pletcher
Color/Age:
Dark Bay/5YO
Pedigree:
Dialed In-Lady Aspen

Three-quarters of a length away from 5 straight wins, he missed by a neck when runner-up in Gulfstream's local prep, the Harlan's Holiday, his first career stakes bid. Vastly improved in 2023 after poor career start in 2022.

IL MIRACOLO
STATS →
10
1/ST BET AI WIN %
3%
IL MIRACOLO
M/L
20-1
Career Record:
16: 3-5-2
Career Earnings:
$518,375
Past 5 Races:
3-2-3-1-2
Jockey:
Javier Castellano
Trainer:
Antonio Sano
Color/Age:
Chestnut/4YO
Pedigree:
Gun Runner-Tapit's World

Last year's Florida Derby and Belmont Stakes alumnus won the Grade 3 Smarty Jones at Parx. Consistent late season saw placings in major stakes like the Pennsylvania Derby, Fayette and Clark.

CRUPI
STATS →
11
1/ST BET AI WIN %
3%
CRUPI
M/L
20-1
Career Record:
12: 4-2-3
Career Earnings:
$372,750
Past 5 Races:
1-1-5-1-1
Jockey:
Frankie Dettori
Trainer:
Todd Pletcher
Color/Age:
Chestnut/4YO
Pedigree:
Curlin-Don'tforgetaboutme

After starting his career 0-7, he comes into the Pegasus as one of the field's hottest horses, winning 4 of his last 5. Captured Aqueduct's Discovery and Queen's County at the PWC distance in his last 2 for renowned connections.

SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING
STATS →
12
1/ST BET AI WIN %
6%
SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING
M/L
8-1
Career Record:
20: 6-2-4
Career Earnings:
$1,594,185
Past 5 Races:
3-1-2-5-1
Jockey:
Tyler Gaffalione
Trainer:
Saffie Joseph Jr.
Color/Age:
Brown/3YO
Pedigree:
Exaggerator-Twinkling

Last year's PWC 7th-place finisher went on to win the Charles Town Classic and finish third in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile a season ago. The 2022 Belmont Stakes third-place finisher is a Gulfstream stakes winner as well.

CASTLE CHAOS
STATS →
13
1/ST BET AI WIN %
3%
CASTLE CHAOS
M/L
30-1
Career Record:
13: 3-3-4
Career Earnings:
$280,460
Past 5 Races:
3-1-3-2-3
Jockey:
Tyler Gaffalione
Trainer:
Robert Falcone Jr.
Color/Age:
Bay/6YO
Pedigree:
Palace Malice-Queen Victoria

(Also-eligible will need at least one scratch in order to compete.) Cigar Mile third-place finisher is a relative newcomer to the stakes scene, but outran expectations that day at 32-1 odds against Pegasus contenders Hoist the Gold and Senor Buscador.

NIMITZ CLASS
STATS →
1
1/ST BET AI WIN %
7%
NIMITZ CLASS
M/L
20-1
Career Record:
21: 11-4-1
Career Earnings:
$717,080
Past 5 Races:
3-1-2-2-2
Jockey:
Edgard Zayas
Trainer:
George Weaver
Color/Age:
Dark Bay or Brown/5YO
Sire:
Munnings-Five Diamonds

Private purchase moved this winter from Penn National-based trainer Bruce Kravets and will make first start for new connections. Stellar 15-for-21 record lifetime in the exacta while facing regional stakes horses in the Mid-Atlantic.

O'CONNOR
STATS →
2
1/ST BET AI WIN %
29%
O'CONNOR
M/L
8-1
Career Record:
27: 12-7-3
Career Earnings:
$749,319
Past 5 Races:
1-1-5-2-3
Jockey:
Paco Lopez
Trainer:
Saffie Joseph Jr.
Color/Age:
Bay/7YO
Sire:
Boboman-Torrente de Agua

Chilean-bred has transferred his star South American form to the US, winning Keeneland's Fayette and Gulfstream's Harlan's Holiday in back-to-back starts. Last year's Charles Town Classic runner-up had an 11th-place effort in the '23 PWC.

