Six trainers have guided their horses to a victory over the last seven editions of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational. Several of the biggest trainers in the sport will be back again for the Pegasus World Cup 2025 on Saturday, with Brad Cox training Saudi Crown, who has the third-shortest 2025 Pegasus World Cup odds at 9-2. Todd Pletcher has two 2025 Pegasus World Cup horses running on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, Crupi (15-1) and Locked, the 5-2 favorite in the latest 2025 Pegasus World Cup field. Pletcher last won in 2022 with Life is Good, who was the favorite that year.
The 2025 Pegasus World Cup lineup features familiar faces like Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan (8-1) and White Abarrio, who had eight career victories including the 2022 Florida Derby and 2023 Breeders' Cup Classic. The Pegasus World Cup 2025 takes off at 5:40 p.m. ET from Gulfstream Park in Florida and comes with a $3 million purse, so who should you include in 2025 Pegasus World Cup cheat sheet? With several accomplished horses set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you'll want to see what SportsLine writer Gene Menez has to say before making any Pegasus World Cup picks or horse racing predictions.
A former reporter and editor at Sports Illustrated, Menez covered an array of sports, including horse racing, for the magazine and its website for almost 14 years. Between 2010 and 2012, he served as SI's handicapper for the Triple Crown races and correctly predicted Super Saver to win the Kentucky Derby in 2010.
In 2015, while writing for Sports on Earth, Menez accurately gave out the Kentucky Derby superfecta (American Pharoah, Firing Line, Dortmund and Frosted), which paid $1,268.20 for $2. Then in 2017, he tweeted out his Kentucky Derby picks, including Always Dreaming to win, and hit the Pick 4, which paid almost $6,900 on a $1 bet.
In May of last year, Menez gave out 18-1 Mystik Dan as a live longshot in the Kentucky Derby. Last November, he crushed the late Pick 4 on Breeders' Cup Saturday for a $5,303 score.
For Saturday, Menez has handicapped the 2025 Pegasus World Cup field, made his picks and constructed his best bets. You can head to SportsLine now to see them.
Top 2025 Pegasus World Cup predictions
One surprise: Menez is fading Locked, even though he is the top favorite at 5-2. Menez is a fan of Locked as a horse, but doesn't love this price or his draw. Locked will start from post No. 11 in a 12-horse field and with a short first run to the first turn, the Todd Pletcher-trained horse may lose ground on that first turn. With a competitive 2025 Pegasus World Cup field, it could be a challenge to work all the way to the front in a 1 1/8-mile run.
Locked missed 11 months of competition from November 2023 to October 2024 due to a ligament injury in his knee, which was found in March. He has won both of his races in his return, but neither has been Grade I stakes like Saturday or faced a field as strong as this one. Locked finished third at the Breeders' Cup Juvenile in Nov. 2023 in the toughest field of his career and given the price and starting position, Menez is staying away from Locked on Saturday. You can see all of Menez's 2025 Pegasus World Cup bets here.
How to make 2025 Pegasus World Cup picks
Moreover, Menez's top pick is a horse who is "proven at nine furlongs." He also is high on a double-digit longshot who "figures to get a sweet mid-pack trip." Menez is including these horses in his 2025 Pegasus World Cup bets, and so should you. He's sharing what horses to back at SportsLine.
So what horse wins the Pegasus World Cup 2025? And how has Menez constructed his wagers? Visit SportsLine to see Menez's picks for the Lecomte Stakes, all from the expert who gave out 18-1 Mystik Dan as a live longshot in the Kentucky Derby and crushed the late Pick 4 on Breeders' Cup Saturday for $5,303, and find out.
2025 Pegasus World Cup odds, contenders, post positions
| Prg # | Horse | Odds | Projection |
| 1 | Mixto | 10-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 2 | Saudi Crown | 9-2 | SEE PICKS |
| 3 | Newgrange | 20-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 4 | White Abarrio | 3-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 5 | Crupi | 15-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 6 | Stronghold | 10-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 7 | Steal Sunshine | 30-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 8 | Vitality | 50-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 9 | Mystik Dan | 8-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 10 | Skippylongstockings | 10-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 11 | Locked | 5-2 | SEE PICKS |
| 12 | Power Squeeze | 30-1 | SEE PICKS |
