Fear the Cowboy Confirmed for Pegasus

Fear the Cowboy (Cowboy Cal) has been confirmed as the 11th starter in the Jan. 27 GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park. Co-owned by Raffaele Centofanti and Kathleen Amaya, Fear the Cowboy will run in the Pegasus for the partnership of Stronach Stables and Ronald and Jerry Frankel.

“It's a really tough race,” trainer Efren Loza, Jr. said. “Our horse is really in good form. He loves Gulfstream. I know this is a big challenge, but our horse is in the peak form of his career. He's a horse who, when you put him in with good competition, he will work hard. He's the kind of horse who puts in enough effort to make a good race.”

Fear the Cowboy, who will be making his first Grade I start in the Pegasus, is coming off a win in the Dec. 16 GIII Harlan's Holiday S. He also won the GIII Skip Away S. at Gulfstream last March.

The 6-year-old is expected to breeze Saturday in Ocala and ship to Gulfstream Park Jan. 24.