The Pegasus World Cup III: Accelerate vs. City of Light

William T. Ziemba

Chapter 25 in Sports Analytics, 2022, pp 461-476 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The three year old have their triple crown: the Haskell, the Travers and the Breeders’ Cup, where they compete again older horses. The older horses, 4+, have a unique series in the Pegasus (January), the Saudi Cup February, and the Dubai World Cup (March). Dubai has held their big race day for 25 years. The Saudi Cup has been run twice as of 2021 and the Pegasus five times. This chapter discusses the third Pegasus race that featured a duel between Accelerated and City of Light I also discuss the previous two Pegasus races. The Saudi Cup and the Dubai World Cup and Pegasus IV held in 2020 are discussed in Chapter 26.

Keywords: Sports Analytics; Statistical Analysis of Sports Decisions; NFL Football; Thoroughbred Racing; Basketball; Baseball; Hockey; Jai Alai; Optimal Betting Strategies; Mean Reversion Risk; Arbitrage; Decision Strategies by Coaches (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C1 L83 Z2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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