OZONE PARK, N.Y. - The dominant victory Haynesfield recorded in the Damon Runyon Stakes here Dec. 7 had many excited to see him run again. That chance will come Saturday in the $65,000 Count Fleet Stakes at Aqueduct, where Haynesfield will step out of New York-bred company for the first time and try to step onto the Kentucky Derby trail.
Haynesfield won the Damon Runyon by 5 1/4 lengths in front-running fashion. He ran a mile and 70 yards in 1:42.95 and earned a 101 Beyer Speed Figure, the highest two-turn figure recorded by a 2-year-old in 2008.