The $250,000, Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes Feb. 3 at Gulfstream Park kicks off the South Florida track’s three-race prep series on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.
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The $3 million, Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes Presented by Baccarat closes out an exceptional race card on Saturday, Jan. 27, at Gulfstream Park, and the best may have been saved for last as this race brings together a field of 12 plus one also-eligible who can run if a horse in the main body of the race withdraws.
Marquee events in Thoroughbred racing tend to produce the most compelling betting cards, and the 2024 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes Presented by Baccarat card Jan. 27 at Gulfstream Park ranks right up there with the best cards of racing in recent memory.
