Betting With, and Against, Disco Time in the Pegasus World Cup

A full field will vie in Saturday’s $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park. The 1 1/8-mile feature on a huge day of racing is led by the unblemished #1 Disco Time (8-5), who will bring his pristine five-for-five mark to South Florida for his local debut, The Juddmonte homebred was two-for-two as a juvenile and kicked off his sophomore season with a game score in the 2025 Lecomte (G3) when rallying from well off the early pace to earn his first stakes victory in fine fashion. 

Disco Time – With

• $2 trifecta key 1 with 3,7,10,11 ($24)
• 50-cent trifecta 1 with 3,7.10,11 with all ($20)

Disco Time – Against 

• $2 exacta box 3,7,10,11 ($24)
• 10-cent superfecta 7,11 with 1,3,7,10,11 with 1,3,7,10,11 with all ($21.60)

Disco Time raced just twice in the past 12 months and has been dominant on each occasion. The son of Not This Time led at every call in an easy St Louis Derby triumph at Fairmount Park in September, which preceded an impressive, 9 3/4-length waltz in the Dwyer S. at Aqueduct in November in his latest outing. He is improving with experience, and the colt was assigned the rail for his biggest test to date, which could be a benefit. The versatile favorite inherits Flavien Prat for the first time. 

#7 Tappan Street (6-1), also from the Brad Cox barn, is three-for-four in his lifetime, with each run coming over this course. The reigning Florida Derby (G1) champ returned off a long break to defeat allowance runners on this oval while going one turn on the oval, and he will move up second time back with more ground in this spot. The Into Mischief colt loves both the course and distance, and he is training in good fashion in advance of his test, too. Luis Saez will pilot the four-year-old colt. 

Defending champion and $7 million earner #11 White Abarrio (4-1) dons a 10-8-1-0 mark on this oval and wouldn't be a surprise for trainer Saffie Joseph. The seven-year-old son of Race Day comes in fresh off the long break and will be a menacing figure in the event if he continues his mastery of the Gulfstream Park dirt surface. 

#10 Mika (10-1) possesses blazing early speed and will dare this field to run with him early for Mike Maker. A neck second in the Cigar Mile (G2) at one turn last time out, the son of Catholic Boy seems poised to set the fractions early in the heat at a big price with Manny Franco retaining the ride. 

2024 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) star #3 Full Serrano (12-1) is the inside speed of the field and can’t be dismissed under Joel Rosario. The John Sadler trainee is obviously classy, and he will be especially dangerous late if he gets a favorable trip on this course.