DYNAMIC ONE
STATS →
3
1/ST BET AI WIN %
10%
DYNAMIC ONE
M/L
15-1
Career Record:
14: 4-3-1
Career Earnings:
$730,570
Past 5 Races:
5-6-1-1-2
Jockey:
Irad Ortiz Jr.
Trainer:
Todd Pletcher
Color/Age:
Chestnut/6YO
Sire:
Union Rags-Beat the Drums

2021 Kentucky Derby alumnus made only 1 start in 2023 after missing nearly 15 months of action. Best known for his 2022 Grade 2 Suburban victory at Belmont Park.

HOIST THE GOLD
STATS →
4
1/ST BET AI WIN %
4%
HOIST THE GOLD
M/L
12-1
Career Record:
26: 5-6-3
Career Earnings:
$1,119,547
Past 5 Races:
1-6-1-6-8
Jockey:
John Velazquez
Trainer:
Dallas Stewart
Color/Age:
Dark Bay/5yo
Sire:
Mineshaft-Tacit Approval

Top-class sprinter / miler extends his trip a furlong farther than his Cigar Mile victory and a quarter-mile farther than his win in the Phoenix. He aims for back-to-back victories for the first time in his career.

TRADEMARK
STATS →
5
1/ST BET AI WIN %
11%
TRADEMARK
M/L
15-1
Career Record:
22: 6-3-1
Career Earnings:
$1,055,865
Past 5 Races:
1-7-2-2-1
Jockey:
Fernando de la Cruz
Trainer:
Victoria Oliver
Color/Age:
Bay/6yo
Sire:
Upstart-Creative Trick

13-1 upset winner of the Clark Handicap at Churchill, a victory that put him in millionaire status for career earnings. This will be his first start at Gulfstream and his first in a Grade 1 since a 5th-place effort in the 2022 Blue Grass at Keeneland.

SENOR BUSCADOR
STATS →
6
1/ST BET AI WIN %
3%
SENOR BUSCADOR
M/L
20-1
Career Record:
16: 6-1-2
Career Earnings:
$923,427
Past 5 Races:
2-7-3-4-1
Jockey:
Junior Alvarado
Trainer:
Todd Fincher
Color/Age:
Bay/6YO
Sire:
Mineshaft-Rose's Desert

New Mexico-based colt has been a road warrior in recent years, notably winning Del Mar's San Diego in 2023 and finishing second in the Cigar Mile. He was a respectable 7th in the Breeders' Cup Classic after finishing 8th in '22 BC Dirt Mile.

NATIONAL TREASURE
STATS →
7
1/ST BET AI WIN %
16%
NATIONAL TREASURE
M/L
9-5
Career Record:
10: 2-2-2
Career Earnings:
$1,603,000
Past 5 Races:
2-4-5-6-1
Jockey:
Flavien Prat
Trainer:
Bob Baffert
Color/Age:
Bay/4YO
Sire:
Quality Road-Treasure

The 2023 Preakness winner concluded his 3YO campaign with a nose runner-up in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile vs. defending champion Cody's Wish. His freshman season saw him run third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile of 2022.

FIRST MISSION
STATS →
8
1/ST BET AI WIN %
3%
FIRST MISSION
M/L
7-2
Career Record:
5: 2-3-0
Career Earnings:
$464,110
Past 5 Races:
2-1-1-1-2
Jockey:
Luis Saez
Trainer:
Brad Cox
Color/Age:
Dark Bay/4YO
Sire:
Street Sense-Elude

All 5 races came in a start-and-stop 3YO season in 2023, winning April's Lexington at Keeneland before going to the sidelines with injury. Fall return included a nose runner-up in the Clark at Churchill Downs.

