How to bet the pegasus world cup, north america’s richest horse race

Accelerate Vs. City of Light

The Pegasus World Cup is open to horses aged 4 and older. In the 2017 Pegasus, it was Arrogate vs. California Chrome. In 2018, it was Gun Runner vs. West Coast. Now, 2019 features Accelerate vs. City of Light.

While the field has some capable contenders, the two favorites shine over the Pegasus competitors and will be difficult to keep out of the money.

Accelerate won six of his seven starts last year, including five Grade 1 races, finishing the year with a Breeders’ Cup Classic win at Churchill Downs over another Pegasus runner, Gunnevera (second). Accelerate has 10 wins and 20 in-the-money finishes in 22 starts, with $5.79 million in career earnings. A victory over the magnificent Arrogate in the 2017 TVG San Diego Handicap, when Arrogate went off at 1-20 odds, was another win against the best horses in training. Jockey Joel Rosario rides, and Accelerate can add $4 million to his career earnings with a win in his final race in the Pegasus World Cup.

City of Light is also running his final race in the Pegasus, with jockey Javier Castellano aboard. City of Light has five wins in 10 starts along with four runner-ups finishes and a third-place finish, with $1.66 million in earnings. In April 2018, City of Light won the Oaklawn Handicap, finishing a neck in front of the favorite Accelerate at this same distance. City of Light went on to win the Breeders’ Cup Mile in wire-to-wire fashion at Churchill Downs, finishing in front of Pegasus runners Seeking the Soul (second) and Bravazo (third).

I reached out to Mike Shutty, co-founder of Horse Racing Nation and author of Super Screener, for some added insight on Accelerate, City of Light and the Pegasus World Cup. The Super Screener is a handicapping system that uses data-driven analysis to handicap top stakes races throughout the year.

Shutty picks City of Light to upset Accelerate and provides some comments and analysis below.

1. Bravazo (12-1)
2. Something Awesome (20-1)
3. City of Light (5-2)
4. Seeking the Soul (12-1)
5. Accelerate (9-5)
6. Tom’s d’ Etat (20-1)
7. True Timber (30-1)
8. Gunnevera (8-1)
9. Kukulkan (30-1)
10. Audible (10-1)
11. Imperative (30-1)
12. Patternrecognition (10-1)

Resourse: https://forbes.com/sites/jayginsbach/2019/01/24/betting-the-pegasus-world-cup-and-north-americas-richest-horse-race/

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BBC Radio 4 – Farewell to the Horse, Episode3

BBC Radio 4 – Farewell to the Horse, Episode3

BBC Radio 4 – Farewell to the Horse, Episode3

BBC Radio 4 – Farewell to the Horse, Episode3

BBC Radio 4 – Farewell to the Horse, Episode3

BBC Radio 4 – Farewell to the Horse, Episode3

BBC Radio 4 – Farewell to the Horse, Episode3

BBC Radio 4 – Farewell to the Horse, Episode3

BBC Radio 4 – Farewell to the Horse, Episode3

BBC Radio 4 – Farewell to the Horse, Episode3

BBC Radio 4 – Farewell to the Horse, Episode3