#Monmouth Cup

By the time the Grade 1, $1017500 Haskell Stakes was about to start Saturday evening, trainer Brad Cox was under extra pressure. He had been on a private plane from Saratoga only a few hours earlier with rival trainer Chad Brown, Brown's girlfriend and three jockeys. By the time the Haskell rolled around, Brown had won five races, including four…

Brad Cox (centre) was the winning trainer in the Haskell Stakes Cyberknife stole the headlines at Monmouth Park on Saturday as the Brad Cox-trained colt landed the Grade 1 Haskell Stakes in a record time. Ridden by Florent Geroux, the Arkansas Derby winner completed the 1m1f circuit in a time of 1m 46.24s, getting the better of Bob Baffert's Taiba…

The 2022 TVG.com Haskell Stakes (G1) has drawn a field of eight, including some of the best three-year-olds in training right now. Taiba, the dazzling winner of the Santa Anita Derby (G1), has been named the 7-5 morning line favorite. Jack Christopher, undefeated in four starts, stretches out to two turns for the first time in the Haskell. Arkansas…

Malathaat, shown winning the 2021 Kentucky Oaks, faces old rival Clairiere in Saturday's Shuvee Stakes at Saratoga. Photo courtesy of Churchill Downs July 22 (UPI) -- The battle for year-end honors is hotter than the weather, as weekend horse racing has Clairiere versus Malathaat at Saratoga, top 3-year-olds in the Haskell at Monmouth and a rematch…

Trainer Chad Brown won four consecutive graded stakes on the Haskell Stakes undercard to tie a record set by Todd Pletcher when Adhamo defeated stablemate Tribhuvan and eight other top turf runners in the Grade 1, $600000 United Nations Stakes on Saturday at Monmouth Park. Pletcher won five races on the 2016 Haskell card but not four straight…

The Derby Alumni tracker checks in with the horses who raced in the Kentucky Derby, both this year and in previous years, keeping up with what they have done since they ran for the roses. 2022 Kentucky Derby 2022 Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike, after finishing fourth in the Breeders' Cup Classic, will face older company again Friday in the Clark…

For bettors who enjoy competitive fields with high quality, the Grade 1, $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Saturday looks like a great race to study. This edition of the 1 1/4-mile dirt race for older horses features nine well-matched horses. The 3-1 morning line favorite Express Train is a capable horse, as well as a consistent one with 10…

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…

In this biweekly series, racing analyst Keeler Johnson shares promising horses from his handicapping watch list, reviewing runners who have recently caught his eye and previewing horses scheduled to run back in the near future. Upcoming Entries Victorious in the Raven Run (G2) at Keeneland last fall, Caramel Swirl kicked off 2022 with a flashy 3…

The peripatetic gelding, now 8, will be making his third appearance in the Pegasus World Cup (G1), having finished fifth in 2017 and 10 in 2018, two years in which his earnings topped $1 million. Indeed, as he enters his seventh racing season, War Story has bankrolled more than $2.9 million, an impressive number considering he has never won more…

Monmouth Park unveiled its 2022 stakes schedule Tuesday, headlined as always, by the $1.1 million Grade 1 Haskell Stakes. That marquee event for 3-year-olds coming out of the Triple Crown season is Saturday, July 23. The New Jersey track opens Saturday, May 7, the same day as the Kentucky Derby. Its season runs through Sept. 17. Monmouth is…

OCEANPORT - Jorge Navarro's weekend got off to a pretty good start when El Deal romped to an eight length victory in the Grade 1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday. On Sunday, Navarro, well on his way to a fifth straight trainer's title at Monmouth Park, sent Sharp Azteca out as a heavy favorite in the Grade 3 $100000 Monmouth Cup…

OCEANPORT - The 47th running of the $1 million William Hill Haskell Invitational, which will take place Sunday at Monmouth Park, is filled with potential drama. For starters, there is a very talented filly running against colts in Untapable, the 2-1 morning line favorite. It is the first time Untapable will run against colts. Then, there is always…

The Belmont Stakes 2022 results saw some of the finest horses on the dirt in the U.S. in action, and the form of many of the rivals that were in contention has held up extremely strong since. But, how have the jockeys fared since their runs in the Belmont Stakes this year? It has been a stunning year in the saddle for Irad Ortiz Jr. He rode Mo…