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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
(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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
(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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
(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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
(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.
HOIST THE GOLD
NATIONAL TREASURE
SENOR BUSCADOR
SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING
NATIONAL TREASURE
FIRST MISSION
TRADEMARK
HOIST THE GOLD
IL MIRACOLO
FIRST MISSION
O'CONNOR
SENOR BUSCADOR
NATIONAL TREASURE
HOIST THE GOLD
FIRST MISSION
SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING
FIRST MISSION
SENOR BUSCADOR
O'CONNOR
IL MIRACOLO
NATIONAL TREASURE
O'CONNOR
GRAND ASPEN
SENOR BUSCADOR
GRAND ASPEN
NIMITZ CLASS
NATIONAL TREASURE
FIRST MISSION
NATIONAL TREASURE
FIRST MISSION
SENOR BUSCADOR
SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING
NATIONAL TREASURE
FIRST MISSION
GRAND ASPEN
SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING
FIRST MISSION
NATIONAL TREASURE
HOIST THE GOLD
SENOR BUSCADOR
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NATIONAL TREASURE
FIRST MISSION
SENOR BUSCADOR
TRADEMARK
NATIONAL TREASURE
FIRST MISSION
O'CONNOR
GRAND ASPEN
SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING
FIRST MISSION
NATIONAL TREASURE
SENOR BUSCADOR
NATIONAL TREASURE
FIRST MISSION
SENOR BUSCADOR
O'CONNOR
FIRST MISSION
O'CONNOR
HOIST THE GOLD
GRAND ASPEN
GRAND ASPEN
TRADEMARK
DYNAMIC ONE
IL MIRACOLO
The 1/ST BET 'Machine' analyzes millions of data points over more than 50 important handicapping factors for each race to create an exclusive handicapping outcome driven by big data.
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.
NOTES:
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.
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.
NOTES:
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.
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.
NOTES:
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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