NBC TO BROADCAST THE $16 MILLION PEGASUS WORLD CUP INVITATIONAL IN JANUARY 2019
The Stronach Group Adds $7 Million Grade 1 Turf Stakes to Race Day Festivities
2018 Breeders’ Cup Classic Winner Accelerate to Run in 2019 Pegasus World Cup Invitational
NBC’s
Live Coverage of the Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series
will be streamed on NBCSports.com & the NBC Sports app
STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 8, 2018 –
NBC Sports Group has reached an agreement with The Stronach Group for
exclusive United States media rights to the third annual running of the
Pegasus World Cup Invitational on January 26, 2019 from The Stronach
Group’s Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Among the entries
for the 2019 running of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational is 2018
Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Accelerate.
Building
on the success of 2017 and 2018, The Stronach Group has expanded the
2019 event for both horse owners and fans by turning the $16 million
Pegasus World Cup Invitational into a championship series. The Pegasus
World Cup Championship Invitational Series will include the $9 million
Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1), to be contested on the dirt at 1
1/8 miles offering $4 million for the winner of the 12-horse field and
the $7 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1), to be run on
the turf at 1 3/16 mile. The Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational will
replace the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap and aims to attract and
showcase 12 of the best turf horses from around the world as they
compete for a $3 million first place prize.
NBC
will air a live 90-minute program featuring both the Pegasus World Cup
Invitational and the Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational. The broadcast
will also showcase the Pegasus “blue” carpet, celebrity and live
entertainment event elements from Gulfstream Park at 4:30 p.m. ET on
Saturday, January 26, 2019. All coverage will be streamed live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app - NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs.
“The
Stronach Group is thrilled to once again partner with NBC Sports to
bring the Pegasus World Cup Championship Invitational Series to life,”
said Belinda Stronach, Chairman and President, The
Stronach Group. “Our live broadcast and streaming partnership with NBC
Sports reflects our company’s commitment to collaborating with top tier
partners to showcase the entertainment and excitement of this
world-class Thoroughbred horse racing event.”
“We
are excited to partner with The Stronach Group to kick off our 2019
horse racing coverage with North America’s richest race,” said Jon Miller,
President of Programming for NBC Sports Group. “For the past two years,
the Pegasus World Cup has thrilled viewers, and we’re honored to
continue to present it to horse racing fans nationwide.”
Past
winners of the Pegasus World Cup Invitational include Arrogate, the
2016 Eclipse Award Winning Champion Three Year Old Male and the top
earning Thoroughbred of all time, and 2017 Horse of the Year, Gun
Runner. On the heels of an exciting Breeders’ Cup Classic win with
Accelerate, trainer John Sadler’s next stop will be the Pegasus World
Cup Championship Invitational Series where he has committed to spots on
the dirt, with Accelerate, and on the turf.
In
addition, The Stronach Group will offer a $1 million bonus to the owner
who wins both the Pegasus World Cup Invitational and the Pegasus World
Cup Turf Invitational and will be introducing a new race day wager, the
Pegasus Pick 24. The Pegasus Pick 24 will provide fans with the chance
to bet on the exact finish order for both the Pegasus World Cup
Invitational and the Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational. A $5 million
bonus awaits the lucky fan that hits on the Pegasus Pick 24.
Follow
all of the excitement of the 2019 Pegasus World Cup on Facebook,
Instagram and Twitter @PegasusWorldCup #PegasusWorldCup #RunWithUs.
NBC SPORTS GROUP AND HORSE RACING:
In addition to the Pegasus World Cup Invitational, NBC Sports Group is
the exclusive home to the most important and prestigious events in horse
racing, including the Triple Crown and the Breeders’ Cup. Also in 2018,
NBC Sports Group televised the Royal Ascot and the Epsom Derby. NBC has
been the exclusive home of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes
since 2001, and the Belmont Stakes since 2011, when NBC Sports Group
reassembled the Triple Crown.
THE STRONACH GROUP: The
Stronach Group (TSG) is a world-class technology, entertainment and
real estate development company with Thoroughbred racing and pari-mutuel
wagering at the core. TSG encompasses five distinct business areas that
are inter-related and supportive of each other, enabling TSG to be the
most dominant player in the Thoroughbred horse racing industry in the
United States, with business relations around the globe. TSG business
areas include Technology, Entertainment, Racing, Real Estate Development
and Agriculture. TSG is dedicated to delivering the best in class
Thoroughbred racing content and operations. The company holds some of
the greatest brands in the industry, including Southern California's
Santa Anita Park, "The Great Race Place"; South Florida's Gulfstream
Park, home to the US $16 million Pegasus World Cup Championship
Invitational Series and retail destination, The Village at Gulfstream
Park; Pimlico Race Course, home of the legendary Preakness Stakes,
Laurel Park and Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland; Oregon's Portland
Meadows; and the San Francisco Bay Area's, Golden Gate Fields. TSG is a
leader in digital and mobile wagering technology through its
subsidiaries AmTote and Xpressbet and is a major distributor of horse
racing content to a global audience through Monarch Content Management.
Please visit www.stronachgroup.com for more information
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