City of Light (Quality Road), a dominating winner of the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Churchill Downs Nov. 3, will make his next start in the $9-million GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational Jan. 26 at Gulfstream Park.
“We're very pleased with the way the horse came out of the Breeders' Cup,” trainer Michael McCarthy said. “He's had a couple of nice works so far. We couldn't be happier with the way he's training, and we're looking forward to taking part in the Pegasus.”
City of Light defeated Horse of the Year candidate Accelerate (Lookin At Lucky) by a neck in the GII Oaklawn H. in April, his last attempt at the Pegasus distance of 1 1/8 miles.
“I think it's well within him to get the mile and an eighth,” McCarthy said. “Gulfstream is a speed-favoring racetrack and he has plenty of that. He's rateable, so hopefully we get a nice racetrack and everybody shows up doing the best they can on the day.”
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