“It’s nice to work with horses instead of humans,” says 20yo Liam Benson, who will balance training Tyro winner Expected Ruler with attending fall classes.
West Virginia-breds were the stars of the mid-Atlantic stakes show this weekend, and not just at Charles Town.
Expected Ruler, a 47-1 outsider making his racing debut, shocked Monmouth Park’s Tyro Stakes on Sunday with a two-length victory.
Jockey Trevor McCarthy was sent to a nearby hospital for tests after his mount reared back and hit him in the head Sunday at Monmouth.
Monmouth Park hosted the roster of mid-Atlantic stakes this weekend, including four graded events (among them the Grade 1 Haskell).
The champ was in the house on Haskell day at Monmouth. But his wasn’t the only story to be found, as a journeyman jock, a veteran trainer, and others attest.
Triple Crown champ American Pharoah gave a record Monmouth Park crowd what it came for by romping to victory in the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational.
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah has been installed as the 1-5 favorite in Sunday’s Grade 1 Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park.
The purse for the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational will rise to $1.75 million, Monmouth Park announced today.
American Pharoah’s presence in the Haskell is expected to attract a record crowd. But it’s not just fans who are excited; lifelong horsemen can’t wait, either.