Winner defends Knicks Go continues to headline the updated list of invitees for the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1) on January 29 at Gulfstream Park.
Korea Racing Authority’s Knicks Go, likely to be named Horse of the Year 2021 next month, is the most prominent of the 12 names on the second summons list for the 1/8 mile bet for kid 4 age or older, will headline a blockbuster card that will also feature a $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes (G1T) and a $500,000 first edition Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G3T) .
The Knicks Go, who registered a 3/4 length domination win last year at the Pegasus World Cup and ended his 2021 season with a dazzling victory at the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Del Mar. Life is good , Runner-up Dirt Mile Ginobili , Happy Saver , Winner at Belmont Stakes (G1) 2019 Sir Winston , and Super stocks . Chess , Not fear , Law professor , Olympiad , Stilleto boy , and Title is ready was added to a second list of 12 invitees.
Reserved in the second invitation list is American Theorem , Commander , Certified , Forewarned , and Happy Americans .
Flavius , a Juddmonte cross, was purchased by Mike and Jules Iavarone, with Meah/Lloyd Bloodstock acting as agent, for $230,000 from a WinStar Racing consignment at Keeneland Nov. Now, with coach Mike Maker, he’s been added to the invite list for the Pegasus World Cup Turf, a 1/8 mile pitch for kids 4 and up. Former Chad Brown-trained multi-stakes winner will take over Two Emmys on the second invite list, again topped by the defending winner Colonel Liam , who captured Pegasus Turf last season with a neck on his stable friend Todd Pletcher Bigger . Other horses on both the first and second invitation lists include Cat . Channel , Cross the border , Doswell , Field Pass , Let’s go , March to the Arch , Never surprised , Just let me follow , Sacred life , and Astronaut .
The second roster invitees for Pegasus Turf are Redemption , Bob and Jackie , English Bee , and Law professor .
Bipartisan . Beautiful princess , who finished a second Tropical Park Oaks for coach Danny Gargan, are new additions to the second invite list for the first-ever Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf run. Others on both the first and second invitation lists for the 1/16 mile turf race for older mares and mares include Charity , Bodhicitta , Gift List , In a hurry , Lady Spectrum , The most beautiful , King of Glory , Shifty her , Summer in Saratoga , and Sweet Melania .
