Bob Baffert was the first horse trainer to win the Pegasus World Cup Invitational twice. After Saturday, he became the first person to win a third Pegasus. It came after National Treasure won at the Gulfstream Park.
Saturday at Gulfstream Park, National Treasure, who won last year’s Preakness, won the 1 1/8-mile Pegasus World Cup after battling hard in the stretch. The 5-2 favorite had to fend off a determined Senor Buscador in the final stretch to claim the Grade 1, $3 million event, the biggest of the year at Gulfstream.
According to racebook platform experts, Crupi finished third, at odds of 30-1. Flavien Prat rode National Treasure to a 1 minute, 50.51-second finish, earning $7.20, $5.40, and $3.80.
Bob Baffert Wins His Third Pegasus World Cup Invitational Race
From the beginning to the end, National Treasure breezed over everything. Among those who paid to display were Crupi ($12.60), Senor Buscador ($7.20) and others.
National Treasure’s wins in the Preakness, Belmont, Travers, Awesome Again, and Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile were followed by fourth, fifth, sixth, and second-place finishes, respectively. This victory ended the horse’s four-race slump. On the other hand, Baffert gushed about the horse’s intense preparation leading up to the Pegasus.
Not long after 1/ST Racing planned a Pegasus-type day at Santa Anita on September 28, Gulfstream hosted its most extravagant event of the year, which drew a slew of famous faces (including rapper Rick Ross). The multimillion-dollar Grade 1 event will be for horses aged three and up. According to horse betting websites, Baffert is overjoyed.
The 2-1 favorite, Warm Heart, a filly, fought off a 14-1 long shot by making a tremendous rail move. Class 1 Pegasus World Cup Turf, worth $1 million, and I’m Very Busy with 45-1 odds on Catnip to win.
About halfway into the stretch run, jockey Ryan Moore, riding for trainer Aidan O’Brien, made the daring approach along the fence. According to the latest sports news reports, defending Pegasus turf winner Atone finished fourth, and Integration came fifth.
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