With an intriguing mix of horses, Saturday’s Haskell may be, as one trainer put it, a “statement race.” Here’s what the horsemen are saying.
Fresh off a win in the Cape Henlopen at Delaware Park, Oceans Map will look to make it two straight in the 12-furlong Japan Turf Cup Saturday at Laurel.
Four-year-old Oceans Map earned his first career stakes win in Monday’s Cape Henlopen Stakes at Delaware Park.
A backup with the drug testing lab has left Monmouth Park horsemen in the lurch, leaving them with little purse revenue in the first six weeks of the meet.
Gregg and Rick Sacco, New Jersey-born and -bred, find themselves in a strange place — on opposing sides in Saturday’s Grade 1 Haskell.
Maximum Security is the solid morning line choice in Saturday’s Haskell, in which he’ll attempt to be the first sophomore to win two Grade 1s this year.
Kentucky Derby first-past-the-post Maximum Security and Belmont show horse Joevia remain on track for the Haskell in two weeks.
Maryland-bred Horse of the Year Knicks Go and Monmouth-based Mind Control are among the headliner’s in Saturday’s G3 Gotham Stakes.
Monmouth-based trainer Gregg Sacco has mostly been under the radar, but Mind Control, his Hopeful winner and BC Juvenile contender, could change all that.
Two-year-old fillies square off in Saturday’s Colleen Stakes at Monmouth Park, with Awesome Drama and Red Lodge among the top contenders.