The first big Grade One of the horse racing season in North America is set for Gulfstream Park this Saturday, as a field of 12 go to post for the 2025 edition of the Pegasus World Cup. You can find the latest odds, a runner-by-runner guide, and our Pegasus World Cup pick here. Pegasus World […]
The first big Grade One of the horse racing season in North America is set for Gulfstream Park this Saturday, as a field of 12 go to post for the 2025 edition of the Pegasus World Cup. You can find the latest odds, a runner-by-runner guide, and our Pegasus World Cup pick here.
Pegasus World Cup: Event Information
Stat
Information
Date
Saturday, January 25, 2025. 5:40 PM ET
How to Watch
NBC
Course
Gulfstream Park, Florida
Distance
1 1/8 Miles
Purse
$3 Million
Offshore Odds: Locked and White Abarrio Head Betting
Horse
Odds
Locked
+250
White Abarrio
+250
Saudi Crown
+400
Mystik Dan
+900
Stronghold
+1100
Skippylongstocking
+1400
Crupi
+1600
Mixto
+2000
Newgrange
+2500
Power Squeeze
+2500
Steal Sunshine
+4000
Vitality
+6600
Latest odds taken from Bet365. BetOnline markets open on Saturday, January 25, 2025.
Pegasus World Cup Recent Winners
Year
Winner
Trainer
Jockey
2024
National Treasure
Bob Baffert
Flavien Prat
2023
Art Collector
William Mott
Junior Alvarado
2022
Life Is Good
Todd Pletcher
Irad Ortiz Jr
2021
Knicks Go
Brad Cox
Joel Rosario
2020
Mucho Gusto
Bob Baffert
Irad Ortiz Jr
Pegasus World Cup: Get to Know the Field
Mixto (1)
Stat
Information
Trainer/Jockey
Doug O’Neill/Frankie Dettori
Form
16: 2-2-5
Best Equibase Speed Rating
108
Mixto brings a respectable feel to the race this Saturday. He burst onto the scene with a win in the G1 Pacific Classic, but has been below that standard on recent efforts in the G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic and G3 Native Diver Stakes when finishing outside of the first two. Hard to foresee the upset.
Saudi Crown (2)
Stat
Information
Trainer/Jockey
Brad Cox/Florent Geroux
Form
12: 6-2-1
Best Equibase Speed Rating
114
Saudi Crown is one of the most interesting runners this weekend. He can be exciting from the front, evident when winning the G3 Louisiana Stakes at the start of last year. Has the ratings to play a part, but he is typically a hard runner to predict.
Newgrange (3)
Stat
Information
Trainer/Jockey
Jose Francisco D’Angelo/Emisael Jaramillo
Form
15: 7-0-4
Best Equibase Speed Rating
108
Newgrange makes his first start for new connections this weekend. He is a three-time stakes winner, and his career peaked at this time last year. However, he has lost by ten lengths in Grade One and Grade Two company on his last two efforts. Overlook.
White Abarrio (4)
Stat
Information
Trainer/Jockey
Saffie Joseph/Irad Ortiz Jr
Form
19: 8-2-3
Best Equibase Speed Rating
122
Former Breeders’ Cup Classic champion White Abarrio has the figures to get involved this weekend. However, he was way below his 2023 standard throughout 2024. Warmed up for this with a seven-furlong showing in the Mr. Prospector Stakes, but very much banking on a return to form at a short price.
Crupi could be a runner of interest for Exotic players this weekend, as his closing style will be favored if there is a pace-collapse at the top end of the field. However, his win rate offers little confidence, despite the fact that Pletcher trained the winner of the race in 2022.
Stronghold (6)
Stat
Information
Trainer/Jockey
Phil D’Amato/Antonio Fresu
Form
10: 3-6-0
Best Equibase Speed Rating
115
Stronghold is more lightly-raced than his rivals, and the California shipper is one of few that offers potential in this field. He was seventh in the Kentucky Derby last year, and has finished second on his last three starts. Stays this trip well after landing the G1 Santa Anita Derby last year.
Steal Sunshine (7)
Stat
Information
Trainer/Jockey
Bobby Dibona/Dylan Davis
Form
25: 7-2-7
Best Equibase Speed Rating
110
Steal Sunshine is a local runner this weekend, and has won on six of 18 starts at the track. He is a veteran at the Florida track, but it would be a major concern that he has never won around two turns. One to overlook, as the prices would suggest.
Vitality (8)
Stat
Information
Trainer/Jockey
Harold Ladouceur/Rajiv Maragh
Form
12: 2-2-1
Best Equibase Speed Rating
99
Vitality will be a huge outsider in the field for the Harold Ladouceur yard on Saturday. He doesn’t have the ratings to get involved in the Pegasus World Cup, and his lack of experience on the dirt is a major red flag at the highest level.
Mystik Dan (9)
Stat
Information
Trainer/Jockey
Ken McPeek/Brian Hernandez Jr
Form
10: 3-2-1
Best Equibase Speed Rating
110
Mystik Dan was the 2024 Kentucky Derby winner, but has questions to answer this weekend after finishing last of six in the Malibu last month. His form prior to that effort remained strong, finishing a decent second in the Preakness Stakes. Not wise to rule him out of making a return to form now back up in trip.
Skippylongstocking (10)
Stat
Information
Trainer/Jockey
Saffie Joseph/Tyler Gaffalione
Form
28: 9-3-5
Best Equibase Speed Rating
114
Skippylongstocking is a multiple-time winner in graded company, and potentially comes into the race this weekend with the fewest questions to answer. He excels around two turns, winning five times. However, he has often come up short at the highest level in Grade One company, including in each of the previous two editions of this race. Will need a few to falter.
Locked (11)
Stat
Information
Trainer/Jockey
Todd Pletcher/John Velazquez
Form
6: 4-0-2
Best Equibase Speed Rating
113
Locked made an eye-catching return to the track in the Cigar Mile after a year-long break from the track due to injury setbacks. Pletcher will be hoping to make up for lost time this season, and the booking of John Velazquez makes him one to take very seriously now back up in trip.
Power Squeeze (12)
Stat
Information
Trainer/Jockey
Jorge Delgardo/Javier Castellano
Form
12: 6-2-1
Best Equibase Speed Rating
97
Power Squeeze is the only filly lining up in the race this weekend, and confidence could be gained from her runs against her own sex last season. That included an excellent success in the G1 Alabama Stakes. I expect her to out-run her odds in this trappy race, and is one for the Exotics.
Pegasus World Cup Pick
Locked holds solid claims on his step back up in trip, and he will be fighting fit for the Pletcher team. Power Squeeze and Skippylongstocking are both interesting outsiders to include in Exotics.
However, it could be set up for Stronghold. The stalker excels around two turns, and has excellent form over 1 1/8 miles, winning the Santa Anita Derby last year.
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