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PEGASUS WORLD CUP INVITATIONAL STAKES · UNITED STATES

Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes prize money

The Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes is worth $3,000,000 for the 2023 running . That makes it the 24th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 5th richest in the United States.

Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY $3,000,000
WORLD RANK 24th
RUNNINGS HELD 10
FIRST RUN 2017

What the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes is

Grade I · miles (9 furlongs) · Dirt · Gulfstream Park

Flat racing

Racecourse
Gulfstream Park
Country
United States
Grade
Grade I
Distance
miles (9 furlongs)
Surface
Dirt
Race type
Thoroughbred, Flat racing
Open to
Four-year-olds and up
Direction
left-handed
First run
2017

We hold the total fund for the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.

Run in 1:48.49 in 2026, the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes pays $27,652 for every second of the race, which is 20th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 5th in the United States.

Every Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes winner

10 runnings, 2017 to 2026, newest first

10 with the rider named

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Prize money
2026 Skippylongstocking1:48.49 Tyler Gaffalione Saffie A. Joseph Jr. Daniel Alonso $2,903,800$2.9m
2025 White Abarrio1:48.05 Irad Ortiz Jr. Saffie A. Joseph Jr. C2 Racing, Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, & Antonio Pagnano $2,925,400$2.9m
2024 National Treasure1:50.51 Flavien Prat Bob Baffert SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Jay A. Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital & Catherine Donovan $2,932,700$2.9m
2023 Art Collector1:49.44 Junior Alvarado William I. Mott Bruce Lunsford $2,944,000$2.9m
2022 Life Is Good1:48.91 Irad Ortiz Jr. Todd A. Pletcher WinStar Farm & China Horse Club $3,000,000$3.0m
2021 Knicks Go1:47.89 Joel Rosario Brad H. Cox Korea Racing Authority $3,000,000$3.0m
2020 Mucho Gusto1:48.85 Irad Ortiz Jr. Bob Baffert Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud $3,000,000$3.0m
2019 City of Light1:47.71 Javier Castellano Michael W. McCarthy William K. Warren Jr. & Suzanne Warren $9,000,000$9.0m
2018 Gun Runner1:47.41 Florent Geroux Steven M. Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds & Three Chimneys Farm $16,000,000$16.0m
2017 Arrogate1:46.83 Mike E. Smith Bob Baffert Juddmonte Farms $12,000,000$12.0m

10 of the 10 runnings name the rider, 10 name the trainer and 10 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to. 10 carry the total prize money for that year, converted here the same way the purse above is.

What the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes has paid, season by season

Total prize money, 2017 to 2026

10 runnings

The total prize money went from $12,000,000 in 2017 to $2,903,800 in 2026, 76% less. Every year is converted at today's rate, so the line is the money the race puts up rather than the money the exchange rate did.

Who wins the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes more than once

The fact the table above holds and cannot show

No horse has won the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes twice in the 10 runnings on this page.

Most wins by a trainer

Bob Baffert 3
Saffie A. Joseph Jr. 2

Races worth about the same

Either side of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes in the world money order

24th of 997

# Race Country Prize money As published
12 Breeders' Cup TurfNorth America United States $5,000,000$5.0m $5,000,000
13 Kentucky DerbyChurchill Downs United States $5,000,000$5.0m $5,000,000
15 Hong Kong MileSha Tin Racecourse Hong Kong $4,043,200$4.0m HK$32,000,000
16 Queen Elizabeth II CupSha Tin Racecourse Hong Kong $3,790,500$3.8m HK$30,000,000
17 Caulfield CupCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia Australia $3,518,519$3.5m AU$5,000,000
18 Golden Slipper StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse Australia $3,518,519$3.5m AU$5,000,000
20 Nashville DerbyKentucky Downs United States $3,500,000$3.5m $3,500,000
21 Hong Kong SprintSha Tin Racecourse Hong Kong $3,285,100$3.3m HK$26,000,000
22 Hong Kong DerbySha Tin Racecourse Hong Kong $3,032,400$3.0m HK$24,000,000
23 Hong Kong VaseSha Tin Racecourse Hong Kong $3,032,400$3.0m HK$24,000,000
25 Doncaster HandicapRandwick Racecourse, Australia $2,814,815$2.8m AU$4,000,000
26 Chairman's Sprint PrizeSha Tin Racecourse Hong Kong $2,527,000$2.5m HK$20,000,000
28 UAE DerbyMeydan Racecourse United Arab Emirates $2,500,000$2.5m $2,500,000
30 Caulfield GuineasCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia Australia $2,111,111$2.1m AU$3,000,000
31 Magic Millions ClassicGold Coast Turf Club Australia $2,111,111$2.1m AU$3,000,000
32 Belmont StakesBelmont Park United States $2,000,000$2.0m $2,000,000
33 Breeders' Cup DistaffNorth America United States $2,000,000$2.0m $2,000,000
34 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare TurfNorth America United States $2,000,000$2.0m $2,000,000
35 Breeders' Cup JuvenileNorth America United States $2,000,000$2.0m $2,000,000
36 Breeders' Cup Juvenile FilliesNorth America United States $2,000,000$2.0m $2,000,000

The 20 races closest to the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.

The rest of the money in the United States

196 races, 5th of them is this one

Race Racecourse Grade Prize money
Breeders' Cup Classic North America Grade I $7,000,000$7.0m
Breeders' Cup Turf North America Grade I $5,000,000$5.0m
Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs Grade I $5,000,000$5.0m
Nashville Derby Kentucky Downs Grade II $3,500,000$3.5m
Belmont Stakes Belmont Park Grade I $2,000,000$2.0m
Breeders' Cup Distaff North America Grade I $2,000,000$2.0m
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf North America Grade 1 $2,000,000$2.0m
Breeders' Cup Juvenile North America Grade I $2,000,000$2.0m

Every race in the United States we hold a purse for is on the United States prize money list.

Frequently asked questions

What is the total Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes prize money?

$3,000,000, for the 2023 running.

Where does the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?

24th of 997. 23 races pay more, the nearest of them Breeders' Cup Turf. In the United States it is 5th of 196.

Which jockey has won the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes most often?

Irad Ortiz Jr., with 3 wins between 2020 and 2025.

When was the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes first run?

2017. This page holds 10 runnings, from 2017 to 2026.

How far is the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes?

miles (9 furlongs), on dirt, at Gulfstream Park.

Where to next

The rest of the racing money