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Ontario-bred Channel Maker to run in Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational
Jockey Javier Castellano will have his hands full Saturday in the inaugural US$7-million Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational.
Castellano will ride Ontario-bred Channel Maker, a five-year-old gelding, in the 1 3/16-mile race — the world’s richest turf event — at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. Channel Maker will break from the No. 3 post at early 12-1 odds outside of Yoshida, a five-year-old Japanese-bred that’s the 5-2 race favourite.
Not only is the field a tough one — nine of the 10 horses entered are stakes winners — but trainer Bill Mott said Channel Maker is a complicated animal.