Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational

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Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational
Grade I race
Location Gulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States
Inaugurated1986 (as Gulfstream Park Breeder's Cup Handicap )
Race type Thoroughbred – Flat racing
Sponsor Baccarat (since 2022)
Website Gulfstream Park
Race information
Distance1+1⁄8 miles
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationInvitation - Four year olds and older
Weight123 lbs.
Fillies and Mares allowed 5 lbs.
Southern Hemisphere Three-Year-Olds: 117 lbs.
Purse$1,000,000 (since 2020)

The Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race, by invitation for four-year-olds and older over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf track, held annually in late January or early February at Gulfstream Park, Hallandale Beach, Florida. The event currently carries a purse of $1,000,000.

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History

The inaugural running of the event was on 2 March 1986, on the last day of a 71-day annual winter meeting as the Gulfstream Park Breeders Cup Handicap, the tenth race on the under-card of Florida Derby day. The event had additional sponsorship from the Breeders' Cup which gave the event immediate recognition and value. The event was won by Craig B. Singer's Irish-bred five-year-old Sondrio who started at odds of 7/1 and ran the 1+1⁄16 miles distance in 1:40.60 winning by 2+1⁄4 lengths. [1]

The following year the event was held on the dirt track due to the condition of the turf track. The event had additional sponsorship from Budweiser and this reflected in the name of the race. [2] Budweiser sponsorship continued for nine years ceasing after the 1995 running of the event. [2]

The event was upgraded in 1990 by the American Graded Stakes Committee to a Grade III race. [2] In 1991 the distance of the event was lengthened considerably to 1+3⁄8 miles and the following year the event was upgraded to Grade II classification. [3] In 1994 the event was transferred to the dirt track and held over a distance of 1+1⁄4 miles. [2]

After the 2007 running of the event the Breeders' Cup ceased to sponsor the event and the event was known as the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap. [2] In 2009 the distance of the event was decreased by two furlongs to 1+1⁄8 miles. [3]

In 2019 Gulfstream Park Administration created a racing series called the Pegasus World Cup and this event was rebranded as the Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational. In the first edition, each entrant's connections had to pay a $500,000 entry fee with the organizer adding an extra $1,000,000 for a total purse of $7,000,000. In the 2020 edition, the race adopted the Invitational format and entry fees were suppressed, so the purse was limited to the organizer contribution. [4]

Records

Time record:

Margins:

