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A draw means all the things Pegasus World Cup Invitational. Except a Corridor of Famer like Gun Runner walks the paddock at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, being caught in posts 9-12 in a Grade 1, $3 million race is a digital assure of loss.
That is why he is undefeated as a 4-year-old. disco timeThe morning favourite who drew the rail at 8 wins and 5 losses seems to have greater than an opportunity of successful his first check in opposition to an older horse. The 1 1/8 mile begins with a frantic 41-yard sprint to the primary activate the principle observe. That features the 18 yards he added on his run-up final 12 months. Publish 1 is 9: 1-1-0 in Pegasus, together with a win over Arrogate within the inaugural match in 2017.
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White Avario, a 4-1 second favourite attempting to grow to be Pegasus’ first back-to-back winners, was caught on the mistaken finish of the draw. The $7,151,920 earner stays in submit 11 with a 7:0-0-2. Had Gun Runner not outclassed his opponents in 2018, finishes 9-12 would have been 0 of 30 within the first 9 rounds of the previous Don Handicap (G1) race.
| Pegasus submit | finest end | dropping favourite |
|---|---|---|
| 1 – 9: 1-1-0 | 2017, 1st place, Arrogate (4-5*) | |
| 2 – 9: 0-1-0 | 2018, 2nd place, West Coast (7-2) | |
| 3 – 9: 1-0-3 | 2019, 1st place, Metropolis of Mild (9-5) | |
| 4 – 9: 3-1-0 | 2021, 1st place, Knicks go (6 wins, 5 losses*) | |
| 2022, 1st place, Life is Good (4-5*) | ||
| 2025, 1st Place, White Avario (5-2) | ||
| 5 – 9: 0-2-1 | 2021, 2nd place, Sure Workforce (11-1) | 2019, third place, Speed up (3-2) |
| 2023, 2nd place, funding suspended (5-2) | 2020, tenth place, Excessive Energy (5-2) | |
| 6 – 9: 1-1-2 | 2023, 1st place, Artwork Collector (15-1) | |
| 7 – 9: 1-2-0 | 2024, 1st place, Nationwide Treasure (5 wins, 2 losses*) | |
| 8 – 9: 1-0-0 | 2020, 1st Place, Mucho Gusto (3-1) | |
| 9 – 9: 0-0-1 | 2025, third place, Skippy Longstocking (9-1) | |
| 10 – 8: 1-1-0 | 2018, 1st place, Gun Runner (1-1*) | 2023, sixth place, Cyberknife (2-1) |
| 2025, 2nd Place, Locked (9-5) | ||
| 11 – 7: 0-0-2 | 2023, third place, Stiletto Boy (45 wins, 1 loss) | |
| 2024, third Place, Hips (34-1) | ||
| 12 – 6: 0-0-0 | 2017, ninth place, California Chrome (6-5) | |
| 2018, ninth place, Giants Expectations (63 wins, 1 loss) | ||
| 2021, ninth place, Arithmetic Wizard (57-1) | ||
| *favourite |
With a report of 5 wins and 5 losses, Disco Time seems to be coach Brad Cox’s finest likelihood to get Pegasus’ first win. The Juddmonte homebred colt, out of Not This Time, has solely run in a graded stakes as soon as, successful the Lecomte (G3) on the Fairgrounds Slop in January of final 12 months. His final begin was on November eighth at Aqueduct, the place he received by 9 3/4 lengths at Dwyer. This will probably be Disco Time’s first try over 1 1/16 miles. Jockey Flavien Prat has changed common jockey Florent Geroux.
Cox additionally ran 4-year-old Tappan Road (6-1), who has began in all 4 races at Gulf Stream. The stallion Into Mischief, owned by WinStar Farm, CHC and Chilly Press Racing, most notably defeated Sovereignty, prone to be this 12 months’s featured horse, over the identical 9 furlongs as Pegasus within the Florida Derby (G1) on March twenty ninth. After a nine-and-a-half month break, Tappan Road returned on December 19 and received the one-mile Appen As soon as in his first check in opposition to older horses. Luis Saez will begin at submit seven.
This will probably be White Avario’s first begin since August 31, when he was promoted from fifth to fourth within the Jockey Membership Gold Cup (G1) at Saratoga. The jockey was pulled from the submit parade of the Breeders’ Cup Dust Mile in Del Mar on Nov. 1 after veterinarians observed an abnormality in his left entrance leg. The four-time Group 1 winner, owned by C2 Racing Stables, Gary Barber Stables and La Milagrosa Stables and skilled by Safie Joseph Jr., will probably be ridden by common jockey Irad Ortiz Jr.
Skippy Longstocking (15-1) is one other 7-year-old horse from coach Joseph who will make his fourth begin at Pegasus. He completed third final 12 months. The ten-time grade winner, owned by Daniel Alonso, a son of Exagarator, ready for a detailed rating within the 1 1/16-mile Harlan’s Vacation (G3) at Gulfstream on Dec. 20. Skippy Longstocking, aiming for his first G1 victory, breaks from submit 5 with Tyler Gaffalione.
Furserano (12-1), a giant winner within the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Dust Mile, will head east to California-based coach John Sadler. After this victory, he took a 10-month break, completed second at Goodwood (G1), after which tried to repeat the identical within the 2025 Dust Mile, ending fifth. The Argentinian full-mast horse turned 7 years previous on the North American calendar, however is approaching 6 1/2 years previous. Full Serrano, owned by Costa and Pete Fronis of Flightline fame, will return from a 12-1 submit with Joel Rosario.
