Meet the horses, owners and jockeys in the Pegasus World Cup
The Pegasus World Cup is a rematch of the Breeders' Cup Classic between California Chrome and Arrogate. The winner of this race will take home a record $12 million purse. The field of 12 also includes the third-place finisher in the Classic, Keen Ice.
Bob Baffert's Arrogate is the favorite to win the Pegasus World Cup. Jockey Mike Smith is looking to add another crowning achievement to his Hall of Fame career.
Prayer for Relief has earned more than $2 million in 45 races. Jeff Weiss is hoping for some magic in partnership with Zayat Stables.
Neolithic is one of two Todd Pletcher-trained entries in the Pegasus World Cup. Neolithic has won both of his starts at Gulfstream.
Noble Bird is the front-runner in the Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream. He has seven wins and earnings of over $1 million in 20 starts.
Dan Schafer, owner of several Jet's Pizza franchises in the Midwest, put up $1 million for War Story, a gelding who won the Queens County Stakes at Aqueduct last month.
War Envoy is a 5-year-old bay that is winless in his past eight starts. He had some second- and third-place finishes in Ireland and England. War En envoy is the entry for the father-son team of Mick Ruis Sr. and MickRuiz Jr., a former trainer and jockey.
Shaman Ghost is the son of 2004 Horse of the Year Ghostzapper. He upset Frosted in the Woodward Stakes in September.
Semper Fortis is owned by Paul Reddam. The horse is still looking for his first stakes win. Tyler Gaffalione was the 2015 Eclipse Award winner as outstanding apprentice jockey.
Keen Ice is training Todd Pletcher and Javier Castellano. He will run for a partnership headed by Ronald and Jerry Frankel.
Breaking Lucky won the Grade 3 Seagram Cup Stakes at Woodbine in 2016. Dean Reeves is the original stakeholder in the Pegasus World Cup.
Eragon has three Group 1 wins in his native Argentina and will be racing for the first time in North America.
California Chrome is retiring after the Pegasus World Cup. He is the richest North American-race thoroughbred with more than $14.5 million in lifetime earnings.
