What You Need to Know Before You Go to 2023 Pegasus World Cup

For the third year in a row, America’s Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the Breeders' Cup on Nov. 1 and 2. The handicappers face off in what we like to call “Big-Race Showdown.”
The players' picks will be posted here and a running bankroll will be kept to track their success all year long. Bankrolls will be tabulated on the basis of $2 exacta and $2 trifecta box bets of each player’s top three selections. We will also be keeping track of which player correctly selects the most winners.
Your 2019 players are TVG's Megan Devine, OptixEQ’s Emily Gullikson, TVG's Candice Hare, Mike McCormick (PokerFuse), Nicolle Neulist (Arlington Park) , Kenny Schmitt (FBWinners.com), ABR’s Dan Tordjman, and Derby Day Racing’s Brian Zipse.
Our featured races this week are the $500,000 Grade 1 Ketel One Ballerina Stakes, a Challenge Series “Win and You’re In” race for the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint); the $850,000, Grade 1 Sword Dancer Stakes, a “Win and You’re In” qualifying race for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf; and the $200,000, Grade 2 Pat O’Brien Stakes from Del Mar on Saturday, a “Win and You’re In” race for the Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile.
TVG On-Air Host and Analyst
$500,000 Ketel One Ballerina Stakes
2. Come Dancing
3. Mia Mischief
Alternate: Dawn the Destroyer
$850,000 Sword Dancer Stakes
2. Ya Primo
3. Sadler’s Joy
Alternate: Annals of Time
$200,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes
Alternate: Seven Trumpets
Top Selections: 6/12
Exacta Earnings: $64.60
Trifecta Earnings: $79.28
OptixEQ, Tournament Handicapper
$500,000 Ketel One Ballerina Stakes
2. Come Dancing
3. Pacific Gale
Alternate: Separationofpowers
$850,000 Sword Dancer Stakes
1. Ya Primo
2. Sadler’s Joy
Alternate: Channel Maker
$200,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes
Alternate: Giant Expectations
Top Selections: 4/12
Exacta Earnings: $33.60
Trifecta Earnings: $79.28
TVG On-Air Host and Analyst
$500,000 Ketel One Ballerina Stakes
1. Come Dancing
Alternate: Mia Mischief
$850,000 Sword Dancer Stakes
1. Sadler’s Joy
3. Channel Cat
Alternate: Ya Primo
$200,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes
Alternate: American Anthem
Top Selections: 7/12
Exacta Earnings: $59.20
Trifecta Earnings: $16.80
Horse Racing Writer, Handicapper
$500,000 Ketel One Ballerina Stakes
Alternate: Come Dancing
$850,000 Sword Dancer Stakes
1. Channel Cat
2. Sadler’s Joy
Alternate: Ya Primo
$200,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes
Alternate: Lieutenant Dan
Top Selections: 5/12
Exacta Earnings: $25.60
Trifecta Earnings: $69.60
Arlington Park Chart Caller and Freelance Writer
$500,000 Ketel One Ballerina Stakes
1. Come Dancing
3. Mia Mischief
Alternate: Separationofpowers
$850,000 Sword Dancer Stakes
2. Channel Cat
Alternate: Ya Primo
$200,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes
Alternate: Lieutenant Dan
Top Selections: 4/12
Exacta Earnings: $67.80
Trifecta Earnings: $111.60
FBWinners.com, Sports Handicapper
$500,000 Ketel One Ballerina Stakes
1. Come Dancing
Alternate: Pacific Gale
$850,000 Sword Dancer Stakes
3. Ya Primo
Alternate: Channel Cat
$200,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes
Alternate: Jalen Journey
Top Selections: 4/12
Exacta Earnings: $64.80
Trifecta Earnings: $16.80
Correspondent and Handicapper for America's Best Racing
$500,000 Ketel One Ballerina Stakes
3. Mia Mischief
Alternate: Special Relativity
$850,000 Sword Dancer Stakes
3. Sadler’s Joy
Alternate: Pillar Mountain
$200,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes
Alternate: Lieutenant Dan
Top Selections: 3/12
Exacta Earnings: $31.20
Trifecta Earnings: $0
Derby Day Racing Managing Partner
$500,000 Ketel One Ballerina Stakes
3. Come Dancing
Alternate: Minit to Stardom
$850,000 Sword Dancer Stakes
Alternate: Channel Cat
$200,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes
Alternate: Giant Expectations
Top Selections: 7/12
Exacta Earnings: $63.80
Trifecta Earnings: $79.28