Best Bets for the 2022 Pegasus World Cup

The Pegasus World Cup was first run in 2017, a race as epic as the then-new 100-foot-tall Pegasus and Dragon statue that soars over the Gulfstream grounds. Modern greats like Gun Runner and Arrogate count among the winners. Knicks Go, who won the race in 2021, returns this year for his career finale.

Will Knicks Go become the first horse to win the Pegasus World Cup twice? Read on to find out!

Pegasus World Cup Field

This is the official field for the 2022 Pegasus World Cup including post positions, trainers, jockeys, and morning lines:

1. Knicks Go (Brad Cox/Joel Rosario) - 6/5
2. Chess Chief (Dallas Stewart/Reylu Gutierrez) - 10/1
3. Stilleto Boy (Ed Moger, Jr./Kent Desormeaux) - 20/1
4. Life Is Good (Todd Pletcher/Irad Ortiz, Jr.) - 7/5
5. Empty Tomb (Robert Falcone, Jr./Paco Lopez) - 20/1
6. Sir Winston (Mark Casse/Edwin Gonzalez) - 12/1
7. Title Ready (Dallas Stewart/Tyler Gaffalione) - 20/1
8. Endorsed (Mike Maker/Umberto Rispoli) - 20/1
9. Commandeer (James Toner/Julien Leparoux) - 30/1

Chess Chief To win the 2022 Pegasus World Cup

10/1

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These morning lines are just the best guess from Gulfstream’s public handicapper about how the odds will look come post time. You are not guaranteed these odds. If you are serious about locking in the best odds on your Pegasus World Cup pick, your best bet is to make an account on an online sportsbook. They let you lock in your odds as soon as you place your bet!

The current Pegasus World Cup odds at the best online sportsbooks are featured below:

Knicks Go	+125	-130	+125
Life Is Good	+135	+150	+135
Chess Chief	+1600	+3300	+1600
Sir Winston	+1600	+2800	+1400
Stilleto Boy	+2000	+2000	+2500
Endorsed	+2200	+2800	+2500

Pegasus World Cup Online Betting

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Pegasus World Cup Handicapping

Now that you know about your best choices for betting horse races online, and have created your account at the site that is right for you, let’s get to know the horses in the Pegasus World Cup.

Pegasus World Cup Favorites

Short-priced horses tend to run very well in the Pegasus World Cup. Every winner has either been the betting favorite or the second favorite on the tote board. This year, the clear favorite will be Breeders’ Cup Classic winner #1 Knicks Go, who won the Pegasus as the favorite last year and will try to conclude his career on a high note.

He will show sharp speed from the rail, but Knicks Go can be in trouble when one of his foes can match his prodigious early speed. This time, #4 Life Is Good is fast enough to do so, and will have the tactical advantage from the comparably outside gate. And, when Knicks Go does not win, he often finishes out of the money.

This year, back the likely second choice in the market: the aforementioned Life Is Good. He has never run a bad race in six starts, has that top-class miler speed that could spell trouble for Knicks Go, and has the pedigree to suggest that the stretch to nine furlongs could work out well for him. His running style should suit Gulfstream beautifully, and his trainer Todd Pletcher is having an excellent Gulfstream meet so far.

Pegasus World Cup Value Horses

Though longshots do not tend to win the Pegasus, intra-race exotics are a different story. Every year the Pegasus has been run, either one or two horses in the trifecta have been 10/1 or more, and sometimes over 30/1. So, if you like to bet exactas, trifectas, or superfectas, the name of the game is finding those longshots who will run into the top three.

#8 Endorsed has been sprinting a lot lately, but his two attempts at a mile and an eighth have both been good: second-place finishes in stakes races at Saratoga. He has the tactical speed to carve a good trip at Gulfstream, and has never been out of the board in four tries in Hallandale Beach.  On the stretch out from a sprint to a route, he should get a good trip to run into the money.

#3 Stilleto Boy was one of the most fun three-year-olds of 2021, the plucky Iowa Derby winner who kept punching above his weight. After the win at Prairie Meadows he hit the board in a pair of Grade 1 races in California, including a second-place finish in the Awesome Again (G1) at the same distance as the Pegasus. With speed and the ability to run well at many tracks, he should put forth another smart effort.

#5 Empty Tomb is strong at a mile and an eighth; though he has yet to win at the distance, he has hit the board in five of seven starts, a good enough record for an exotics longshot. Though he will not outjump the chalks to the lead, he should be fast enough to get a good forward spot under high-percentage Gulfstream rider Paco Lopez and can keep on for a piece if he holds his recent good form.

Free Pegasus World Cup Picks

These are your free expert picks for the 2022 Pegasus World Cup:

• $20 to win - #4 Life Is Good
• $1 exacta key - #4 Life Is Good with #8 Endorsed and #3 Stilleto Boy
• $0.50 trifecta key - #4 Life Is Good with #8 Endorsed, #3 Stilleto Boy, #5 Empty Tomb
• $0.20 superfecta - #4 Life Is Good with #8 Endorsed, #3 Stilleto Boy, #5 Empty Tomb