Richard Mandella‘s 4-year-old Omaha Beach, with Mike Smith set to ride, opens as the 7-5 morning line favorite in Saturday’s $3 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park. (See the rest of the dirt entries, odds and post positions below.)

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Omaha Beach won the Arkansas Derby last year to gain entry into the Kentucky Derby, but was scratched due to an entrapped epiglottis. After recovering from surgery, he went on to win the G1 Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes in October, took second in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile in November and closed out the year with a win in the G1 Malibu Stakes. This is expected to be his last race.

The dirt field also includes Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Spun to Run and Bob Baffert-trained Mucho Gusto, among others. Seeking the Soul and War Story, both 30-1 longshots, will be running in their third Pegasus World Cup.

Coolmore’s Ireland-based Magic Wand is the early favorite for the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf at 7-2. Aidan O’Brien‘s globe-trotting turf queen saw multiple G1 wins on several different continents last year, but she’ll be facing tough competition in Florida. Youngster Mo Forza will look to stay undefeated since breaking his maiden last August, and Chad Brown fields four horses on the turf: Arklow, Instilled Regard, Sacred Life and 4-1 England-based Without Parole. (See the rest of the turf entries, odds and post positions below.)

The 2020 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Series will take place on Saturday, January 25 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida from 4:30 to 6 p.m. ET. Watch live race coverage and analysis on NBC, NBCSports.com and on the NBC Sports app.

$3 million Pegasus World Cup post positions and odds:

1. True Timber (20-1), trainer Kiaran McLaughlin, jockey Joe Bravo
2. Tax (12-1), trainer Danny Gargan, jockey Jose Ortiz
3. Diamond Oops (20-1), trainer Patrick Biancone, jockey Julien Leparoux
4. Seeking the Soul (30-1), trainer Dallas Stewart, jockey John Velazquez
5. Omaha Beach (7-5), trainer Richard Mandella, jockey Mike Smith
6. Higher Power (6-1), trainer John Sadler, jockey Flavien Prat
7. War Story (30-1), trainer Elizabeth Dobles, jockey Joel Rosario
8. Mr Freeze (30-1), trainer Dale Romans, jockey Luis Saez
9. Spun to Run (7-2), trainer Juan Carlos Guerrero, jockey Javier Castellano
10. Mucho Gusto (9-2), trainer Bob Baffert, jockey Irad Ortiz Jr.
11. Tenfold (30-1), trainer Steve Asmussen, jockey Tyler Gaffalione
12. Bodexpress (30-1), trainer Gustavo Delgado, jockey Emisael Jaramillo

Pegasus Entries 2021

$1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf post positions and odds:

Pegasus Racing Entries 2020

1. Zulu Alpha (12-1), trainer Mike Maker, jockey Tyler Gaffalione
2. Arklow (6-1), trainer Brad Cox, jockey Luis Saez
3. Without Parole (GB) (4-1), trainer Chad Brown, jockey Frankie Dettori
4. Sadler’s Joy (8-1), trainer Tom Albertrani, jockey Javier Castellano
5. Channel Cat (10-1), trainer Todd Pletcher, jockey John Velazquez
6. Instilled Regard (10-1), trainer Chad Brown, jockey Irad Ortiz Jr.
7. Admission Office (30-1), trainer Brian Lynch, jockey Flavien Prat
8. Henley’s Joy (30-1), trainer Mike Maker, jockey Julien Leparoux
9. Next Shares (30-1), trainer Richard Baltas, jockey Jose Valdivia Jr.
10. Mo Forza (5-1), trainer Peter Miller, jockey Joel Rosario
11. Sacred Life (FRA) (12-1), trainer Chad Brown, jockey Jose Ortiz
12. Magic Wand (IRE) (7-2), trainer Aidan O’Brien, jockey Ryan Moore

The Pegasus World Cup Invitational Series is a series of two invite-only Grade 1 races held annually at Gulfstream Park since 2017 (originally only offering a dirt race before adding the turf division last year). The $3 million Pegasus World Cup runs 1 1/8 miles on the dirt, and the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf runs 1 1/16 miles on the turf. Both races are for horses aged 4 years and older and are invitation-only.

This year, the Stronach Group, which owns Gulfstream Park and heads the Pegasus World Cup, announced major changes to the series. Both races will be run entirely medication free, as part of an industry-wide push for more safety and transparency in horse racing.