GRAND ASPEN
STATS →
9
1/ST BET AI WIN %
3%
GRAND ASPEN
M/L
8-1
Career Record:
8: 2-3-1
Career Earnings:
$201,660
Past 5 Races:
2-1-3-2-1
Jockey:
Jose Ortiz
Trainer:
Todd Pletcher
Color/Age:
Dark Bay/5YO
Sire:
Dialed In-Lady Aspen

Three-quarters of a length away from 5 straight wins, he missed by a neck when runner-up in Gulfstream's local prep, the Harlan's Holiday, his first career stakes bid. Vastly improved in 2023 after poor career start in 2022.

IL MIRACOLO
STATS →
10
1/ST BET AI WIN %
3%
IL MIRACOLO
M/L
20-1
Career Record:
16: 3-5-2
Career Earnings:
$518,375
Past 5 Races:
3-2-3-1-2
Jockey:
Javier Castellano
Trainer:
Antonio Sano
Color/Age:
Chestnut/4YO
Sire:
Gun Runner-Tapit's World

Last year's Florida Derby and Belmont Stakes alumnus won the Grade 3 Smarty Jones at Parx. Consistent late season saw placings in major stakes like the Pennsylvania Derby, Fayette and Clark.

CRUPI
STATS →
11
1/ST BET AI WIN %
3%
CRUPI
M/L
20-1
Career Record:
12: 4-2-3
Career Earnings:
$372,750
Past 5 Races:
1-1-5-1-1
Jockey:
Frankie Dettori
Trainer:
Todd Pletcher
Color/Age:
Chestnut/4YO
Sire:
Curlin-Don'tforgetaboutme

After starting his career 0-7, he comes into the Pegasus as one of the field's hottest horses, winning 4 of his last 5. Captured Aqueduct's Discovery and Queen's County at the PWC distance in his last 2 for renowned connections.

SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING
STATS →
12
1/ST BET AI WIN %
6%
SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING
M/L
8-1
Career Record:
20: 6-2-4
Career Earnings:
$1,594,185
Past 5 Races:
3-1-2-5-1
Jockey:
Tyler Gaffalione
Trainer:
Saffie Joseph Jr.
Color/Age:
Brown/3YO
Sire:
Exaggerator-Twinkling

Last year's PWC 7th-place finisher went on to win the Charles Town Classic and finish third in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile a season ago. The 2022 Belmont Stakes third-place finisher is a Gulfstream stakes winner as well.

CASTLE CHAOS
STATS →
13
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3%
CASTLE CHAOS
M/L
30-1
Career Record:
13: 3-3-4
Career Earnings:
$280,460
Past 5 Races:
3-1-3-2-3
Jockey:
Tyler Gaffalione
Trainer:
Robert Falcone Jr.
Color/Age:
Bay/6YO
Sire:
Palace Malice-Queen Victoria

(Also-eligible will need at least one scratch in order to compete.) Cigar Mile third-place finisher is a relative newcomer to the stakes scene, but outran expectations that day at 32-1 odds against Pegasus contenders Hoist the Gold and Senor Buscador.

NIMITZ CLASS
STATS →
1
1/ST BET AI WIN %
7%
NIMITZ CLASS
M/L
20-1
Career Record:
21: 11-4-1
Career Earnings:
$717,080
Past 5 Races:
3-1-2-2-2
Jockey:
Edgard Zayas
Trainer:
George Weaver
Color/Age:
Dark Bay or Brown/5YO
Pedigree:
Munnings-Five Diamonds

Private purchase moved this winter from Penn National-based trainer Bruce Kravets and will make first start for new connections. Stellar 15-for-21 record lifetime in the exacta while facing regional stakes horses in the Mid-Atlantic.

