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Louisville, Ky. Flash back to last week, when I previewed the Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park. I wrote that I would not bet on it, “because jockeys have been disarmed by the New Jersey rule that bans them from using their crops unless it is for safety reasons. That is too wild a card to bank on.” Little did I know. Let Saturday’s lightning rod of a race be the launch pad for someone who is not quite a billionaire to lift off. Sorting fact from fiction in the Haskell. The video of Midnight...

Travers a possibility for Brad Cox-trained Mandaloun | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 SARATOGA SPRINGS — Trainer Brad Cox got a little extra sleep Sunday morning. That means he got up at 4:50 a.m. and was at the barn at 5:15, after he and some of his staff drove back from New Jersey Saturday and got into town at midnight. He and owner Juddmonte will take some extra time before deciding whether Grade I Haskell winner Mandaloun will run in the Aug. 28 Travers at Saratoga Race Course. That m...

By Richard Rosenblatt Mandaloun – Photo Courtesy of Coady/ Fair Grounds Should anyone be surprised by the official result of the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes (G1)? Hot Rod Charlie outdueled Mandaloun in a thrilling stretch duel to finish first by the slimmest of margins but was disqualified for interfering with Midnight Bourbon (unseating jockey Paco Lopez), and Mandaloun was declared the winner of Saturday’s Haskell at Monmouth Park. Just what horse racing needs – another controve...

Mandaloun wins Haskell via disqualification of Hot Rod Charlie Jul 18, 2021 by James Scully/TwinSpires.com Mandaloun came up a nose short on the finish line in Saturday’s $1 million Haskell S. (G1), but the three-year-old was elevated to first by the Monmouth Park stewards, who disqualified Hot Rod Charlie for drifting in and clipping heels with Midnight Bourbon in midstretch. Midnight Bourbon nearly fell after stumbling badly, and dislodged jockey Paco Lopez, but the Preakness (G1) runne...

Mandaloun takes controversial Haskell at Monmouth on DQ OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) — Kentucky Derby runner-up Mandaloun was involved in another controversial finish, awarded the $1 million Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday after apparent winner Hot Rod Charlie veered in the stretch and caused Midnight Bourbon and his jockey to take a scary fall. Midnight Bourbon recovered from a tumble to the track and ran off uninjured, the on-call vet at the Jersey Shore trac...

Picking the Hot Horse in the Haskell Picking the Hot Horse in the Haskell 16 July, 2021 3:23 PM By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The $1 million Haskell S. (G1) at Monmouth Park is always a great race, pitting Triple Crown alumni against each other in a 1 1/8-mile test of speed and stamina. Throw in the typical mix of newcomers hoping to surprise the veterans, and you have a fun—though typically chalky—handicapping challenge. The 2021 Haskell has drawn seven starters,...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — For thoroughbred racing fans, today ushers in a sensation of euphoric bliss that can best be described as 40 days of Christmas morning passion. Many of the best racehorses, jockeys, and trainers in the land have made their annual sojourn to the Spa City to put on a six-week showcase of elite athletic competition at one of the most hallowed sporting venues in the world. Saratoga’s back — and it’s time to rip open those presents! After a year in which on...

Next Article It’s a problem any trainer would love to have: So how will Brad Cox handle it? Share Groom Darwin Aguilar tends Mandaloun after breezing on Saturday morning (July 10) as he prepares for next Saturday’s TVG.com Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park. Photo: Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO The Triple Crown has been run, the key second phase of big 3-year-old races gets under way at the weekend, and it looks as though it’s going to take something dramatic and unforeseen to stop the Eclips...

King Fury Resurfaces In Ohio Derby, Facing Promise Keeper, Nine Others Sponsored by: Promise Keeper wins the Peter Pan under Luis Saez Todd Pletcher-trained Promise Keeper, winner of the Grade 3 Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park last out, faces of field of 10 other 3-year-olds including graded stakes winners King Fury and Keepmeinmind in Saturdays Grade 3 Ohio Derby at JACK Thistledown in North Randall, Ohio. The Ohio Derby, a 1 1/8-mile fixture first run in 1876, offers a $500,000 pur...

The Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes have taken place. Now, it's time for the final leg of the Triple Crown schedule to occur Saturday evening in Elmont , New York...