Invitations have been sent for the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes Jan. 24 at Gulfstream Park, and the 1 1/8-mile stakes is shaping up to be a competitive race with plenty of intriguing contenders.
Category: Horse Racing News
Global Tote Launches New ADW With Enhanced Tools and Data for U.S. Horseplayers
Global Tote, in partnership with the Monmouth Park racetrack, today announced the launch of a new multi-state — and soon-to-be national — Advance Deposit Wagering (ADW) platform: tote.monmouthbets.com.
Racing Hall of Fame Trainer Allen Jerkens: The Chief
Allen Jerkens took out his trainer’s license as soon as he turned 21, and he only waited that long because his father forbid him to do so any sooner. He enjoyed solid success almost from the very beginning and won his first stakes race in 1955 with a horse named War Command, whom Jerkens had claimed for $8,000. Seven years later, he agreed to become the private trainer for Jack Dreyfus Jr.’s Hobeau Farm. Though Hobeau Farm didn’t always deal in the most fashionable of pedigrees, it did provide Jerkens with volume. And Jerkens certainly had a knack for getting the most out of his horses.
Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage Jan. 8-11
The first full week of 2026 on the North American racing calendar is comparatively light in terms of high-profile graded stakes, and the reshuffling of several racedays at Santa Anita Park due to heavy rainfall and flooding in the area has altered the schedule.
