Haskell Invitational 2024

Saturday, Jul 20, 2024 − Monmouth Park

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Parenting will make graded stakes debut in Haskell, Baffert says

Steve Andersen Jun 30,2024
CYPRESS, Calif. - Parenting, the runaway winner of the Affirmed Stakes at Santa Anita on June 9, will have his first start in a graded stakes in the Grade 1 Haskell at Monmouth Park on July 20, traine

Stronghold will run in Indiana Derby next, will skip Haskell

Steve Andersen Jun 30,2024
The July itinerary has changed for Stronghold, the winner of the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby in April. Trainer Phil D’Amato said on Sunday that the Grade 3 Indiana Derby at Horseshoe Indianapolis o

Pletcher works Fierceness, Mindframe, and Tuscan Sky for Haskell

David Grening Jun 28,2024
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Though there are plenty of stakes options for 3-year-olds in the coming weeks, trainer Todd Pletcher is focused on the biggest prize – the Grade 1, $1 million Haskell Invi

2024 Belmont Stakes: Dornoch could run in Haskell before Travers Stakes

David Grening Jun 09,2024
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y - While heavy rain fell outside his barn Sunday morning, Dornoch was inside his stall attacking his hay net early with an energy belying the fact he just ran a hard race to win S

Fierceness will skip Belmont Stakes, point to Haskell

David Grening May 30,2024
Fierceness, last year’s 2-year-old champion male who finished 15th as the favorite in the Kentucky Derby, will skip the $2 million Belmont Stakes on June 8 at Saratoga and instead point to the Grade
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About the Haskell Invitational

The Haskell Stakes is a Grade 1, $1 million race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses run every summer at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey. It is contested at a distance of 1 1/8 miles or nine furlongs. It was first run in 1968 and has become one of the top races of the year. 

11 horses who went on to be Champion of that year won the Haskell, including Holy Bull, Point Given, Big Brown, and Authentic. Triple Crown winner American Pharoah made headlines when he returned to the races in the Haskell, winning in 2015. Champion fillies have done well in the race: Serena’s Song won in 1995 and Rachel Alexandra in 2009.  

Trainer Bob Baffert has done better than any other trainer in the race by far, winning it nine times. Since 1994, both jockeys Mike Smith and Martin Garcia have won the race three times each. 

An unusual result in the Haskell happened in 2021 when Hot Rod Charlie won the race by a nose but was disqualified for interference in the stretch, elevating Mandaloun to the winner’s position.  

The Haskell undercard includes races like the Grade 1 United Nations, Grade 3 Monmouth Cup, Grade 3 Matchmaker, and Grade 3 Molly Pitcher. 

Previous Haskell Winners

Year Horse/Trainer Horse Trainer Beyer
2023
Geaux Rocket Ride
Richard Mandella
 Geaux Rocket Ride Richard Mandella
About the Haskell Invitational

The Haskell Stakes is a Grade 1, $1 million race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses run every summer at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey. It is contested at a distance of 1 1/8 miles or nine furlongs. It was first run in 1968 and has become one of the top races of the year. 

11 horses who went on to be Champion of that year won the Haskell, including Holy Bull, Point Given, Big Brown, and Authentic. Triple Crown winner American Pharoah made headlines when he returned to the races in the Haskell, winning in 2015. Champion fillies have done well in the race: Serena’s Song won in 1995 and Rachel Alexandra in 2009.  

Trainer Bob Baffert has done better than any other trainer in the race by far, winning it nine times. Since 1994, both jockeys Mike Smith and Martin Garcia have won the race three times each. 

An unusual result in the Haskell happened in 2021 when Hot Rod Charlie won the race by a nose but was disqualified for interference in the stretch, elevating Mandaloun to the winner’s position.  

The Haskell undercard includes races like the Grade 1 United Nations, Grade 3 Monmouth Cup, Grade 3 Matchmaker, and Grade 3 Molly Pitcher.