HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Short-priced horses have dominated the Pegasus World Cup in its brief history, with Arrogate ($3.80), Gun Runner ($4.20), and City of Light ($5.80) winning the first three runnings. Omaha Beach might well become the fourth when the $3 million Pegasus is renewed Saturday at Gulfstream Park, but trainer Danny Gargan is hoping it’s time for a change. Gargan will send out Tax as a potential upsetter in an expected field of 12 in the 1 1/8-mile race. “If Omaha Beach can get the mile and an eighth, then obviously he’s the horse to beat,” Gargan said. “But it looks like there’s a whole lot of speed in there, and we’re hoping it’ll set up for a horse like ours.” :: Pegasus World Cup: top contenders, entries, results, news, odds, picks, past performances, and more. Gargan has done great work with Tax since claiming him for $50,000 in October 2018 at Keeneland. Now owned by a four-way partnership, the 4-year-old Arch gelding has banked $828,300, thanks mostly to wins in the Grade 3 Withers and Grade 2 Jim Dandy. He ended 2019 with a runner-up finish in the Discovery at Aqueduct, earning a career-high 101 Beyer Speed Figure. “I think he’ll run between a 100 and a 104 in the Pegasus,” Gargan said. “He’s fitter than he was going into the Discovery. If we don’t get something like the 11- or 12-hole, we could be pretty dangerous. I definitely think we’ve got a very good chance to hit the board because of all the speed in there. There are some horses in there that just won’t get the trip.” Tax faced some of the best in the 3-year-old division last year, finishing 15th (placed 14th) in the Kentucky Derby and seventh in the Travers. “The only bad race he ran was in the Derby in the slop,” Gargan said. “He ran okay in the Travers after starting from the 12-hole. I really believe he’s developing into a top horse.” Among the horses expected to be on or near the lead in the Pegasus are Bodexpress, Diamond Oops, Spun to Run, Mr Freeze, and Mucho Gusto. Post positions for all Saturday races were to be drawn Wednesday. The Pegasus and its grass counterpart, the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf, are among nine stakes on a blockbuster program. Tax has been training at the Palm Meadows training center about an hour’s drive north of Gulfstream, as have expected Pegasus starters Diamond Oops, Spun to Run, True Timber, and War Story. Omaha Beach and Mr Freeze have been training at Gulfstream, with Omaha Beach having completed his serious prep by breezing five furlongs in 1:00.72 on Sunday. Bodexpress has been training at Gulfstream West, eight miles west of here, while a Tuesday charter flight originating in California (with a stopover in New Orleans) was scheduled to transport Higher Power, Mucho Gusto, Seeking the Soul, and Tenfold to the nearby Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Gulfstream officials said a 13th horse, Realm, could start in the Pegasus in case of any late defections. The 7-year-old gelding is based at Palm Meadows with Barclay Tagg. The Pegasus Turf, which goes at 1 3/16 miles, also was expected to get the 12-horse maximum. In alphabetical order, they are Admission Office, Arklow, Channel Cat, Henley’s Joy, Instilled Regard, Magic Wand, Mo Forza, Next Shares, Sacred Life, Sadler’s Joy, Without Parole, and Zulu Alpha.