The Pegasus World Cup weekend at Gulfstream Park introduced some huge strikes to the Equibase leaderboard, particularly throughout the older divisions. Seven graded stakes races had been contested, with robust outcomes throughout a number of surfaces, marking the primary North American Breeders’ Cup “Win and You are In” Problem Collection race of the yr.
The featured card at Gulfstream on Jan. 24 was decided by the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes, which provides him an automated berth to the Longines Breeders’ Cup Traditional at Keeneland on Oct. 31.
Skippy Longstocking has competed in three World Cups, and this race was his fourth try, and was received by coach Saffie Joseph Jr., who additionally trains 2025 Pegasus World Cup winner and runner-up White Avario. The victory was Skippy Longstocking’s eleventh of 28 graded stakes wins, and his profession prize cash totaled $5,461,250. Successful jockey Tyler Gaffalione has received 5 main stakes races using a 7-year-old horse out of Exagalater. With North American pockets income of $1,686,000 in 2026, Skippylongstocking grew to become the brand new chief within the general rankings.
One race earlier, within the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes, Ammerman Racing’s home-bred 4-year-old Lookin’ at Fortunate colt Check Rating fought evenly on the entrance, then gamely chased him underneath jockey Manny Franco to win by a slim margin. Graham Movement educated the highest two horses and Check Rating stablemate One Stripe rebounded strongly to take second place. His take a look at rating earned him a career-high 113 Equibase Velocity Determine and his second profession Grade 1 win. He earned $516,000 in 2026 and presently ranks third in each the general rating and the senior male rating.
Final week’s highest successful Equibase Velocity Determine was recorded on the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance’s Grade 2 Pegasus World Cup Mares Turf Invitational, the place Destino d’Oro scored a career-best 114 for a half-length victory. Destino d’Oro, ridden by jockey Junior Alvarado and educated by Brad Cox, earned his third profession stakes win, holding his good file at Gulfstream intact. Destino d’Oro, who has earned $285,000 thus far in her 4-year-old marketing campaign, moved into first place within the older women division and fourth general.
Gaffalione and Joseph Jr. made headlines on the Pegasus World Cup, every posting three wins in the course of the week and main their respective divisions. Gaffalione grew to become the primary jockey to earn greater than $2 million in 2026, and Joseph Jr. additionally surpassed the $2 million plateau within the coach rankings.
Gaffalione and Joseph Jr. emerge as the brand new division leaders, whereas jockey Alvarado and present Eclipse Award-winning coach Invoice Mott additionally had robust weeks to maneuver into the highest 10 of their respective divisions. Alvarado has appeared within the winner’s circle 5 occasions, together with Saturday’s fourth win at Gulfstream and three main stakes wins, and has moved into sixth place within the jockey rankings with earnings of $1,143,023 in 2026. Mott received 4 races final week, giving him a successful proportion of 36% and shifting into eighth place within the coach rankings with annual earnings of $693,447.
Final week’s high grossing trainers — Safi Joseph Jr.: 3 wins, $2,482,240
Final week’s high incomes jockeys — Tyler Gaffalione: 3 wins, $1,958,160
High Equibase velocity numbers from final week — Golden Future: 114
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