O'CONNOR
STATS →
2
1/ST BET AI WIN %
29%
O'CONNOR
M/L
8-1
Career Record:
27: 12-7-3
Career Earnings:
$749,319
Past 5 Races:
1-1-5-2-3
Jockey:
Paco Lopez
Trainer:
Saffie Joseph Jr.
Color/Age:
Bay/7YO
Pedigree:
Boboman-Torrente de Agua

Chilean-bred has transferred his star South American form to the US, winning Keeneland's Fayette and Gulfstream's Harlan's Holiday in back-to-back starts. Last year's Charles Town Classic runner-up had an 11th-place effort in the '23 PWC.

DYNAMIC ONE
STATS →
3
1/ST BET AI WIN %
10%
DYNAMIC ONE
M/L
15-1
Career Record:
14: 4-3-1
Career Earnings:
$730,570
Past 5 Races:
5-6-1-1-2
Jockey:
Irad Ortiz Jr.
Trainer:
Todd Pletcher
Color/Age:
Chestnut/6YO
Pedigree:
Union Rags-Beat the Drums

2021 Kentucky Derby alumnus made only 1 start in 2023 after missing nearly 15 months of action. Best known for his 2022 Grade 2 Suburban victory at Belmont Park.

HOIST THE GOLD
STATS →
4
1/ST BET AI WIN %
4%
HOIST THE GOLD
M/L
12-1
Career Record:
26: 5-6-3
Career Earnings:
$1,119,547
Past 5 Races:
1-6-1-6-8
Jockey:
John Velazquez
Trainer:
Dallas Stewart
Color/Age:
Dark Bay/5yo
Pedigree:
Mineshaft-Tacit Approval

Top-class sprinter / miler extends his trip a furlong farther than his Cigar Mile victory and a quarter-mile farther than his win in the Phoenix. He aims for back-to-back victories for the first time in his career.

TRADEMARK
STATS →
5
1/ST BET AI WIN %
11%
TRADEMARK
M/L
15-1
Career Record:
22: 6-3-1
Career Earnings:
$1,055,865
Past 5 Races:
1-7-2-2-1
Jockey:
Fernando de la Cruz
Trainer:
Victoria Oliver
Color/Age:
Bay/6yo
Pedigree:
Upstart-Creative Trick

13-1 upset winner of the Clark Handicap at Churchill, a victory that put him in millionaire status for career earnings. This will be his first start at Gulfstream and his first in a Grade 1 since a 5th-place effort in the 2022 Blue Grass at Keeneland.

SENOR BUSCADOR
STATS →
6
1/ST BET AI WIN %
3%
SENOR BUSCADOR
M/L
20-1
Career Record:
16: 6-1-2
Career Earnings:
$923,427
Past 5 Races:
2-7-3-4-1
Jockey:
Junior Alvarado
Trainer:
Todd Fincher
Color/Age:
Bay/6YO
Pedigree:
Mineshaft-Rose's Desert

New Mexico-based colt has been a road warrior in recent years, notably winning Del Mar's San Diego in 2023 and finishing second in the Cigar Mile. He was a respectable 7th in the Breeders' Cup Classic after finishing 8th in '22 BC Dirt Mile.

NATIONAL TREASURE
STATS →
7
1/ST BET AI WIN %
16%
NATIONAL TREASURE
M/L
9-5
Career Record:
10: 2-2-2
Career Earnings:
$1,603,000
Past 5 Races:
2-4-5-6-1
Jockey:
Flavien Prat
Trainer:
Bob Baffert
Color/Age:
Bay/4YO
Pedigree:
Quality Road-Treasure

The 2023 Preakness winner concluded his 3YO campaign with a nose runner-up in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile vs. defending champion Cody's Wish. His freshman season saw him run third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile of 2022.

