Pegasus up to $16 Million

[cakes44]

DWC is supposed to up its purse as well. Should keep more American horses in training for a couple more races anyways. Those numbers are gonna be too good to pass up.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...llion-for-2018

[Alabama Stakes]

Songbird likely the fave, if Arrogate doesn't run

[RHT2004]

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes

Songbird likely the fave, if Arrogate doesn't run

The favorite for what? Has she even worked?

[Alabama Stakes]

She has 10 months to get ready

[FATPIANO]

lol

[blackthroatedwind]

They didn't lose enough money on the race this year?

[pweizer]

I am not sure I understand how this works. So you buy a slot for $1,000,000 but you get back $650,000 in "purse" money regardless of where you finish. Doesn't that, in reality, lower the purse and make the buy in $350,000?

Paul

[robfla]

Originally Posted by pweizer

I am not sure I understand how this works. So you buy a slot for $1,000,000 but you get back $650,000 in "purse" money regardless of where you finish. Doesn't that, in reality, lower the purse and make the buy in $350,000?

Paul

I thought it was 250k for 4th - 12th plus there is an arrangement for a % of gate handle, wager handle, etc.

[pweizer]

Originally Posted by robfla

I thought it was 250k for 4th - 12th plus there is an arrangement for a % of gate handle, wager handle, etc.

I believe it was changed for this coming year.

Paul

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by pweizer

I am not sure I understand how this works. So you buy a slot for $1,000,000 but you get back $650,000 in "purse" money regardless of where you finish. Doesn't that, in reality, lower the purse and make the buy in $350,000?

Paul

That's actually a great point, Paul. I hadn't even thought of that. It's not a $16 million race, it's actually more like roughly $8 million. Not that it's chump change, but it's essentially "phonied" up by nomination money that isn't really coming into play.

Interesting. Thanks.

[richard burch]

Check is made out to Arrogate already.

Hard to believe that the Dubai Sheikhs haven't raised their prize to go past the Pegasus. I thought they wanted to the worlds richest race.

[Secretriat34]

I wondered why they didn't announce the purse for the new DWC, 2 weeks ago after the WC.
Its like a chess game..astronaut has made his move, now its the sheikh turn.