Most wins:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational
2024Warm Heart (IRE)4 Ryan Moore Aidan O'Brien Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor & Westerburg 1+1⁄8 miles1:44.45$952,300I [5]
2023Atone6 Irad Ortiz Jr. Michael J. Maker Three Diamonds Farm1+1⁄8 miles1:46.19$981,400I [6]
2022Colonel Liam5 Irad Ortiz Jr. Todd A. Pletcher Robert E. & Lawana L. Lowabt. 1+1⁄8 miles1:47.48$982,300I [7]
2021Colonel Liam4 Irad Ortiz Jr. Todd A. Pletcher Robert E. & Lawana L. Low1+3⁄16 miles1:53.09$981,700I [8]
2020 Zulu Alpha 7 Tyler Gaffalione Michael J. Maker Michael Hui1+3⁄16 miles1:51.60$982,300I [9]
2019 Bricks and Mortar 5 Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad Brown Klaravich Stables & William H. Lawrence1+3⁄16 miles1:54.59$6,708,329I [10]
Gulfstream Park Turf Stakes
2018 Heart to Heart 7 Julien R. Leparoux Brian A. LynchTerry Hamilton1+1⁄8 miles1:47.64$300,000I [11]
Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap
2017Almanaar (GB)5 Joel Rosario Chad Brown Shadwell Racing 1+1⁄8 miles1:45.63$350,000I [12]
2016Lukes Alley6 Paco Lopez Josie Carroll Melnyk Racing Stables 1+1⁄8 miles1:48.20$350,000I [13]
2015Mshawish5 Javier Castellano Todd A. Pletcher Al Shaqab Racing1+1⁄8 miles1:47.22$300,000I [14]
2014Lochte4Orlando BocachicaMarcus J. VitaliCrossed Sabres Farm1+1⁄8 miles1:45.67$300,000I [15]
2013Point of Entry5 John Velazquez Claude R. McGaughey III Phipps Stable 1+1⁄8 miles1:47.00$300,000I [16]
2012Get Stormy6 Ramon Domínguez Thomas BushMary Sullivan1+1⁄8 miles1:52.78$300,000I [17]
2011Teaks North4 Jose Valdivia Jr. Justin SallustoJules Boutelle1+1⁄8 miles1:46.39$300,000I [18]
2010† Court Vision 5 Robby Albarado Richard E. Dutrow Jr. IEAH Stables, Resolute Group Stables & WinStar Farm 1+1⁄8 miles1:46.84$300,000I [19]
2009 Kip Deville 6 Cornelio Velásquez Richard E. Dutrow Jr. IEAH Stables, John A. & Andrew Cohen, Steve Cobb & Doug Robertson1+1⁄8 miles1:45.70$300,000I [20]
Gulfstream Park Turf Stakes
2008 Einstein (BRZ)6 Jose Lezcano Helen Pitts Midnight Cry Stables1+3⁄8 miles2:12.87$273,000I [21]
Gulfstream Park Breeder's Cup Turf Stakes
2007 Jambalaya 5 Javier Castellano Catherine Day PhillipsTodd & Catherine Day Phillips1+3⁄8 miles2:12.28$289,000I [22]
Gulfstream Park Breeder's Cup Stakes
2006 Einstein (BRZ)4 Rafael Bejarano Helen Pitts Midnight Cry Stables1+7⁄16 miles2:23.91$190,000I [23]
Gulfstream Park Breeder's Cup Handicap
2005Prince Arch4 Brice Blanc Kenneth McPeek Ray Cottrell Sr.1+3⁄8 miles2:11.44$230,000I [24]
2004Hard Buck (BRZ)5 Edgar Prado Kenneth McPeek Team Victory I1+3⁄8 miles2:11.56$190,000I [25]
2003Man from Wicklow6 Jerry Bailey Richard A. Violette Jr.Richard A. Violette Jr.1+3⁄8 miles2:11.62$194,000I [26]
2002Cetewayo8 Cornelio Velásquez Michael Dickinson Dr. John A. Chandler1+3⁄8 miles2:17.44$200,000I [27]
2001Subtle Power (IRE)4 Pat Day William I. Mott The Thoroughbred Corporation 1+3⁄8 miles2:13.50$140,000I [28]
2000 Royal Anthem 5 Jerry Bailey William I. Mott The Thoroughbred Corporation 1+3⁄8 miles2:11.34$194,000I [29]
1999§ Yagli 6 Jerry Bailey William I. Mott Allen E. Paulson 1+3⁄8 miles2:10.73$200,000I [30]
1998Flag Down8 José A. Santos Christophe Clement Allen E. Paulson 1+3⁄8 miles2:12.59$189,000II [31]
1997Lassigny6 Jerry Bailey William I. Mott Prince Sultan Modc Saud Al Kabeer1+3⁄8 miles2:11.33$169,150II [32]
1996 Celtic Arms (FR)5 Mike E. Smith Rodney Rash Gary A. Tanaka 1+3⁄8 miles2:13.90$169,800II [33]
1995Misil7 José A. Santos Christophe Clement Horafuki Kai1+3⁄8 miles2:12.41$157,000II [34]
1994Strolling Along4 Jerry Bailey Claude R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps 1+1⁄4 miles2:05.01$149,250IIOff turf [35]
1993Stagecraft (GB)6 Jerry Bailey William I. Mott Darley Stud 1+3⁄8 miles2:13.24$156,000II [36]
1992Passagere du Soir (GB)5 Jerry Bailey Christophe Clement Paul de Moussac1+3⁄8 miles2:15.71$158,550II [37]
1991Shy Tom5 Craig Perret D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 1+3⁄8 miles2:14.70$158,000III [38]
1990Youmadeyourpoint4Douglas ValienteEugene NavarroStanley M. Ersoff1+1⁄16 miles1:39.60$157,600III [39]
1989Equalize7 José A. Santos Angel Penna Sr. A. J. Menditeguy Stable1+1⁄16 miles1:41.20$155,350 [40]
1988Salem Drive6 Gene St. Leon Thomas J. Skiffington Jr. Virginia Kraft Payson 1+1⁄16 miles1:40.60$157,550 [41]
1987Bolshoi Boy4 Randy Romero Howard M. Tesher Arthur Belford & John Greathouse Jr.1+1⁄16 miles1:44.60$133,810Off turf [42]
1986Sondrio (IRE)5 José A. Santos Howard M. Tesher Craig B. Singer1+1⁄16 miles1:40.60$134,620 [1]

Legend:
  Turf  Dirt
Notes:
§ Ran as an entry
† In the 2010 running of the event Take The Points was first past but was disqualified for interference in the straight and placed fifth and Court Vision was declared the winner.

See also

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