FIRST MISSION
STATS →
8
1/ST BET AI WIN %
3%
FIRST MISSION
M/L
7-2
Career Record:
5: 2-3-0
Career Earnings:
$464,110
Past 5 Races:
2-1-1-1-2
Jockey:
Luis Saez
Trainer:
Brad Cox
Color/Age:
Dark Bay/4YO
Pedigree:
Street Sense-Elude

All 5 races came in a start-and-stop 3YO season in 2023, winning April's Lexington at Keeneland before going to the sidelines with injury. Fall return included a nose runner-up in the Clark at Churchill Downs.

GRAND ASPEN
STATS →
9
1/ST BET AI WIN %
3%
GRAND ASPEN
M/L
8-1
Career Record:
8: 2-3-1
Career Earnings:
$201,660
Past 5 Races:
2-1-3-2-1
Jockey:
Jose Ortiz
Trainer:
Todd Pletcher
Color/Age:
Dark Bay/5YO
Pedigree:
Dialed In-Lady Aspen

Three-quarters of a length away from 5 straight wins, he missed by a neck when runner-up in Gulfstream's local prep, the Harlan's Holiday, his first career stakes bid. Vastly improved in 2023 after poor career start in 2022.

IL MIRACOLO
STATS →
10
1/ST BET AI WIN %
3%
IL MIRACOLO
M/L
20-1
Career Record:
16: 3-5-2
Career Earnings:
$518,375
Past 5 Races:
3-2-3-1-2
Jockey:
Javier Castellano
Trainer:
Antonio Sano
Color/Age:
Chestnut/4YO
Pedigree:
Gun Runner-Tapit's World

Last year's Florida Derby and Belmont Stakes alumnus won the Grade 3 Smarty Jones at Parx. Consistent late season saw placings in major stakes like the Pennsylvania Derby, Fayette and Clark.

CRUPI
STATS →
11
1/ST BET AI WIN %
3%
CRUPI
M/L
20-1
Career Record:
12: 4-2-3
Career Earnings:
$372,750
Past 5 Races:
1-1-5-1-1
Jockey:
Frankie Dettori
Trainer:
Todd Pletcher
Color/Age:
Chestnut/4YO
Pedigree:
Curlin-Don'tforgetaboutme

After starting his career 0-7, he comes into the Pegasus as one of the field's hottest horses, winning 4 of his last 5. Captured Aqueduct's Discovery and Queen's County at the PWC distance in his last 2 for renowned connections.

SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING
STATS →
12
1/ST BET AI WIN %
6%
SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING
M/L
8-1
Career Record:
20: 6-2-4
Career Earnings:
$1,594,185
Past 5 Races:
3-1-2-5-1
Jockey:
Tyler Gaffalione
Trainer:
Saffie Joseph Jr.
Color/Age:
Brown/3YO
Pedigree:
Exaggerator-Twinkling

Last year's PWC 7th-place finisher went on to win the Charles Town Classic and finish third in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile a season ago. The 2022 Belmont Stakes third-place finisher is a Gulfstream stakes winner as well.

CASTLE CHAOS
STATS →
13
1/ST BET AI WIN %
3%
CASTLE CHAOS
M/L
30-1
Career Record:
13: 3-3-4
Career Earnings:
$280,460
Past 5 Races:
3-1-3-2-3
Jockey:
Tyler Gaffalione
Trainer:
Robert Falcone Jr.
Color/Age:
Bay/6YO
Pedigree:
Palace Malice-Queen Victoria

(Also-eligible will need at least one scratch in order to compete.) Cigar Mile third-place finisher is a relative newcomer to the stakes scene, but outran expectations that day at 32-1 odds against Pegasus contenders Hoist the Gold and Senor Buscador.

