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.

Pegasus World Cup Turf Stakes

Grade I race
Location	Gulfstream Park Hallandale Beach, Florida, United States
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

See also

Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap top three finishers
Gulfstream Park
Pegasus World Cup

References

• Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Turf Stakes at Thoroughbred Times
• Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Turf Stakes at Pedigree Query