Pegasus World Cup 2025

Saturday, Jan 25, 2025 − Gulfstream Park

Sat, Jan. 27, 2024
Pegasus World Cup
Gulfstream Park , 1 1/8 miles
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Rocket Can rallies to triumph over Tumbarumba in Harlan's Holiday

Mike Welsch Dec 21,2024
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Rocket Can, who qualified for the 2023 Kentucky Derby with a victory in the Grade 3 Holy Bull and a second place in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park, showed hi

Major Dude survives challenge in Ft. Lauderdale, eyes Pegasus next

Mike Welsch Dec 21,2024
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Major Dude earned himself an invitation to and likely a starting berth in the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf on Jan. 25 with a neck victory over the late-charging Fort Wash

Breeders' Cup: Bunch of winners could return in 2025

David Grening Nov 03,2024
DEL MAR, Calif. - Let’s run it back in 2025. While the Breeders’ Cup definitely is returning to Del Mar next year - Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 - there is the real possibility that the one-two-three fin

Sierra Leone, Carl Spackler to race again next year

David Grening Nov 08,2024
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – It didn’t come as a surprise, but trainer Chad Brown was thrilled nonetheless when the connections of Sierra Leone officially announced late Thursday afternoon that the Breeders

McGaughey's attention heads to South Florida for the winter

David Grening Nov 10,2024
OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Coming off a Saturday in which he had two wins and two seconds in stakes between New York and Kentucky, trainer Shug McGaughey will now turn his attention to South Florida for the w

Highway Robber turns attention toward Pegasus World Cup Turf

Marcus Hersh Oct 14,2024
As well as Highway Robber has performed in his last two races, a narrow defeat in the $2 million Turf Cup at Kentucky Downs and a win Friday in the Sycamore Stakes at Keeneland, trainer Brian Lynch ha
About Pegasus World Cup

The Pegasus World Cup Invitational is a $3 million race for older Thoroughbreds, making it one of the richest races of the year. Run in January at Gulfstream Park in Florida, the Pegasus World Cup was first contested in 2017.

Originally established as the world's richest race with a purse of $12 million, the Pegasus was a race where owners could buy in to the starting gate for $1 million per runner. Arrogate won the first edition, defeating the popular California Chrome. In 2018, the purse was worth a staggering $16 million and was won by Gun Runner, marking the second year in a row that the Breeders' Cup Classic winner came back to succeed in the Pegasus.

After a purse reduction to $9 million in 2019, the Pegasus World Cup has settled at a $3 million purse and the runners are now invited by track officials. As horses are confirmed or their invitations are declined, the track puts out another list of invitations. This ensures that Gulfstream Park is getting the very best field it can assemble.

A sister race, the Pegasus World Cup Turf, was introduced in 2019 with a purse of $6 million. The race has since had an established purse of $1 million. In 2022, the Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf will be run for the first time – it has a purse of $500,000. In addition, the card includes several other graded stakes races, which means the entire day is a showcase of some of the top Thoroughbred talent in the world.

With its $3 million purse, the Pegasus World Cup is tied with the Kentucky Derby for monetary value and is above all other races in North America save for some of the Breeders' Cup contests. The list of winners also includes City of Light and Knicks Go, both Breeders' Cup winners themselves.

Past Winners

Year Horse/Trainer Horse Trainer Beyer
2024
National Treasure
Bob Baffert
 National Treasure Bob Baffert 105
2023
Art Collector
Bill Mott
 Art Collector Bill Mott 107
2022
Life is Good
Todd Pletcher
 Life is Good Todd Pletcher 110
2021
Knick Go
Brad Cox
 Knick Go Brad Cox 108
2020
Mucho Gusto
Bob Baffert
 Mucho Gusto Bob Baffert 107
2019
City of Light
Michael McCarthy
 City of Light Michael McCarthy 112
2018
Gun Runner
Steve Asmussen
 Gun Runner Steve Asmussen 120
2017
Arrogate
Bob Baffert
 Arrogate Bob Baffert 119
About Pegasus World Cup

The Pegasus World Cup Invitational is a $3 million race for older Thoroughbreds, making it one of the richest races of the year. Run in January at Gulfstream Park in Florida, the Pegasus World Cup was first contested in 2017.

Originally established as the world's richest race with a purse of $12 million, the Pegasus was a race where owners could buy in to the starting gate for $1 million per runner. Arrogate won the first edition, defeating the popular California Chrome. In 2018, the purse was worth a staggering $16 million and was won by Gun Runner, marking the second year in a row that the Breeders' Cup Classic winner came back to succeed in the Pegasus.

After a purse reduction to $9 million in 2019, the Pegasus World Cup has settled at a $3 million purse and the runners are now invited by track officials. As horses are confirmed or their invitations are declined, the track puts out another list of invitations. This ensures that Gulfstream Park is getting the very best field it can assemble.

A sister race, the Pegasus World Cup Turf, was introduced in 2019 with a purse of $6 million. The race has since had an established purse of $1 million. In 2022, the Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf will be run for the first time – it has a purse of $500,000. In addition, the card includes several other graded stakes races, which means the entire day is a showcase of some of the top Thoroughbred talent in the world.

With its $3 million purse, the Pegasus World Cup is tied with the Kentucky Derby for monetary value and is above all other races in North America save for some of the Breeders' Cup contests. The list of winners also includes City of Light and Knicks Go, both Breeders' Cup winners themselves.