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PEGASUS WORLD CUP

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SENOR BUSCADOR
SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING

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PEGASUS WORLD CUP

NATIONAL TREASURE
FIRST MISSION
TRADEMARK
HOIST THE GOLD

EDDIE OLCZYK
PEGASUS WORLD CUP

IL MIRACOLO
FIRST MISSION
O'CONNOR
SENOR BUSCADOR

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PEGASUS WORLD CUP

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HOIST THE GOLD
FIRST MISSION
SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING

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PEGASUS WORLD CUP

FIRST MISSION
SENOR BUSCADOR
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PEGASUS WORLD CUP

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PEGASUS WORLD CUP

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HOIST THE GOLD
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PEGASUS WORLD CUP

NATIONAL TREASURE
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PEGASUS WORLD CUP

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PEGASUS WORLD CUP

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FIRST MISSION
SENOR BUSCADOR
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PEGASUS WORLD CUP

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RACE 1 // ALLOWANCE
10:50AM ET // $86K
PP
HORSE
WIN%
PLACE%
SHOW%
2
breaker of chains
24%
36%
41%
3
watch it
14%
25%
31%
4
she's the one
9%
21%
32%
10
my lips are sealed
7%
20%
25%
RACE 2 // MAIDEN
11:19AM ET // $84K
PP
HORSE
WIN%
PLACE%
SHOW%
3
KENTUCKY JOKER
31%
49%
68%
5
SUMMONYOUR...
15%
23%
37%
9
PERFORM
14%
26%
36%
8
BOURBON RESOLVE
10%
26%
46%
RACE 3 // ALLOWANCE
11:48AM ET // $87K
PP
HORSE
WIN%
PLACE%
SHOW%
9
EVER DANGEROUS
23%
43%
57%
3
COOKE CREEK
12%
21%
32%
8
HENLEY'S JOY
11%
27%
40%
1
CORELLI
11%
24%
40%
RACE 4 // HANDICAP
12:17PM ET // $100K
PP
HORSE
WIN%
PLACE%
SHOW%
3
CAFE SOCIETY
27%
44%
62%
5
ILLIOGAMI
18%
35%
47%
1
KAHIKO
14%
23%
32%
6
KEEPER OF TIME
12%
27%
38%
RACE 5 // ALLOWANCE
12:48PM ET // $86K
PP
HORSE
WIN%
PLACE%
SHOW%
6
UP TO THE MARK
24%
36%
41%
11
JOURNEYMAN
14%
25%
31%
12
GLIDER
9%
21%
32%
4
AXTHELM
7%
20%
25%
RACE 6 // LA PREVOYANTE S.
1:19PM ET // G3 -$150K
PP
HORSE
WIN%
PLACE%
SHOW%
5
ADVENTURING
29%
38%
60%
2
PERSONAL BEST
23%
48%
56%
4
BESIDE HERSELF
12%
27%
43%
7
SOUL OF AN ANGEL
10%
23%
29%
RACE 7 // CAROUSEL CLUB S.
1:50PM ET // $100K
PP
HORSE
WIN%
PLACE%
SHOW%
2
SKYRO
16%
30%
42%
5
WOLFIE'S DYNAGHOST
14%
25%
37%
7
SUMMER ASSULT
11%
17%
26%
9
TANGO TANGO TANGO
9%
18%
27%
RACE 8 // INSIDE INFORMATION S.
2:27PM ET // G2 - $200K
PP
HORSE
WIN%
PLACE%
SHOW%
9
LAST LEAF
20%
36%
47%
4
OBLIGATORY
18%
35%
48%
5
FIRE ON TIME
12%
20%
31%
3
COLORFUL MISCHIEF
12%
23%
36%
RACE 9 // McKNIGHT S.
3:01PM ET // G3 - $200K
PP
HORSE
WIN%
PLACE%
SHOW%
7
CHANNEL MAKER
30%
42%
51%
11
RED KNIGHT
20%
27%
39%
4
ABAAN
11%
14%
27%
13
BARBERINI
9%
24%
35%
RACE 10 // HOOPER S.
3:34PM ET // G3 - $150K
PP
HORSE
WIN%
PLACE%
SHOW%
6
BLACK BELT
25%
40%
51%
1
MILES D
11%
20%
29%
7
PICKING UP PENNIES
11%
18%
27%
3
MISH
9%
24%
35%
RACE 11 // PWC FILLY & MARE TURF
4:06PM ET // G3 - $500K
PP
HORSE
WIN%
PLACE%
SHOW%
9
SHANTISARA
27%
51%
62%
3
WAKANAKA
21%
34%
48%
6
QUEEN GODDESS
20%
31%
51%
2
DALIKA
9%
22%
34%
RACE 12 // PWC TURF
4:40PM ET // G1 - $1M
PP
HORSE
WIN%
PLACE%
SHOW%
6
LADY SPEIGHTSPEARE
20%
34%
36%
10
IVAR
13%
29%
43%
14
STEADY ON
11%
19%
27%
12
CITY MAN
9%
21%
31%
RACE 13 // PEGASUS WORLD CUP
5:40PM ET // G1 - $3M
PP
HORSE
WIN%
PLACE%
SHOW%
10
CYBERKNIFE
29%
47%
58%
4
WHITE ABARRIO
16%
34%
46%
5
DEFUNDED
16%
27%
40%
8
GET HER NUMBER
8%
15%
32%

