Results of Pegasus World Cup Invitational Races

The results of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational were - interesting.  The day was a washout, quite literally, with rain falling for much of the day.  A lot of horses were making their final race before entering stallion or brood mare duties.  And the two huge purses - $7 million for the Turf and $9 million for the dirt - drew a lot of interest.   ...   Let me get down to business.

There were ten entries in the Turf race, which was run on a "yielding" course.  The 1 3/8 mile race (11 furlongs) was won in a time of 1:54.59 by Bricks and Mortar, a 5-year-old horse by Giant's Causeway.  Bricks and Mortar was 2 1/2 lengths ahead of Magic Wand, the 4-year-old Irish filly sired by Galileo.  Magic Wand was a neck in front of Delta Prince, a 6-year-old horse sired by Street Cry; who was 1 3/4 lengths before Catapult, a 6-year-old horse by Kitten's Joy. 
   A $2 win bet on Bricks and Mortar paid $7.60;  the same place bet paid $9 for Magic Wand (IRE); and a $2 show bet on Delta Prince paid $6.60.  The (all $2 bets) exacta paid $60.40; the trifecta paid $404; and the superfecta paid $2,396.80.
   The full order of finish - with dollar winnings - was: (1) Bricks and Mortar ($2,656,250); (2) Magic Wand -IRE ($796,875);  (3) Delta Prince ($575,521); (4) Catapult ($486,975); (5) Channel Maker ($442,708); (6) Yoshida - JPN, (7) Next Shares, (8) Dubby Dubbie, (9) Aerolithe - JPN, and (10) Fahan Mura. For finishers 6 through 10, the purse earning was $350,000.

   Pictured below, in order, are: Bricks and Mortar, Magic Wand, and Delta Prince:

The post time for the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (dirt) race was moved up 7 minutes due to increasing darkness due to the rain storms.  The full field of 12 ran the 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs), with a winning time of 1:47.71 produced by City of Light, a 5-year-old horse sired by Quality Road.  City of Light finished the wet, muddy race 5 3/4 lengths ahead of Seeking the Soul, a 6-year-old horse sired by Perfect Soul (IRE).  One and a half lengths behind Seeking the Soul, was 6-year-old Accelerate, the son of Lookin' At Lucky, who was 4 3/4 lengths ahead of Bravazo, a 4-year-old colt by Awesome Again.

   Payouts for $2 bets were as follows:  a win bet on City of Light, $5.80; a place bet on Seeking the Soul, $19.20; a show bet on Accelerate, $2.80.  For the exotics: the exacta paid $82.20, the trifecta paid $210.40, and the superfecta paid $1,357.

   The full order of finish, with purse payouts, follows:  (1) City of Light ($4 million); (2) Seeking the Soul ($1.25 million); (3) Accelerate ($900,000); (4) Bravazo ($700,000); (5) Audible ($550,000); (6) Gunnevera ($250,000); (7) True Timber ($250,000); (8) Imperative ($250,000); (9) Tom's d'Etat ($250,000); (10) Something Awesome ($200,000); (11) Kukulkan - MEX ($200,000); and (12) Patternrecognition ($200,000).

The following photos are, in order, City of Light, Seeking the Soul, and Accelerate: