January 25 will be a red-hot day for West Point Thoroughbreds with two chances in one of America’s top grass races and an exciting 3-year-old taking another step on the Kentucky Derby trail.
West Point, co-owner Woodford Racing and Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey have a tandem for Saturday’s Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Turf at Gulfstream with Integration and Battle of Normandy.
Integration is coming off a victory in the Grade 2 Red Smith at Aqueduct and is listed as the 3-to-1 second choice with legendary jockey Frankie Dettori. Battle of Normandy is riding a 4-race win streak, most recently in the Grade 3 River City Stakes at Churchill. Jose Ortiz has the mount.
Video of Integration and Battle of Normandy working together at Payson
Watch Shug talk about Integration and Battle of Normandy
The Pegasus World Cup card will air live on NBC from 4:30 to 6:30 ET.
Also on Saturday, West Point has Sandman battling for Kentucky Derby points in the $1-million Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park for trainer Mark Casse. Sandman was an impressive winner over the track at Oaklawn last time out with jockey Cristian Torres, who will be back aboard.
Sandman is 5-to-1 on the morning line.
To see how West Point buys horses like Integration, Battle of Normandy and Sandman watch a video on the “Ownership section” of our website.