RACE 10

jeremy plonk

PWC filly & mare TURF

presented by TAA

G2 - $500,000

SCENE SETTER: The newest of the Pegasus World Cup Day features, the Filly & Mare Turf makes its third appearance on the schedule in 2024. Defending champion QUEEN GODDESS returns from her California homebase and finds some very formidable new faces. UK export STAR FORTRESS flew off by 10 lengths in the Cardinal, her US debut and could be a rising star. Argentine win machine DIDIA looks to bounce back from the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, while hot-rising RUBY NELL brings her west coast speed to Gulfstream for the first time. All the while, turf mare maestro Chad Brown will be waiting in the wings with millionaire FLUFFY SOCKS.

1/ST BET FACTORS, POWERED BY BETMIX:

Top 1/ST BET Factors for similar Gulfstream races are Avg. Earnings Track, Avg. Speed Last 3 and Best Speed Last 3.
Inaugural winner Regal Glory ranked on top in 8 1/ST BET Factors, including Avg. Lifetime Earnings and Avg. Turf Earnings, while last year’s champ Queen Goddess led in 6 Factors, including Avg. Speed Last 3.

workout report // xbtv:

NAME
DATE
TRACK
DIST.
TIME

NOTES:

$100 wagering strategy:

  • $30 Exacta Box: QUEEN GODDESS and DIDIA ($60)
  • $15 Exacta Box: QUEEN GODDESS and STAR FORTRESS ($30)
  • $5 Exacta Box: QUEEN GODDESS and FLUFFY SOCKS ($10)

TOP 4 PICKS

1. QUEEN GODDESS
2. DIDIA
3. STAR FORTRESS
4. FLUFFY SOCKS

STATS & TRENDS

WINNERS' PREPS
FAVORITES' FINISH

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Favorites have won 36% in Gulfstream turf stakes races over the past year with an average winner 9-2 odds.

The Pegasus Filly & Mare Turf has averaged 9 starters per race over its two editions.

Trainer Chad Brown won the inaugural with Regal Glory and finished second last year with Shantisara (his only two entrants to date).

Three of six trifecta placings in this race to date have been taken by horses who made December prior starts at Gulfstream.

The Pegasus Filly & Mare Turf was contested as the Marshua’s River Stakes prior to 2022.

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RACE 12

jeff siegel

pegasus world cup turf

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G1 - $1,000,000

SCENE SETTER: In its sixth edition, the Pegasus World Cup Turf will offer as much international intrigue as any American race the first quarter of 2024. Multiple Group 1-winning Irish filly WARM HEART tackles the boys once again off a strong, third-place finish in the Hong Kong Vase. The jockeys’ room brims with world-renowned pilots like Frankie Dettori (CATNIP), Ryan Moore (WARM HEART), David Egan (KINGMAX) and Oisin Murphy (ATONE), the latter riding the defending champion in this race. Add in the unbeaten rising star American INTEGRATION and we’ve got a battle of the sexes and an international showdown all in one.

