Pegasus World Cup Stakes Handicapping Picks
Horse racing gamblers are you looking for 2022 Pegasus World Cup Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping Odds…plus some predictions? Need some advice on who to take? The 2022 Pegasus World Cup is set for January 29 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Here’s a preview of our top contenders.
Pegasus World Cup Stakes Preview
- Race: Pegasus World Cup Stakes
- Purse: $3 million
- Track: Gulfstream Park
- Date: January 29
- Post Time: 5:34 PM (ET)
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2022 Pegasus World Cup Stakes Handicapping
Although it is no longer one of the world’s richest horse races – as it was in 2017-’19 – the (G1) Pegasus World Cup still carries a hefty purse and is one of the highlights of the winter racing season in North America.
Officially an invitational stakes, the Pegasus is open to horse age four and older and is run at a distance of 1 1/8 miles on the Gulfstream Park dirt course. For 2022, the race has drawn a field of nine starters.
Odds listed here are provided by Bovada’s racebook.
2022 Pegasus World Cup Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping: Knicks Go Race Odds: 5-4
The defending race champ, veteran Knicks Go has continued to improve with age and is widely considered to be the top dirt runner competing in the US over the past two years.
Last seen winning the (G1) Breeders’ Cup Classic back in November, Knicks Go made seven starts in 2021 and won five of them, including his last four in a row. All of those races came at the graded-stakes level.
Trainer Brad Cox and jockey Joel Rosario will once again team up to try for the back-to-back wins.
2022 Pegasus World Cup Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping: Life Is Good Race Odds: 27-20
After racing just once as a two year old, Life Is Good was looking like a serious contender for the 2021 Kentucky Derby before injury derailed his season.
As it was, he twice beat eventual Derby winner Medina Spirit – the second time by eight lengths – and closed out last season by winning the BC Dirt Mile to run his record to five wins and one runner-up finish in six lifetime starts.
Todd Pletcher tries for his first Pegasus win as trainer, jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. won the race in 2020.
2022 Pegasus World Cup Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping: Sir Winston Race Odds: 16-1
The 10-1 upset winner of the 2019 Belmont Stakes, Sir Winston ships down from Woodbine where he comes in off a win in the (G3) Valedictory Stakes. Prior to that he was second, beaten 3/4 of a length behind Queen’s Plate winner Mighty Heart in the (G2) Autumn Stakes.
He’s won six of 19 races for his career, with 11 in-the-money finishes overall.
He’s trained by Mark Casse, while jockey Edwin Gonzalez is tapped to ride.
2022 Pegasus World Cup Stakes Free Pick & Handicapping: Endorsed Race Odds: 22-1
The only horse in the race with a recent start at Gulfstream, Endorsed was a close runner-up in the (G2) Mr. Prospector Stakes six weeks ago, sprinting seven furlongs on the dirt.
Like Sir Winston, he will likely be closing from off the pace and should appreciate the added distance to get up and into the money. On the downside, although he has hit the board in seven of his last 10, he is without a win since May of 2020, a span of 15 races.
Michael Maker is the trainer, Umberto Rispoli will be in the irons.
Here’s My 2022 Pegasus World Cup Stakes Free Pick.
On paper this is two-horse race between the main contenders, and I don’t see it playing out any differently on the track. Based on previous form and accomplishments, Knicks Go and Life Is Good far outclass the rest of this field.
It is interesting that both of them have had the exact same amount of time in layoff since the Breeders’ Cup, so there’s no handicapping angle to play there. The difference between them might be in regard to distance, as Knicks Go has won at up to 1 1/4 miles, while Life Is Good has yet to race beyond 1 1/16 miles.
Based on that, Knicks Go is the pick here.
Full Field: Pegasus World Cup Stakes Odds
(By post position)
- #1 – Knicks Go 5-4
- #2 – Chess Chief 16-1
- #3 – Stilleto Boy 20-1
- #4 – Life Is Good 27-20
- #5 – Empty Tomb 33-1
- #6 – Sir Winston 16-1
- #7 – Title Ready 33-1
- #8 – Endorsed 22-1
- #9 – Commandeer 40-1
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