There is no better place to find Pegasus World Cup 2021 picks, as horseplayers around the world get ready to bet on one of the biggest events in horse racing. The 1 1/8-mile Pegasus World Cup is a mad dash around the oval at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida, with a Breeders' Cup winner taking on Grade 1 heroes for the prize of $3 million.
2021 Pegasus World Cup Field
The field for the 2021 Pegasus World Cup is made up of horses who are invited especially to compete in the race. The connections then decide whether or not to accept the invitation. Here is the prospective field:
- Code of Honor
- Harpers First Ride
- Jesus' Team
- King Guillermo
- Kiss Today Goodbye
- Knicks Go
- Math Wizard
- Mr Freeze
- Sleepy Eyes Todd
- Tax
- True Timber
- Independence Hall
- Coastal Defense
Check out the current odds for the 2021 Pegasus World Cup:
Betting the Pegasus World Cup Online
Very few fans, if any, will be in attendance at the 2021 Pegasus World Cup, which means that betting the Pegasus World Cup online is very important. You are going to want to select a racebook which can give you the best return on your investment, and keep in mind that many of them offer sign up bonuses. We have reviewed the very best ones for you; once you have chosen, make sure to place your wagers! The 2021 Pegasus World Cup post time will be Saturday, January 23 in the early evening!
Pegasus World Cup Best Bets
The Pegasus World Cup best bets are the same as many of the other major races, such as betting to win (finish first), place (first or second), and show (first, second, or third). There are also exotic wagers such as the exacta (top two horses), trifecta (top three), and superfecta (top four). Gulfstream Park offers multi-race wagers, and will likely have a double with the Pegasus World Cup itself and its sister race, the Pegasus World Cup Turf.
The best runners in the Pegasus World Cup include Tax, who won the local prep here - the Harlan's Holiday (G3) - very impressively. Knicks Go took the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) last out but has to prove that he can stretch around nine furlongs, as he has never run this far let alone won. That makes him a tricky favorite to play. True Timber was a surprise when he won the Grade 1 Cigar Mile; the old campaigner has run in this race before and finished eighth last year.
Favorites or second choices have won the first four runnings of the Pegasus World Cup, which means it could be time for a big upset. Sleepy Eyes Todd has won three of his last four starts, including a major race at Keeneland on the Breeders' Cup undercard. He is unbeaten on the Gulfstream track, and won a rich Grade 2 at the distance in the Charles Town Classic (G2). He is a horse that bettors should not "sleep" on!
There are two more longshots that could hit the board: Math Wizard and Mr Freeze. Math Wizard was a Grade 1 winning three-year-old when he beat the likes of War of Will and Improbable in the Pennsylvania Derby. He was fifth in the Breeders' Cup Classic that year but hasn't won since, most recently finishing fourth behind Tax in his Pegasus World Cup prep race. Mr Freeze was fifth in the Grade 1 Clark Handicap most recently, but is a winner over the track and took the Grade 2 Fayette at prestigious Keeneland in the fall. Dale Romans trains the son of To Honor and Serve.
It is hard to know what to do with Code of Honor, a Grade 2 winner over the track in 2019. He had a spotty 2020, running second as the favorite in the Grade 1 Clark and only winning a lone Grade 3 event at Belmont Park. Which Code of Honor will we see in the Pegasus?
Trainer Bob Baffert, who is the winningest Pegasus World Cup trainer, does not have a runner in the race this year. All of the trainers involved will be trying to get their first ever Pegasus World Cup win.
Pegasus World Cup Expert Picks
- $10 Win/Place/Show Sleepy Eyes Todd
- $2 Exacta Box Sleepy Eyes Todd and Mr Freeze
- $1 Trifecta Box Sleepy Eyes Todd, Mr Freeze, and Math Wizard
- $1 Superfecta Sleepy Eyes Todd, Tax, Knicks Go, and Mr Freeze
2021 Pegasus World Cup Turf Field
The $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf field includes some of the best turf horses in the nation. The 1 3/16-mile race is for older horses, including the best turf runners from California, Kentucky, New York, and Florida, as well as Canada.
- Sharp Samurai
- Ride a Comet
- Anothertwistafate
- Next Shares
- Breaking the Rules
- Storm the Court
- Social Paranoia
- Field Pass
- Analyze It
- Say the Word
- Pixelate
- Colonel Liam
- Greyes Creek
- Largent
- Cross Border
- Doswell
- North Dakota
Check out the current odds for the Pegasus World Cup Turf:
| Horse |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Knicks Go | +150 | +150 |
| Life Is Good | +175 | +175 |
| Hot Rod Charlie | +650 | +650 |
| Mandaloun | +800 | +800 |
| Americanrevolution | +1000 | +1000 |
| Letruska | +1000 | +1000 |
| Midnight Bourbon | +1000 | +1000 |
| Malathaat | +1200 | +1200 |
2021 Pegasus World Cup Turf Free Picks
- $10 Win/Place/Show Breaking the Rules
- $5 Exacta Box Breaking the Rules and Ride a Comet
- $2 Trifecta Box Breaking the Rules, Ride a Comet, and Anothertwistafate
- $1 Superfecta Breaking the Rules, Ride a Comet, Anothertwistafate, Analyze It, and North Dakota
