Ed Derosa

Not much has changed with the Pegasus World Cup fair odds since the invite list came out earlier this month, Rattle N Roll and J B Strikes Back are out. Newgrange and Power Squeeze are in. Locked and Saudi Crown are still my top two choices.

The issue is not that Locked drew outside, it is that Saudi Crown drew inside.

When it comes to plotting a wagering strategy for the Grade 2 Pegasus Filly & Mare Turf on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, there is good news and there is bad news.

As difficult as it is to identify value in the Pegasus Filly and Mare Turf days out, there is hope that solving that puzzle will pay dividends later in the all-stakes Pick 4 sequence because there is a vulnerable favorite in the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational on Saturday at Gulfstream Park.

The real story of the Pegasus World Cup's handle growth is not in the eight years covered by this chart, but in the eight years preceding it.

Every Kentucky Derby points race matters, which is one of the things that makes the Triple Crown trail great, but some mean a little more when you're high on a contender as an actual Derby contender.

The Pegasus World Cup card on Saturday at Gulfstream Park is stacked with 8 stakes among 13 races that could handle more than $50 million for the first time, and Super Screener is poised to help bettors get their fair share of that scratch.

Ferocious has never run a bad race, and his presence in the Grade 3 Holy Bull on Saturday at Gulfstream Park as the morning-line favorite in his 3-year-old debut certainly adds spice to the proceedings. More importantly for bettors, he adds value, as I fully expect him to be an underlay against these six rivals.

Omaha Omaha has made the most of racing against fast paces in his last two starts, winning an entry-level allowance race by seven lengths before a runner-up finish to Cyclone Station in the one-turn-mile Jerome Stakes four weeks ago.

Trainer Bob Baffert is preparing undefeated Nysos for his return after a year away from racing.