The fourth running of the $3 million Pegasus World Cup will take place Saturday at Gulfstream Park and brings together some of the best older horses in the nation. There are some major changes to this year's edition of America's richest race. This will be the fourth time in as many races that the purse has been altered. After starting at $12 million in 2017, it jumped to $16 million in 2018. In 2019, it was reduced to $9 million, only to be reduced again to $3 million for the 2020 event. There is also no longer an entry fee that previously ranged from $350,000 to $1 million, and all horses will run without any race-day medication. Omaha Beach headlines a full field of 12 expected starters in the 1-1/8 mile, Grade-1 event. (__Update__: Omaha Beach and second morning-line favorite Spun to Run [have both been scratched](https://live.drf.com/nuggets/50206-omaha-beach-to-scratch-from-pegasus-owing-to-potential-fracture-in-right-hind-leg)) The Pegasus will be run as race 12 on the card and post time is expected to be around 5:40 pm ET. The race will be televised live on NBC along with the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational during the 4:30-6:00 p.m. ET broadcast. ## 2020 Pegasus World Cup field __1) TRUE TIMBER (20/1)__ Jockey: Joe Bravo Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin Starts: 22: 4-4-7 Earnings: $959,550 His last three starts have been in stakes races and he's run third in all three. His most recent start produced a third-place finish in the Cigar Mile behind Maximum Security and Spun to Run and that might have been his best race to date. All four of his career wins came at distances of 7-furlongs or shorter and I don't think he gets his first stakes victory here. Passing. __2) TAX (12/1)__ Jockey: Jose Ortiz Trainer: Danny Gargan Starts: 10: 3-3-1 Earnings: $828,300 Last seen running second in the Grade-3, Discovery Stakes at Aqueduct on Nov. 30. That was his first race since finishing a very tired seventh in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 24. He'll have to really step up his game to compete with the big boys here. Passing for the top spots. __3) DIAMOND OOPS (20/1)__ Jockey: Julian Leparoux Trainer: Patrick Biancone Starts: 12: 5-2-1 Earnings: $646,490 Couldn't run with Omaha Beach and Spun to Run in the Nov. 2 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita, finishing a distant eighth. He returned to Gulfstream and took the 7-furlong Mr. Prospecter Stakes on Nov. 21. He's won five of his six races on the dirt at this track. I can't fault those who take a swing with this horse for the course in this spot, but I'll be passing on him Saturday. __4) SEEKING THE SOUL (30/1)__ Jockey: John Velasquez Trainer: Dallas Stewart Starts: 31: 7-6-7 Earnings: $3,420,153 Ran a great second in this race last year behind City of Light and also finished fifth in the 2018 Pegasus World Cup. This veteran 7-year-old has always been a tough guy, but he seems to have lost his form in the latter stages of 2019. Passing. __5) OMAHA BEACH (7/5), SCRATCHED__ Jockey: Mike Smith Trainer: Richard Mandella Starts: 10: 5-4-1 Earnings: $1,161,800 After taking the Grade-1 Arkansas Derby in April, Omaha Beach took almost six months off due to a throat ailment but came back with a vengeance. He took the Grade-1 Santa Anita Sprint Championship in October and ran second to Spun to Run in the Breeders' Cup Mile. His last race was an effortless win in the Malibu Stakes and he's never been off the board in ten starts. There's no doubt you'll have to beat this fellow to greet the cashier. The Pick. __6) HIGHER POWER (6/1)__ Jockey: Flavien Prat Trainer: John Sadler Starts: 15: 5-1-6 Earnings: $639,110 Surely a different horse since being transferred to the Sadler barn last spring. After taking the Pacific Classic at Del Mar, he followed that up with two decent third-place finishes in the Awesome Again and the Breeders' Cup Classic. He might be worth a good look here for filling out the lower ends of the exotics. Almost a contender. __7) WAR STORY (30/1)__ Jockey: Joel Rosario Trainer: Elizabeth Dobles Starts: 38: 8-7-5 Earnings: $2,984,996 The 8-yr.-old gelding will be making his third Pegasus start after running 5th in the inaugural Pegasus in 2017 and 10th in the 2018 contest. His last outing produced a nice win in the Grade-3 Harlan's Holiday Stakes on Dec. 14 at Gulfstream. I won't be using him today but this tough old pro isn't without a small shot for a decent effort. Passing with care. __8) MR. FREEZE (30/1)__ Jockey: Luis Saez Trainer: Dale Romans Starts: 10: 4-3-1 Earnings: $639,110 Enters the Pegasus off four good efforts and his last three starts were of the graded stakes variety. He won the Ack Ack Stakes at Churchill and he also ran a good second behind highly respected Tom' d'Etat in the Hagyard Stakes. He also finished third in the Grade-1 Clark Stakes at Churchill Downs on Nov. 29. I'll be passing on this fellow today but he should outrun his odds. __9) SPUN TO RUN (7/2), SCRATCHED__ Jockey: Javier Castellano Trainer: Juan Carlos Guerrero Starts: 12: 5-2-3 Earnings: $1,160,520 He turned some heads with an impressive wire-to-wire score in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile on Nov. 2 at Santa Anita. In that race, he defeated Omaha Beach by 2-3/4 lengths. He ran second to Maximum Security in the Cigar Mile on Dec. 7 and should be the main competition for Omaha Beach Saturday. A contender. __10) MUCHO GUSTO (9/2)__ Jockey: Irad Ortiz, Jr. Trainer: Bob Baffert Starts: 10: 5-2-2 Earnings: $779,800 He was last seen on Sep. 29 in the Oklahoma Derby where he finished fourth as the 1-2 favorite. It should be noted that Ortiz gave up his mount on Spun to Run to ride Mucho for the first time Saturday. This fellow has matured nicely but I believe he's better suited at a shorter distance. I'll be passing on him for the top spots. __11) TENFOLD (30/1)__ Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione Trainer: Steve Asmussen Starts: 15: 4-0-1 Earnings: $968,390 His latest outing produced a fourth-place finish in 1-mile and 70-yard stakes at the Fairgrounds on Dec. 22. But he's been beaten up in his last four graded stakes races and he's just not a consistent sort. Tossing. __12) BODEXPRESS (30/1)__ Jockey: Emisael Jaramillo Trainer: Gustavo Delgado Starts: 10: 2-3-1 Earnings: $264,000 After unseating his jockey in the Preakness, he took almost five months off before returning with two easy wins (the first two of his career) at Gulfstream Park West in the fall. He then ran third in the Harlan's Holiday Stakes at Gulfstream Park which was won by War Story. Look for him to show early speed to try to get out and cut over to the rail from the 12-post, but he won't be around at crunch time. Passing. ## 2020 Pegasus World Cup selections ~~#5 OMAHA BEACH (7/5) - Runs like warm fluid on Saturday~~ ~~#9 SPUN TO RUN (7/2) - A clear second choice~~ No. 6 HIGHER POWER (6/1) - Needs a clean start No. 10 MUCHO GUSTO (9/2) - Due for a big run No. 2 TAX (20/1) - Can get a slice No. 7 WAR STORY (30/1)- A tough old campaigner No. 8 MR. 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