Despite live racing for the weekend cancelled at Santa Anita due to the Los Angeles fires, training continued with GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational contenders Mixto (Good Magic) and Stronghold (Ghostzapper) among Sunday's workers. Both worked five furlongs with Mixto covering the distance in 1:02.60 and Stronghold going in 1:01.40.
Mixto won the 2024 GI Pacific Classic for trainer Doug O'Neill, while Stronghold, trained by Phil D'Amato, won the 2024 GI Santa Anita Derby.
The $3-million Pegasus will be held Jan. 25 at Gulfstream Park.
An alternate for the Pegasus, Steal Sunshine (Constitution) worked the same distance Sunday at Gulfstream in 1:01.52. Steal Sunshine won the 2024 GII Gulfstream Park Mile for trainer Bobby Dibona.
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