Horse racing fans will turn their attention to Gulfstream Park on Saturday for the 2025 Pegasus World Cup Invitational, with 12 horses competing in the Grade 1 race. Seven of those 2025 Pegasus World Cup horses have earned at least $1 million in their racing careers, led by White Abarrio. He has eight wins in 19 career starts, finishing eighth in the 2023 Pegasus World Cup before winning the 2023 Breeders' Cup Classic. White Abarrio is coming off a disappointing second-place finish in the Mr. Prospector Stakes in December and is 3-1 in the 2025 Pegasus World Cup odds.
Locked is the 5-2 Pegasus World Cup favorite, while Saudi Crown is 9-2 and reigning Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan is 8-1 in the 2025 Pegasus World Cup lineup. Which 2025 Pegasus World Cup contenders should you back with your 2025 Pegasus World Cup betting strategy? With several of the country's best dirt horses set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you'll want to see what racing reporter and insider Michelle Yu has to say before making any 2025 Pegasus World Cup picks.
Few people in racing are as well-connected as Yu. An on-air host and reporter who has provided racing analysis for TVG, HRTV and the Breeders' Cup, Yu has spent a lifetime in racing. Prior to her television career, she worked for trainers Steve Asmussen and Ron Moquett. She also is married to Santa Anita-based trainer Ryan Hanson.
Yu also has tremendous handicapping chops. In a wide-open Kentucky Derby in 2021, she gave out Medina Spirit, who crossed the finish line first, as the winner at 12-1. In Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager two years ago, she suggested a play on All Other 3-Year-Olds, which cashed at a whopping 18-1 when Rich Strike won the Derby.
Last year, Yu correctly called National Treasure to win the Pegasus World Cup, predicted Stronghold's upset win in the Santa Anita Derby and smashed the exacta in the Apple Blossom Handicap. On the Belmont Stakes undercard, she nailed National Treasure's win in the Met Mile, and had the winner and exacta in the Woody Stephens Stakes. She closed out the year by hitting the exacta in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Now, Yu has handicapped the 2025 Pegasus World Cup lineup, made her picks and constructed her best bets. You can head to SportsLine now to see them.
Top 2025 Pegasus World Cup predictions
One surprise: Yu is fading Locked, even though he is the 5-2 favorite in the Pegasus World Cup odds. Locked missed 11 months due to a knee injury, causing him to miss the Triple Crown season last year. He returned in October to win an allowance race before winning the Cigar Mile Handicap with a 113 Equibase speed figure.
However, he has never run a race at this distance before, with the Cigar Mile win coming in a one-turn mile race. He is also taking a step up in competition on Saturday, as this field includes multiple elite horses. Yu understands the upside with this lightly raced horse, but she prefers going in another direction due to his bad post position and tough competition. You can see all of Yu's 2025 Pegasus World Cup bets here.
How to make 2025 Pegasus World Cup picks
Instead, Yu is high on a double-digit longshot who is "getting a chance to play with the big boys." She is including this horse in her 2025 Pegasus World Cup bets, and so should you. She is including this horses in her 2025 Pegasus World Cup bets, and so should you. She's sharing which horses to back at SportsLine.
So who wins the 2025 Pegasus World Cup Invitational? And how has Yu constructed her wagers? Visit SportsLine to see Yu's picks for the Pegasus World Cup 2025, all from the Santa Anita-based racing insider who nailed last year's Pegasus World Cup winner, and find out.
2025 Pegasus World Cup odds, contenders
| Prg # | Horse | Odds | Projections |
| 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 | Skippylongstocking | 10-1 | SEE PICKS |
| 11 | Locked | 5-2 | SEE PICKS |
| 12 | Power Squeeze | 30-1 | SEE PICKS |
