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The Highest FIRE Figure has picked 5 Of The 7 Pegasus World Cup Classic Winners. See Who Has The Highest This Year.
Highest Performance Figures Earned By Each Horse Coming Into the 2025 Pegasus World Cup Invitational
Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) | Saturday, January, 25, 2025 | Gulfstream Park | Race #13 | Post Time 5:40 EST
| Crupi | 8/3/2024 | SAR | 11 | D | STK | 2 | 96 | 141 | 108 | 143 | 3 |
| Locked | 12/7/2024 | AQU | 9 | D | STK | 1 | 100 | 142 | 153 | 153 | 1 |
| Mixto | 11/23/2024 | DMR | 8 | D | STK | 3 | 104 | 141 | 167 | 153 | 1 |
| Mystik Dan | 5/18/2024 | PIM | 13 | D | STK | 2 | 82 | 126 | 104 | 125 | 3 |
| Newgrange | 1/27/2024 | SA | 8 | D | STK | 1 | 88 | 144 | 128 | 141 | 3 |
| Power Squeeze | 12/26/2024 | GP | 6 | D | STK | 2 | 100 | 141 | 87 | 131 | 1 |
| Saudi Crown | 12/21/2024 | FG | 9 | D | STK | 1 | 104 | 136 | 159 | 152 | 1 |
| Skippylongstocking | 9/28/2024 | AQU | 4 | D | STK | 2 | 100 | 138 | 168 | 149 | 2 |
| Steal Sunshine | 5/3/2024 | CD | 7 | D | STK | 4 | 98 | 126 | 137 | 138 | 4 |
| Stronghold | 9/21/2024 | PRX | 13 | D | STK | 2 | 96 | 143 | 126 | 141 | 2 |
| Vitality | 11/24/2024 | CD | 4 | D | AOC | 2 | 92 | 144 | 129 | 146 | 2 |
| White Abarrio | 11/4/2023 | SA | 9 | D | STK | 1 | 93 | 137 | 168 | 149 | 4 |
The 2025 Pegasus World Cup Invitational pre-entries listed above show the FIRE Figure each horse is expected to earn in this year's race.
The horse entering the Pegasus World Cup Invitational with the highest FIRE Figure have won 3 out of the past 3 years and 5 out of the past 7 years. Below are the horses with the highest expected FIRE Figure and finished 1st in the Pegasus World Cup.
2024 Winner | National Treasure | FIRE = 106 | $7.20 Win Payout
2023 Winner | Art Collector | FIRE = 102 | $33.00 Win Payout
2022 Winner | Life Is Good | FIRE = 112 | $3.60 Win Payout
2019 Winner | City Of Light | FIRE = 104 | $5.80 Win Payout
2018 Winner | Gun Runner | FIRE = 108 | $4.20 Win Payout
The Final Time Rating can be found in the 2nd to last column in the horses data boxes projected performances in Today's Racing Digest Race Sheets.
The FNL RAT has proven to be a good indicator of a horse's ability to finish strong or to quickly determine which horse might have a big closing kick. Since, the FNL RAT measures a horse's final time against our track pars, with the daily track variant factored you can easily compare each horses closing ability even if they have run on a different track, distances, and surfaces.
Also included in chart above is the FIRE, CPR and Pace Rating earned in that race.
Expected Final Race Equation (FIRE)
The highest FIRE number each horse is expected to earn in the Pegasus World Cup has predicted the winner in 4 of the 7 times the Pegasus WC has run. In addition, the horse with the highest expected FIRE has been in the money 4 out of 7 races. The Expected FIRE can be found in the header of the Digest race sheets and is selected by our expert race analyst as the figure they believe the horse will earn in today's race.
Unlike other speed figures which only take into account a horse’s final time, the Fire Number is based on a horse’s speed throughout the race, taking into account each and every time recorded by the horse during the running of the race. (PAR = 100, 2 points = one length)
Expected Comprehensive Performance Rating (CPR)
The CPR is especially powerful given that it is more then just a final speed rating which only tells you how fast a horse ran in it’s last race. The CPR is based on pace, final time and closing fraction. It is then modified by the track variant (place and track speed) and may be adjusted for an ‘unusual’ pace. The CPR, with its pace component built in, tends to favor horses with a good mix of speed and stamina.
Pace Rating (PAC RAT)
A rating that shows you the expected pace of the race early for each past performance. A comparison of this figure with the rest of the field's PAC RAT can give you a better idea of the potential shape of the race.