Additionally, all entry fees will be waived as purses drop. Entry fees for the Pegasus have peaked as high as $1 million in past years. The Pegasus World Cup’s purse was dropped from $9 million in 2019 to $3 million this year, and the Pegasus World Cup Turf also saw a $6 million purse decrease from $7 million to $1 million. The Stronach Group also announced that 2 percent of the purses will be donated to caring for retired Thoroughbreds ready to be retrained and rehomed.

Watch the Pegasus World Cup on NBC, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app on Saturday, January 25 from 4:30 p.m. ET to 6 p.m. ET.

Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Knicks Go is the early favorite at 5-2 for the $3 million Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, Jan. 23 (NBC, 4:30-6 p.m. ET). He is trained by Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer finalist Brad Cox and will be ridden by Joel Rosario, a finalist for the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey.

The 2019 Travers Stakes winner Code of Honor, who was most recently second in the Clark Stakes (G1), is on Knicks Go’s heels at 9-2. Danny Gargan’sTax comes in at 5-1 after finishing 9th in the 2020 Pegasus World Cup. Trainer Dale Romans fields two horses in the dirt race: the 15-1 Coastal Defense and 30-1 longshot Mr Freeze, who finished second in last year’s edition.

Todd Pletcher’s Colonel Liam (7-2) leads the turf field. This will be his first graded stakes race after making his first start less than a year ago. Irad Ortiz Jr., another Eclipse finalist, has the ride.

Neither of last year’s winners (Mucho Gusto on the dirt and Zulu Alpha on the turf) will make a run at a title defense, with Mucho Gusto retired and Zulu Alpha out with an ongoing ankle injury.

The Pegasus World Cup runs 1 1/8 miles on the dirt, and the Pegasus World Cup Turf runs 1 3/16 miles on the turf.

Since 2020, the two races run entirely medication free, including Lasix, a commonly used anti-bleeding medication. This year, the winner of the Pegasus World Cup will receive automatic entry into the $20 million Saudi Cup. Both races are for horses aged 4 years and older and are invitation-only.

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$3 million Pegasus World Cup post positions and odds:

1. Sleepy Eyes Todd (8-1),
   Trainer: Miguel Angel Silva
   Jockey: Jose Ortiz
2. Coastal Defense (15-1)
   Trainer: Dale Romans
   Jockey: Corey Lanerie
3. Independence Hall (20-1)
   Trainer: Mike McCarthy
   Jockey: Flavien Prat
4. Knicks Go (5-2)
   Trainer: Brad Cox
   Jockey: Joel Rosario
5. Jesus’ Team (8-1)
   Trainer: Jose Francisco D’Angelo
   Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
6. Kiss Today Goodbye (10-1)
   Trainer: Eric Kruljac
   Jockey: Mike Smith
7. Tax (5-1)
   Trainer: Danny Gargan
   Jockey: Luis Saez
8. Harpers First Ride (10-1)
   Trainer: Claudio Gonzalez
   Jockey: Angel Cruz
9. Last Judgment (20-1)
   Trainer: Mike Maker
   Jockey: Paco Lopez
10. Code of Honor (9-2)
    Trainer: Shug McGaughey
    Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione
11. Mr Freeze (30-1)
    Trainer: Dale Romans
    Jockey: John Velazquez
12. Math Wizard (20-1)
    Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr.
    Jockey: Edgard Zayas

$1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf post positions and odds:

1. Next Shares (20-1)
   Trainer: Richard Baltas
   Jockey: Drayden Van Dyke
2. Breaking the Rules (10-1)
   Trainer: Shug McGaughey
   Jockey: John Velazquez
3. Storm the Court (12-1)
   Trainer: Peter Eurton
   Jockey: Julien Leparoux
4. North Dakota (10-1)
   Trainer: Shug McGaughey
   Jockey: Jose Ortiz
5. Colonel Liam (7-2)
   Trainer: Todd Pletcher
   Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
6. Largent (9-2)
   Trainer: Todd Pletcher
   Jockey: Paco Lopez
7. Aquaphobia (20-1)
   Trainer: Mike Maker
   Jockey: Joe Bravo
8. Anothertwistafate (5-1)
   Trainer: Peter Miller
   Jockey: Joel Rosario
9. Cross Border (15-1)
   Trainer: Mike Maker
   Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione
10. Pixelate (15-1)
    Trainer: Michael Stidham
    Jockey: Edgard Zayas
11. Say the Word (6-1)
    Trainer: Philip D’Amato
    Jockey: Flavien Prat
12. Social Paranoia (8-1)
    Trainer: Todd Pletcher
    Jockey: Luis Saez

Watch the 2021 Pegasus World Cup on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. ET on NBC, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.