Tony Eclipse, since a tame career debut on turf, has turned in four straight fast races on dirt, with two wins, a second, and a third. In those starts, Tony Eclipse has earned an 80 or higher Beyer Speed Figure.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – A year ago, the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park produced an eventual Kentucky Derby winner in Mystik Dan.
Saturday’s $1 million renewal again has the potential to have a real influence on the Kentucky Derby trail. The field of 10 includes Grade 1 winner Gaming, the well-regarded maiden winners Patch Adams and American Promise, a $1.2 million son of Tapit in Sandman, the stakes-placed Speed King, and $998,000 Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile winner Tiztastic.
The Pegasus World Cup caps a truly excellent card at Gulfstream. Should be a fun race to watch – and watching is all I plan to do. Other Gulfstream stakes hold greater appeal, while an upset could be brewing in the Oaklawn feature.
Pegasus World Cup Turf
Granted, Nations Pride didn’t run to form in the 2023 Bahrain International Trophy, but if we’re going to assume he’ll assert inherent superiority (at a price lower than the listed 2-1), couldn’t we have seen even a tiny spark at Doha in the same race this past November?
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ARCADIA, Calif. – Maiden races rarely overshadow Grade 2 stakes, but that could happen Saturday at Santa Anita.
The San Pasqual Stakes attracted a second-tier field of older horses racing for a modest $200,000 purse, while California’s top horses – including Stronghold and Mixto – are at Gulfstream Park on Saturday for the $3 million Pegasus World Cup.
One who stayed home was Imagination, the likely San Pasqual favorite.
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HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Papilio is a frustrating horse to wager on. More often than not, she finds trouble, whether it be a stumble at the start or traffic at various points of a race.
In those rare instances when she can run trouble-free, more often than not she fires. And if she can avoid trouble in Saturday’s Grade 2, $500,000 Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Gulfstream Park, she just might be able to surprise at a price.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Liberal Arts has changed his running style since last seen at Oaklawn Park and his newfound pace could serve him well Saturday when he navigates the track’s short-stretch mile configuration in the $150,000 Fifth Season.
The race for 4-year-olds and up, which will end at the sixteenth pole, is part of a Southwest Day card that features four stakes and two overnight stakes.
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Although each were invited to the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational, Tumbarumba and Rocket Can will instead battle it out for a much smaller prize while meeting for the second time in five weeks in Saturday’s $165,000 Fred W. Hooper Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Quietside established herself as one of the top young fillies in training last year and it appears there’s more where that came from heading into the $300,000 Martha Washington on Saturday at Oaklawn Park.
“She only seems to have gotten better and better,” said trainer John Ortiz.
