Arrogate Wins Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park
The richest race in the world - the inaugural $12 million G1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes was run Saturday, January 28 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. It was the up-and-coming, 3-year-old Eclipse Award winning 4-5 second betting choice Arrogate that parlayed his win in the Breeders' Cup Classic with another terrific, dominating six length win - a win that effectively signaled an end to the California Chrome era and a possible beginning of Arrogate's time to shine. Shaman Ghost finished a quality second at 19-1 odds in the field of 12 while 23-1 shot Neolithic got in for third. Keen Ice finished fourth with War Story fifth and Noble Bird sixth. Semper Fortis, Breaking Lucky, the retiring 6-5 favorite California Chrome, Prayer for Relief, War Envoy and Eragon completed the order of finish. Madefromlucky, Sea Raven and Stanford scratched.
2017 Pegasus World Cup Race Results & Payoffs
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arrogate | Mike E. Smith | 3.80 | 2.80 | 2.20 |
| 7 | Shaman Ghost | Jose L. Ortiz | 8.60 | 5.80 | |
| 3 | Neolithic | John R. Velazquez | 6.00 |
Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (1-7) Paid: $33.80
- $1 Trifecta (1-7-3) Paid: $104.00
- $1 Superfecta (1-7-3-9) Paid: $463.90
- $2 Pentafecta (1-7-3-9-5) Paid: $13,563.20
- $2 Daily Double (1/1) Paid: $26.00
- $2 Pick 3 (12/1/1) Paid: $80.20
- $1 Pick 4 (11/12/1/1,13,14,15) Paid: $205.60
- $1 Pick 5 (8/11/12/1/1,13,14,15) Paid: $685.20
- $1 Pick 5 (8/11/12/1/1,13,14,15) Paid: $14.70
- $2 Pick 6 (8/8/11/12/1/1,13,14,15) Paid: $3,145.34
