Thoroughbred Racing Fan Association, Inc.
Thoroughbred Racing Fan Association, Inc.
What horse placed in the "money" (1st, 2nd or 3rd) at the highest post-time odds in either the first two Pegasus World Cup (Dirt) Invitational races?
1/24/2019
This year will be the third year for the running of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (Dirt). Added this year will be a race with a similar name, but run on the turf. As handicappers often say the first two runnings were run “true-to-form”, meaning the winner looked like the winner from his past performances and was bet according by his fans. In 2017 Arrogate romped to a 4.5 length victory at odds of 0.90-1. In 2018 Gun Runner comfortably won at odds of 1.10-1. Interesting for the 2019 running neither of the winning jockeys from the previous races, Mike Smith (2017) of Florent Geroux (2018) have mounts, although Geroux does have a mount in the turf division of this race. He will ride the 8-1 favorite, Aerolithe. The 2017 dirt division race offered the most excitement for long-shot-players. Shaman Ghost ridden by Jose Ortiz ran second to Arrogate at post-time odds of 19.80-1. Neolithic ridden by John Velazquez ran third at post-time odds of 23.40-1. This year the two riders have similar long-shots. Ortiz is on Patternrecognition at 10-1 for Chad Brown. Velazquez is on Seeking The Soul at 12-1 for Dallas Stewart. Perhaps the two will bring home a big payday for some lucky fan.