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Pegasus World Cup Eclipse Award Winners 2025 Year in Review Santa Anita Opening Day Hong Kong Cup Results |
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 Manny Franco aboard Test Score after winning the 2026 Pegasus World Cup Turf |
The $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) was contested on Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach. Conditions were excellent in South Florida, with partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the low 80's, and the turf course firm. A field of 12 older horses went to post for this 1 1/8 mile contest with Keeneland Turf Mile (G1) winner Program Trading sent off as the 6-5 favorite off his disappointing 10th place finish in the Breeders' Cup Mile (G1). In to challenge him included 4-1 second choice One Stripe, winner of an allowance after finishing last in the Breeders' Cup Mile, and 6-1 third choice Cugino, second in the Fort Lauderdale (G3) after winning the Red Smith (G2).
 Down the stretch in the Pegasus World Cup Turf |
Pgm Horse Jockey Win Place Show 1 Test Score Franco 17.20 7.40 5.40 4 One Stripe Lerena 5.80 4.80 5 Almendares Gaffalione 14.60 Winning Time: 1:47.05 $1 Exacta 1-4 48.60 $1 Trifecta 1-4-5 623.40 $1 Superfecta 1-4-5-11 15,231.20Results Chart |
Left: Test Score in the winner's circle. Winning trainer Graham Motion, who trains the first two finishers said, "I felt really good about running these horses, but I felt really good about running my horses all day and none of them had won," Motion said. "This was the icing on the cake today. What a great day. I'm going to give [Test Score] a bit of a break. He's had a long year. I wanted to point for this race. We'll freshen him up for the spring."
Right: Test Score in the post parade. Winning jockey Manny Franco said, "I wanted to come out of there running because I knew there was a lot of speed in the race and I didn't want to be too far behind. I didn't want to lose position going into the first turn. I held my position the whole time until we got to the backside. After that I was happy with where I was and how my horse was traveling. At the 3/8 pole, the horse on the lead got away a little bit and I was able to go outside him. When [Test Score] made the front early he kind of waited a little bit, but when he felt the competition again he gave me another gear."
Left: Second place finisher One Stripe in the post parade. Trainer Graham Motion said, "One Stripe, I think the future is unlimited for him. The distance really helped him today. It's a little bittersweet [One Stripe ran second] because these guys are such good sports. They've traveled from South Africa to watch this horse run. He's a really good horse. You're going to hear a lot from this horse this year."
Right: Third place finisher Almendares in the post parade.
 Destino d'Oro wins the Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf |
Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. sent In Our Time to lead first time by through fractions of 23.43, 46.87, and 1:10.41 while pressed by 13-2 And One More Time and stalked by 7-1 Movin' On Up. Turning for home, In Our Time tired allowing Movin' On Up to lead through 1 mile in 1:34.42. 15-1 Destino d'Oro, 9th early under Junior Alvarado, rallied 6 wide to win by 1/2 a length over 31-1 Crevalle d'Oro in 1:40.33. It was another 1/2 length back to Movin' On Up third, while favorite In Our Time faded to finish 9th beaten 6 1/2 lengths.
Left: Destino d'Oro heads to the winner's circle. Winning trainer Brad Cox said, "I was thinking of going to Tampa (Endeavour Stakes) to be honest, but she performed well here last month and I was pointing to this after she ran well here. She trained really well at Payson since she's been in Florida, she's done very well up there and it was a big effort today. I thought about kicking her out, she came out of the QE2 well enough, I thought I'd bring her down and back up on her but she trained well and she ran well in the Tropical Park Oaks and hasn't missed a beat since."
Right: Destino d'Oro in the post parade. Winning jockey Junior Alvarado said, "We broke and I knew she was probably going to come from off the pace. I thought I'm a little too far back having this much horse, so I'm going to have to start picking it up soon. When I switched leads at the three-quarter pole and was getting close at the five-eighths pole, I couldn't believe how much horse I had underneath me. She came with a helluva run at the end."
Left: Second place finisher Crevalle d'Oro in the post parade. The Jose D'Angelo trainee improved her record to 5 wins, 5 seconds, and 2 thirds in 20 starts, earning $510,144 for owners TCC Stables, Michael Iavarone, and Jules Iavarone.
Right: Third place finisher Movin' On Up in the post parade. The Saffie Joseph Jr. trainee improved her record to 5 wins, 2 seconds, and 4 thirds in 16 starts, earning $507,860 for owner Ken Ramsey.
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