Pegasus World Cup
In 2017, the Donn Handicap switched gears and turned into a 12 Million dollar extravaganza that eventually fizzled its way down to 3 million. That is still a nice hefty take to grab at the beginning of the year. Long gone are the years when superstars like Cigar, Skip Away, Harlan's Holiday and Medaglia D'oro were gracing the Winner's Circle in the Donn Handicap
In those past 15 editions:
9 Stamina horses won - which is a 60% win ratio
4 Speed horses won - which is a 26.6% win ratio
2 Midrange horses won - which is a 13.33% win ratio
86.6% of the time a speed horse or a stamina horse will be fighting for that wire. That is a wildly large advantage. The stamina contender has over a 2 to 1 success rate in beating that speed opponent down the stretch. Stamina holds the clear advantage, however, the speed winners mostly all came in the much more recent editions so it is very important to continue to pit the two extremes against each other within their respective groups.
Past Winners of the Pegasus/Donn Handicap
2020 - Mucho Gusto
DP = 2-0-10-0-0 (12) DI = 1.40 CD = 0.33
Mare Profile = 6-4-11-9-3 Speed = 10 Stamina = 12 Index = 1.04 Triads = 21-24-23
2019 - City of Light
DP = 2-3-7-0-0 (12) DI = 2.43 CD = 0.58
Mare Profile = 7-4-2-7-9 Speed = 11 Stamina = 16 Index = 0.74 Triads = 13-13-18
2018 - Gun Runner
DP = 1-2-14-1-0 (18) DI = 1.25 CD = 0.17
Mare Profile = 1-5-5-8-7 Speed = 6 Stamina = 15 Index = 0.44 Triads = 11-18-20
2017 - Arrogate
DP = 6-25-7-0-2 (40) DI = 6.27 CD = 0.83
Mare Profile = 4-6-4-7-9 Speed = 10 Stamina = 16 Index = 0.62 Triads = 14-17-20
2016 - Mshawish
DP = 6-6-6-2-0 (20) DI = 3.00 CD = 0.80
Mare Profile = 7-4-7-5-8 Speed = 11 Stamina = 13 Index = 0.89 Triads = 18-16-20
2015 - Constitution
DP = 5-10-12-1-0 (28) DI = 3.00 CD = 0.68 (Tapit)
Mare Profile = 8-7-3-5-7 Speed = 15 Stamina = 12 Index = 1.18 Triads = 18-15-15
2014 - Lea
DP = 3-2-19-6-0 (30) DI = 0.94 CD = 0.07
Mare Profile = 5-7-4-10-4 Speed = 12 Stamina = 14 Index = 0.95 Triads = 16-21-18
2013 - Graydar
DP = 6-25-7-0-2 (40) DI = 6.27 CD = 0.83
Mare Profile = 5-5-4-3-11 Speed = 10 Stamina = 14 Index = 0.66 Triads = 14-12-18
2012 - Hymn Book
DP = 4-4-13-1-0 (22) DI = 1.93 CD = 0.50
Mare Profile = 8-2-6-6-6 Speed = 10 Stamina = 12 Index = 1.00 Triads = 16-14-18
2011 - Giant Oak
DP = 8-1-25-0-0 (34) DI = 1.72 CD = 0.50
Mare Profile = 5-8-2-12-3 Speed = 13 Stamina = 15 Index = 1.00 Triads = 15-22-17
2010 - Quality Road
DP = 7-7-15-1-0 (30) DI = 2.53 CD = 0.67
Mare Profile = 9-6-2-6-9 Speed = 15 Stamina = 15 Index = 1.00 Triads = 17-14-17
2009 - Albertus Maximus
DP = 6-2-9-1-2 (20) DI = 1.67 CD = 0.45
Mare Profile = 3-3-6-7-7 Speed = 6 Stamina = 14 Index = 0.56 Triads = 12-16-20
2008 - Spring at Last
DP = 5-1-14-3-1 (24) DI = 1.18 CD = 0.25
Mare Profile = 5-4-4-9-5 Speed = 9 Stamina = 14 Index = 0.78 Triads = 13-17-18
2007 - Invasor
DP = 7-0-9-0-2 (18) DI = 1.77 CD = 0.56
Mare Profile = 3-3-3-10-5 Speed = 6 Stamina = 15 Index = 0.52 Triads = 9-16-18
2006 - Brass Hat
DP = 1-2-8-1-0 (12) DI = 1.40 CD = 0.25
Mare Profile = 3-4-6-10-3 Speed = 7 Stamina = 13 Index = 0.73 Triads = 13-20-19
Prior to the 15 years, just for context, the following winners date back to 2000. They are listed with their chef index and points total:
2005 - Saint Liam -- Index: 1.62 (42)
2004 - Medaglio D'Oro -- Index: 2.82 (42)
2003 - Harlan's Holiday -- Index: 2.33 (20)
2002 - Mongoose -- Index: 2.82 (42)
2001 - Captain Steve -- Index: 3.57 (16)
2000 - Stephen Got Even -- Index: 2.82 (42)
So if we go back 21 years:
10 Stamina Winners = 47.6%
6 Midrange Winners = 28.5%
5 Speed Winners = 23%