#Haskell Day

The TVG.com Haskell Invitational has emerged as a summer fixture at the Jersey Shore and beyond, with a $1 million purse, Grade 1 stature and a national television audience on NBC for the 52nd running on Saturday, July 20, 2019. Its namesake, Amory L. Haskell, played a prominent role in amending the state constitution after World War II to legalize…

This year's Grade 1, $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes drew a field of eight, led by Jack Christopher, who is undefeated and untested in four races including the Grade 1 Woody Stephens Stakes in June. Cyberknife has been a horse to be reckoned with in the 3-year-old division, having won the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby in April and most recently…

OCEANPORT - There will be plenty of good racing at Monmouth Park on Sunday, in addition to the $1 million Grade I betfair.com Haskell Invitational.The Haskell undercard will feature four graded stakes in the $200000 Grade II Monmouth Cup, featuring defending champion Bradester; the $150000 Grade III Oceanport Stakes; the $100000 Grade III Molly…

LITTLE SILVER - The photos and memorabilia, including a perfectly preserved program from Monmouth Park's inaugural season in 1946, were laid out on a table in Hope Haskell Jones' home, tracing a time line back to the post-World War II rise of thoroughbred racing in New Jersey. And her remembrances filled in the blanks on a path leading straight…