Authentic, the accidental star of trainer Bob Baffert’s barn, will try to give his conditioner a record ninth win in Saturday’s Haskell at Monmouth Park.
Authentic headlines Saturday’s Haskell Invitational at Monmouth…
Lebda, a multiple stakes winner at Laurel Park, will try his luck in the Grade 1 Haskell Saturday at Monmouth Park.
Monmouth Park’s meet feature, the Grade 1 Haskell, drew 33 nominations, the track announced Friday, including three from eight-time winner Bob Baffert.
The 2020 Haskell Invitational will kick off a three-race series with a $1 million bonus, the Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic being the other two.
Monmouth Park will race 56 dyas in 2020, and among its 12 graded stakes, the G1 Haskell Invitational will take place July 18.
Maximum Security crossed the wire first and then survived a lightning-fast inquiry to win the G1 Haskell Invitational.
The decision to shorten the Haskell Invitational card at Monmouth Park, and to delay it by over four hours, infuriated some while others took it in stride.
This afternoon’s Haskell Invitational card was halted after two races and will be resumed at 6:00 p.m., the track said.
Though tracks around the Mid-Atlantic have canceled their Saturday race cards, the Haskell show will go on, Dennis Drazin said.