Pegasus World Cup Turf Stakes
The Pegasus World Cup Turf Stakes, is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early February at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida.
Grade I race | |
Location | Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States |
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Inaugurated | 1986 (as Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap) |
Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
Website | www.gulfstreampark.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1 3⁄16 miles (9 1⁄2 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Four-Years-Old & Up |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $1,000,000 (2020) |
A Grade I event open to horses 4 years of age and older, the race was run at a distance of one and one-eighths miles (9 furlongs) on the turf and offered a purse of $350,000 added.
Originally the event was called the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap.
From 1986 through 1990, the race was run at a distance of 1 1⁄16 miles. From 1991 through 2008 the distance was lengthened considerably to 11 furlongs, or 1 3⁄8 miles. In 2009, the distance was reduced by two furlongs to 9.
The Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap was replaced by the Pegasus World Cup Turf Stakes in 2019. In this first edition, each contester 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 ($3,000,000 for the winner). In the 2020 edition, the race adopted the Invitational format and entry fees were suppressed, so the purse was limited to the organizer contribution.
Records
Time record: (at current distance of 1 3⁄16 miles)
- 1:51.60 – Zulu Alpha (2020)
Most wins:
- 2 – Einstein (2006, 2008)
Most wins by an owner:
- 2 – Allen E. Paulson (1998, 1999)
- 2 – The Thoroughbred Corp. (2000, 2001)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 7 – Jerry Bailey (1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 5 – William I. Mott (1993, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001)
Winners of the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap/Pegasus World Cup Turf since 1986
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time |
Win$ |
Gr. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Colonel Liam | 4 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd Pletcher | Robert E. & Lawana L. Low | 1-3/16 | 1:53.09 | $1,000,000 | I |
2020 | Zulu Alpha | 7 | Tyler Gaffalione | Michael J. Maker | Michael Hui | 1-3/16 | 1:51.60 | $1,000,000 | I |
2019 | Bricks and Mortar | 5 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Chad Brown | Klaravich Stables & William H. Lawrence | 1-3/16 | 1:54.59 | $7,000,000 | I |
Became the Pegasus World Cup Turf | |||||||||
2018 | Heart to Heart | 7 | Julien R. Leparoux | Brian A. Lynch | Terry Hamilton | 1-1/8 | 1:47.64 | $300,000 | I |
2017 | Almanaar | 5 | Joel Rosario | Chad Brown | Shadwell Racing | 1-1/8 | 1:45.63 | $350,000 | I |
2016 | Lukes Alley | 6 | Paco Lopez | Josie Carroll | Melnyk Racing Stables | 1-1/8 | 1:48.20 | $350,000 | I |
2015 | Mshawish | 5 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Al Shaqab Racing | 1-1/8 | 1:47.22 | $300,000 | I |
2014 | Lochte | 4 | Orlando Bocachica | Marcus J. Vitali | Crossed Sabres Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:45.67 | $300,000 | I |
2013 | Point of Entry | 5 | John Velazquez | Claude R. McGaughey III | Phipps Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:47.00 | $300,000 | I |
2012 | Get Stormy | 6 | Ramon Domínguez | Thomas Bush | Mary Sullivan | 1-1/8 | 1:52.78 | $300,000 | I |
2011 | Teaks North | 4 | Jose Valdivia Jr. | Justin Sallusto | Jules Boutelle | 1-1/8 | 1:46.39 | $300,000 | I |
2010 | Court Vision | 5 | Robby Albarado | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | IEAH Resolute Group/WinStar Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:46.84 | $250,000 | I |
2009 | Kip Deville | 6 | Cornelio Velásquez | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | IEAH Stables et al. | 1-1/8 | 1:45.70 | $250,000 | I |
2008 | Einstein | 6 | Jose Lezcano | Helen Pitts | Midnight Cry Stables | 1-3/8 | 2:12.87 | $250,000 | I |
2007 | Jambalaya | 5 | Javier Castellano | Catherine Day Phillips | Todd & C. D. Phillips | 1-3/8 | 2:12.28 | $300,000 | I |
2006 | Einstein | 4 | Rafael Bejarano | Helen Pitts | Midnight Cry Stables | 1-7/16 | 2:23.91 | $150,000 | I |
2005 | Prince Arch | 4 | Brice Blanc | Kenneth McPeek | Ray Cottrell Sr. | 1-3/8 | 2:11.44 | $250,000 | I |
2004 | Hard Buck | 5 | Edgar Prado | Kenneth McPeek | Team Victory I | 1-3/8 | 2:11.56 | $150,000 | I |
2003 | Man from Wicklow | 6 | Jerry Bailey | Richard Violette Jr. | Richard A. Violette Jr. et al. | 1-3/8 | 2:11.62 | $200,000 | I |
2002 | Cetewayo | 8 | Cornelio Velásquez | Michael Dickinson | John A. Chandler | 1-3/8 | 2:17.44 | $200,000 | I |
2001 | Subtle Power | 4 | Pat Day | William I. Mott | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1-3/8 | 2:13.50 | $100,000 | I |
2000 | Royal Anthem | 5 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | The Thoroughbred Corp. | 1-3/8 | 2:11.34 | $200,000 | I |
1999 | Yagli | 6 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | 1-3/8 | 2:10.73 | $200,000 | I |
1998 | Flag Down | 8 | José A. Santos | Christophe Clement | Allen E. Paulson | 1-3/8 | 2:12.59 | $200,000 | I |
1997 | Lassigny | 6 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Prince Sultan al Kabeer | 1-3/8 | 2:11.33 | $170,000 | I |
1996 | Celtic Arms | 5 | Mike E. Smith | Rodney Rash | Gary A. Tanaka | 1-3/8 | 2:13.90 | $170,000 | I |
1995 | Misil | 7 | José A. Santos | Vittorio Caruso | Scuderia Laghi | 1-3/8 | 2:12.41 | $160,000 | I |
1994 | Strolling Along | 4 | Jerry Bailey | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | 1-1/4 | 2:05.01 | $160,000 | I |
1993 | Stagecraft | 6 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Sheikh Mohammed | 1-3/8 | 2:13.24 | $160,000 | I |
1992 | Passagere du Soir | 5 | Jerry Bailey | Christophe Clement | Paul de Moussac | 1-3/8 | 2:15.71 | $160,000 | I |
1991 | Shy Tom | 5 | Craig Perret | D. Wayne Lukas | William T. Young | 1-3/8 | 2:14.70 | $160,000 | I |
1990 | Youmadeyourpoint | 4 | Douglas Valiente | Eugene Navarro | Stanley M. Ersoff | 1-1/16 | 1:39.60 | $160,000 | II |
1989 | Equalize | 7 | José A. Santos | Angel Penna Sr. | A. J. Menditeguy Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:41.20 | $160,000 | |
1988 | Salem Drive | 6 | Gene St. Leon | Tom Skiffington Jr. | Virginia Kraft Payson | 1-1/16 | 1:40.60 | $160,000 | |
1987 | Bolshoi Boy | 4 | Randy Romero | Howard M. Tesher | A. Belford/J. Greathouse Jr. | 1-1/16 | 1:44.60 | $135,000 | |
1986 | Sondrio | 5 | José A. Santos | Howard M. Tesher | Craig B. Singer | 1-1/16 | 1:40.60 | $135,000 | |