Coach Bob Baffert, who received Pegasus thrice, entered the race at Madaket Street (10-1) in partnership with SF Racing. The High quality Street colt, now 4 years previous, is 9-1 in his profession and defeated the maiden horse in his second experience at Santa Anita 13 months in the past. Within the seven-furlong Malibu (G1) held on December 26, he struggled in a single quarter of the seven races. His finest effort might have been ending second to Patch Adams within the seven-furlong Woody Stevens on June 7 within the mud at Saratoga. This will probably be Madaket Street’s first race in opposition to older rivals and his second time working the 1 1/8-mile route after ending fourth in final 12 months’s Florida Derby. Mike Smith rides from submit 6.
Additionally in the principle draw are Cigar Mile Handicap (G2) runner-up Mika (10-1), H. Arranger Ken’s Memorial (G1) runner-up Captain Prepare dinner (15-1), Harlan’s Vacation runner-up Poster (20-1), Charles City Traditional (G2) winner Vanishing (20-1), 5-year-old allowance winner British Isles (20-1), and Gia Park Derby winner Brothakenny (30-1). Harlan’s Vacation third-place finisher Catalytic and back-to-back Sunshine Traditional winner Lightning Tones had been additionally eligible to run and had been assigned odds of 50-1.
For the primary time, Pegasus will qualify for the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Traditional on Nov. 7 at Keeneland. This race is being carded because the final of Saturday’s 13 races, with a scheduled posting time of 5:39 p.m. ET. The primary race is scheduled for 11 a.m.
| no. | silk | horse/stallion | analysis | Coach/Jockey | Final begin (HRN pace worth) | morning. line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | disco time Not this time | 7.47 | brad cox Flavien Prat | 1st place (136), 2025 Dwyer | 8-5 | |
remaining race (Hahn Fig) | 1st place (136), 2025 Dwyer | |||||
| 2 | british isles justify | 6.89 | david fowlkes Diego Herrera | 2nd (121), 2025 Native Diver G3 | 20-1 | |
remaining race (Hahn Fig) | 2nd (121), 2025 Native Diver G3 | |||||
| 3 | Full Serrano full mast | 7.82 | John Sadler Joel Rosario | 2025 BC Dust Mile G1 fifth place (116) | 12-1 | |
remaining race (Hahn Fig) | fifth place (116), 2025 BC Dust Mile | |||||
| 4 | expulsion ghost zapper | 7.25 | david jacobson Jose Ortiz | 2nd (129), 2025 Please ring the bell | 20-1 | |
remaining race (Hahn Fig) | 2nd (129), 2025 Please ring the bell | |||||
| 5 | skippy lengthy stockings exaggerator | 7.65 | Saffie Joseph Jr. Tyler Gaffalione | 1st (118), 2025 Harlan’s Vacation G3 | 15-1 | |
remaining race (Hahn Fig) | 1st (118), 2025 Harlan’s Vacation G3 | |||||
| 6 | Madaket Street high quality street | 6.97 | bob baffert mike smith | 4th place (127), 2025 Malibu G1 | 10-1 | |
remaining race (Hahn Fig) | 4th place (127), 2025 Malibu G1 | |||||
| 7 | tappan avenue Mischievously | 7.22 | brad cox Luis Saez | 1st place (122), GP All OC (12/19/25-R7) | 6-1 | |
remaining race (Hahn Fig) | 1st place (122), GP All OC (12/19/25-R7) | |||||
| 8 | poster Mannings | 7.36 | Eoin Harty Junior Alvarado | 2nd (116), 2025 Harlan’s Vacation G3 | 20-1 | |
remaining race (Hahn Fig) | 2nd (116), 2025 Harlan’s Vacation G3 | |||||
| 9 | captain cook dinner prank | 7.72 | tod plecher John Velasquez | 2nd place (117), 2025 Perryville G3 | 15-1 | |
remaining race (Hahn Fig) | 2nd Place (117), 2025 Perryville G3 | |||||
| 10 | Mika catholic boy | 7.39 | microphone maker Manuel Franco | 2nd place (137), 2025 Cigar Mile G2 | 10-1 | |
remaining race (Hahn Fig) | 2nd place (137), 2025 Cigar Mile G2 | |||||
| 11 | white avario race day | 7.86 | Saffie Joseph Jr. Airado Ortiz Jr. | 2025 Jockey Membership GC G1 4th place (127) | 4-1 | |
remaining race (Hahn Fig) | 2025 Jockey Membership Gold Cup G1 4th place (127) | |||||
| 12 | brother kenny Motown | 6.34 | Jose D’Angelo Javier Castellano | 1st place (114), Zia Park Derby | 30-1 | |
remaining race (Hahn Fig) | 1st place (114), Zia Park Derby | |||||
13 ah | lightning tone tonality individual | 3.79 | Jose Castro Jose Morelos | 1st place (116), Sunshine Traditional | 50-1 | |
remaining race (Hahn Fig) | 1st place (116), Sunshine Traditional | |||||
14 ah | catalyst catalina cruiser | 6.84 | antonio sano david egan | third (109), 2025 Harlan’s Vacation G3 | 50-1 | |
remaining race (Hahn Fig) | third (109), 2025 Harlan’s Vacation G3 | |||||
