White Abarrio leads 12 invitees for Pegasus World Cup

White Abarrio, who captured Grade 1 2025 Pegasus World Cup Invitational in 2025, is prominent among the list of invitees for the 10th running of the $3 million stakes scheduled for Jan. 24 at Gulfstream Park.

The Pegasus World Cup Invitational, a 1 1/8-mile stakes for 4-year-olds and up, will headline a program with 10 stakes, seven graded, including the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) and the $500,000 Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf Invitational (G2).

Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained White Abarrio, the winner of the Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park in 2022 and the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita, rolled to a 6 1/4-length victory in the 2025 Pegasus World Cup. The son of Race Day, who has earned $7.1 million, has not raced since finishing fourth in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Saratoga on Aug. 31.

Joseph-trained Skippylongstocking, who captured the Harlan’s Holiday (G3) Dec. 20 at Gulfstream Park, is also on the Pegasus World Cup invitation list. The son of Exaggerator, who has earned $3.775 million in purses, is coming off a victory in the Dec. 20 Harlan’s Holiday (G3) at Gulfstream Park.

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is represented on the Pegasus World Cup invitation list by Goal Oriented, the Not This Time colt who won Sunday’s Malibu (G1) at Santa Anita.

Baffert has saddled an unprecedented three winners of the Pegasus World Cup. The Hall of Fame trainer visited the Gulfstream Park winner’s circle with Arrogate, who won the inaugural 2017 running by 4 3/4 lengths; Gusto, who scored by 4 1/2 lengths in 2020; and National Treasure, who held on win by a neck in 2024.

Trainer Brad Cox, who saddled Knicks Go for a 2 1/4-length front-running victory in the 2021 Pegasus World Cup, is represented by Tappan Street, Disco Time and Bishops Bay on the invitation list for the 2026 renewal.

Tappan Street captured the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) last March at Gulfstream. The son of Into Mischief, who had been sidelined since his Florida Derby triumph, returned with an optional claiming allowance victory at Gulfstream on Dec. 19.

Disco Time, a son of Not This Time, is undefeated in five career starts, including the Lecomte (G3) at Fair Grounds in January. Sidelined after the Lecomte for eight months, Disco Time came back to win the St. Louis Derby at Fairmont Park and the Dwyer at Aqueduct.

Bishops Bay, a son of Uncle Mo who has won nine of 13 career starts, is coming off victories in the Forty Niner (G3) and the Cigar Mile (G2) at Aqueduct.

Hall of Fame Trainer Todd Pletcher, who saddled Life Is Good for a 3 1/4-length triumph over a defending Knicks Go in the 2022 Pegasus World Cup, is represented on the 2026 Pegasus World Cup invitation list by Captain Cook. The son of Practical Joke is coming off back-to-back runner-up finishes in the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial (G1) at Saratoga and the Perryville (G3) at Keeneland.

Rattle N Roll, a Grade 1-stakes winner with $3.6 million in earnings, is invited to seek his eighth graded-stakes victory in the Pegasus World Cup. The battle-tested son of Connect is trained by Kenny McPeek.

Chunk of Gold, a 2025 Kentucky Derby starter coming off a close third in the Clark (G2) at Churchill Downs, represents trainer Ethan West on the 2026 Pegasus World Cup invitation list. The son of Preservationist earned his way into the Kentucky Derby with runner-up finishes in the Risen Star (G2) and Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds. Chunk of Gold captured the West Virginia Derby (G3) at Mountaineer Park in August.

Poster, who came up a head short after a stretch-long battle with Skippylongstocking in the Harlan’s Holiday, represents Eoin Harty on the Pegasus World Cup invitation list. The son of Munnings captured the Remsen (G2) at the 1 1/8-mile distance to complete a 2-year-old campaign. He was knocked off the 2004 Kentucky Derby trail by injury but came back strong from an eight-month layoff to win a Churchill Downs allowance before turning in a sharp performance in the Harlan’s Holiday.

Full Serrano, the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Mile winner at Del Mar, also is prominent on the list of invitees for the Pegasus World Cup. The John Sadler-trained gelding is coming off a fifth-place finish in the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Mile after a very rough trip.

Touchuponastar, a graded-stakes winner with $1.6 million in earnings, is invited to seek his 20th career victory in the Pegasus World Cup. Owner Set-Hut is co-owned and managed by former NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme, whose brother, Jeff, trains the Louisiana-bred gelding.