Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from the Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series Presented by Runhappy on Saturday at Gulfstream Park:
The mood was light and the spirit even lighter as horses and riders waited to the enter the gate for the $2,940,000 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes presented by Runhappy Jan. 25 at Gulfstream Park.
Possessing speed and an affinity for racing on wet tracks proved a winning combination for Mike McCarty’s Gold Street in the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes Jan. 24 on opening day at Oaklawn Park.
Out of an abundance of caution, Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella has scratched Omaha Beach from the Jan. 25 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Presented by Runhappy, Gulfstream Park officials said Jan. 23.
Maximum Security’s historic disqualification in the 145th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve has been voted the 2019 NTRA Moment of the Year.