1/ST BET FACTORS, POWERED BY BETMIX:

Top 1/ST BET Factors for similar Gulfstream races are Avg. Earnings Track, Avg. Last 3 Purse and In The Money %.
Last year’s winner Atone ranked on top in 7 1/ST BET Factors, including several jockey data points. In 2022, Colonel Liam ranked on top in 19 1/ST BET Factors, including Avg. Earnings Track and Avg. Last 3 Purse.

workout report // xbtv:

NAME
DATE
TRACK
DIST.
TIME

NOTES:

$100 wagering strategy:

  • $70 Win: INTEGRATION
  • $5 Exacta Box: INTEGRATION, WARM HEART, WEBSLINGER

TOP 4 PICKS

1. INTEGRATION
2. WARM HEART
3. WEBSLINGER
4. MAIN EVENT

STATS & TRENDS

WINNERS' PREPS
FAVORITES' FINISH

KNOW THIS

The Pegasus World Cup Turf has boasted fields of 12 the past 4 years after 10 in the inaugural.

Irad Ortiz Jr. has won this race 4 of its 5 years, missing only in 2020 when finishing third.

Trainers Todd Pletcher (2) and Mike Maker (2) have accounted for the last 4 editions of this race. Chad Brown won the first.

Last year’s winner Atone had finished fourth in this race in 2022.

No winner of the PWC Turf has been more than 4-1/2 lengths off the lead after any official point of call.

The Pegasus World Cup Turf was contested as the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap prior to 2019.

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RACE 13

EDDIE OLCZYK

pegasus world cup

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G1 - $3,000,000

SCENE SETTER: Five reigning Breeders’ Cup champions have won the Pegasus World Cup in its 7-year history, but 2024 could provide an impressive first. No Triple Crown race winner has added this race to his resume to date. Last year’s Preakness champ NATIONAL TREASURE could change that as he joins California Chrome (2017) and Sir Winston (2022) on a short list of horses to compete here with Triple Crown trophies already in tow. Will he be successful where those were not? Pegasus World Cup 2023 alumni SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING and O’CONNOR are among those standing in the way as they take a second shot at glory.

1/ST BET FACTORS, POWERED BY BETMIX:

Top 1/ST BET Factors for similar Gulfstream races are Speed Last Race, Win % and Avg. Speed Last 3.
Last year’s winner Art Collector ranked on top in 7 1/ST BET Factors, including Win % and Best Lifetime Speed. The ’22 winner Life Is Good ranked on top in 12 1/ST BET Factors, also topping in Win %.

workout report // XBTV:

NAME
DATE
TRACK
DIST.
TIME

NOTES:

$100 wagering strategy:

  • $20 Win and Place: IL MIRACOLO ($40)
  • $8 Exacta Key-Box: IL MIRACOLO with FIRST MISSION, O’CONNOR, SENOR BUSCADOR ($48)
  • $2 Trifecta Key: IL MIRACOLO over FIRST MISSION, O’CONNOR, SENOR BUSCADOR ($12)

TOP 4 picks

1. IL MIRACOLO
2. FIRST MISSION
3. O'CONNOR
4. SENOR BUSCADOR
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STATS & TRENDS

WINNERS’ PREPS
FAVORITES’ FINISH

KNOW THIS

Art Collector’s upset at 15-1 last year led the way to a superfecta return of more than 43,000-to-1 odds with major longshots also finishing third and fourth.

All 7 winners of this race were within 2 lengths of the lead after the opening half-mile.

At least one California-based horse has been in the Pegasus World Cup trifecta each of its 7 editions.

Favorites less than 3-2 odds are 4-for-4 in this race, and 0-for-3 when that price or over.

The Pegasus World Cup was contested as the Donn Handicap prior to 2017.

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