HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Robert and Lawana Low’s Colonel Liam drew post 5 and was made the 7/2 morning line favorite for Saturday’s $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park.
A $1.2 million purchase as an unraced juvenile, Colonel Liam waited until last April to debut, but it was his move from dirt to turf for start #3 when he finally unleashed his potential on the track. The Todd Pletcher-trained son of Liam’s Map (whom Pletcher also trained) exits a strong 3 1/4-length victory in the local 1 1/6-mile Tropical Park Derby.
Colonel Liam keeps 2020’s winningest jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard for his first test against older horses.
“It’s always fun when you’re training the offspring of a horse that you’ve trained,” Pletcher said. “It’s great to see Liam’s Map doing well as a stallion and showing his versatility of getting dirt horses and turf horses and good 2-year-olds, and showing that he’s capable of siring just about any type of horse.”
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Here is the full field for Saturday’s Pegasus World Cup Turf:
| POST | HORSE | TRAINER | JOCKEY | MORNING LINE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Next Shares | Richard Baltas | Drayden Van Dyke | 20/1 |
| 2 | Breaking the Rules | Shug McGaughey | John Velazquez | 10/1 |
| 3 | Storm the Court | Peter Eurton | Julien Leparoux | 12/1 |
| 4 | North Dakota | Shug McGaughey | Jose Ortiz | 10/1 |
| 5 | Colonel Liam | Todd Pletcher | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 7/2 |
| 6 | Largent | Todd Pletcher | Paco Lopez | 9/2 |
| 7 | Aquaphobia | Mike Maker | Joe Bravo | 20/1 |
| 8 | Anothertwistafate | Peter Miller | Joel Rosario | 5/1 |
| 9 | Cross Border | Mike Maker | Tyler Gaffalione | 15/1 |
| 10 | Pixelate | Mike Stidham | Edgard Zayas | 15/1 |
| 11 | Say the Word | Phil D'Amato | Flavien Prat | 6/1 |
| 12 | Social Paranoia | Todd Pletcher | Luis Saez | 8/1 |
