Colonel Liam
Colonel Liam defended the 2021 title. The field numbered 12 runners. The five-year-old horse is by Liam's Map out of Amazement. The win was worth USD 630,000 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 47.48s.
United States of America
Gulfstream Park · 29.01.22
Watch the racePegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes
2ndNever Surprised4yo by Constitution × Tiz DixieUS$ 200,000
3rdSpace Traveller6yo by Bated Breath × Sky CrystalUS$ 100,000
Full result →PurseUS$ 1,000,000
To the winnerUS$ 630,000
Distance1811 metres
Winning time1m 47.48s
SurfaceTurf · Firm
Conditions4-year-olds and up
Runners12
Stories of this Result
Todd Pletcher
Todd Pletcher also saddled Never Surprised (second) in this edition. The stable had come close here before: Largent was second in 2021. With this win, the stable leads the trainers' table on 2 Group 1 wins.
Irad Ortiz Jr
Irad Ortiz Jr had come close here before: Instilled Regard was third in 2020. With this win, the jockey moved to 2 Group 1 wins this season, one win clear at the top of the jockeys' table.
Watch the race
RECTA FINAL · English commentaryResult
12 runners · prize money to 4th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
4thAtone5yo gelding by Into Mischief × Captivating LassJavier CastellanoMichael MakerUS$ 70,000
5thCross Border8yo colt by English Channel × Empress JosephineReylu GutierrezMichael Maker
12thFlavius7yo colt by War Front × StarformerPaco LopezMichael Maker
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 29.01.22Colonel Liam
Liam's MapSire
AmazementDamby Bernardini
DamAmazement
Colonel Liam is out of the unraced Amazement (Bernardini) and is the best of her two winners. Amazement is a half-sister to Red Raven (Smart Strike), a triple Listed winner in Japan who was twice placed at Group 3 level.
Second damWonder Again
Second dam Wonder Again (Silver Hawk) was a multiple Grade 1 winner, taking the Grade 1 Garden City Handicap and the Grade 1 Diana Handicap. She is a full sister to two sires, the dual Listed winner Grass Wonder and the Group 3-placed Al Tharib.
Third damAmeriflora
Third dam Ameriflora (Danzig) never raced and is the grandam of the graded winners Hopeful Growth and Ten City. She is a full sister to Tribulation, winner of the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup and dam of Bold Hawk, a Grade 3 winner placed in the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby.
Wider family
His sixth dam is Soaring (Swaps), a foundation mare for Darby Dan, herself a daughter of the French-bred Skylarking II (Mirza), foaled in 1947.
Next generation
Amazement has a two-year-old colt by Arrogate and a yearling colt by Copper Bullet, and has been covered again by Liam's Map.
Connections
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Colonel LiamLiam's Map × Amazement | Todd PletcherIrad Ortiz Jr | Robert E. & Lawana L. LowPhillips Racing Partnership | ||
| 2020 | Zulu AlphaStreet Cry × Zori | Michael MakerTyler Gaffalione | Michael HuiCalumet Farm (Brad M. Kelley) |
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