The late pick 4 on Saturday’s Pegasus World Cup card at Gulfstream, which begins in race 9, is an all-stakes affair culminating with the main event. As it turns out, the last three legs of this sequence – the McKnight, the Pegasus Turf, and the Pegasus Cup - were the three races I used in this week’s Weekend Warrior column. While my three picks in the Warrior will certainly be “A” horses and presses in my late pick 4 play, I’m going to go a little deeper in the actual wager. Let’s take a look: :: Build your pick four ticket with DRF TicketMaker Race 9 – This is the Fred Hooper Stakes and it looks like trainer Todd Pletcher has this race at his mercy with the pair of Coal Front and Copper Town. Coal Front is going as far as one mile for the first time, but he was very impressive winning the Mr. Prospector in his second start back off an injury-related absence and, if anything, his past Beyer Figures suggest he can run even faster. Copper Town was essentially eliminated at the start of the Cigar Mile most recently, but he won his prior three starts in the manner of a graded stakes horse. Coal Front and Copper Town are my mains here, and I’ll throw two backups in Breaking Lucky, a big allowance winner over the track last time, and Aztec Sense, winner of eight straight and who might not know how to lose anymore. Race 10 – Zulu Alpha is my Warrior play in this, the McKnight, off a no-chance trip against tough horses last time out and a strong score in the Sycamore two starts back, and he is my lone “A.” For backups, I’ll use Highland Sky, Hunting Horn and Hunter O’Riley. Highland Sky and Hunter O’Riley have back New York outings that make them competitive. As for Hunting Horn, I’m not at all sure how good he really us, but he gets backup status because of the massive class drop he’s taking after competing in the Breeders’ Cup Turf and Arc de Triomphe in his last two starts. Race 11 – This is the Pegasus Turf, and Bricks and Mortar is the one I want most here. He showed immense promise at 3, recently returned from a long absence with a win in an allowance prep, and he should love the added distance he gets here. But I’ll also include Catapult as a main, not particularly because of his close second in what I thought was a weak Breeders’ Cup Mile, but more because of the overall dramatic improvement he’s shown since relocating to Southern California. I have knocks on Yoshida and Magic Wand, which were explained in the Warrior column. But I will still include them as backups along with Channel Maker (even if he’s at his best with cut in the ground) and the Japanese shipper Aerolithe. Race 12 – Tom’s d’Etat is my upset selection for the Pegasus Cup for reasons explained in the Warrior. I also gave my views on the two main players in the Pegasus – Accelerate and City of Light. Simply put, I feel City of Light is extremely dangerous, though he might see a lot of pace pressure from Patternrecognition, who figures to be a hard send from the disadvantageous 12 post. I’m concerned about Accelerate because unless he really goes early in the short run to the first turn, he might get shuffled pretty far back. He also has to run faster Beyer-wise than he did winning his last two starts, and that includes the Breeders’ Cup Classic. So, City of Light is a main horse along with Tom’s d’Etat, and Accelerate will be used as a backup. Here’s the play in main/backup format: Race 9 – 1, 8/4, 6 Race 10 – 4/1, 8, 9 Race 11 – 7, 9/1, 2, 3, 4 Race 12 – 3, 6/5 With no presses (though one should always at least press the all “A” ticket), this is a $30 play. Using all of these horses in equal strength on one ticket would cost $144.