Santa Anita
Hronis brothers have two candidates for Pegasus berth
Shigeki Kikkawa Accelerate has four Grade 1 wins this year.
ARCADIA, Calif. – Pete and Kosta Hronis, whose stable includes the Breeders’ Cup hopefuls Accelerate and Catalina Cruiser, recently committed to buying a berth in the $9 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 26, trainer John Sadler said.
As to which horse will start is unclear. Accelerate, who goes to stud in Kentucky in 2019, is the future-book favorite for the BC Classic at Churchill Downs on Nov. 3, the same day Catalina Cruiser is expected to be favored in the BC Dirt Mile.
“We have two that are going good,” Sadler said.
The Pegasus would be the final race for Accelerate before he begins a stud career at Lane’s End Farm.
“We have the right to run him if we want,” Sadler said. “That’s part of the contract.”
