Nyquist tops the field as the morning line favorite at odds of 5-2 and is one of two horses in the race for trainer Doug O’Neill. Purchased for $400,000 in March by Reddam Racing, the bay colt is from the first crop of juvenile champion Uncle Mo and is undefeated from two starts. Last time out, he won the Best Pal Stakes (G2) in his first start against stakes competition. Mario Gutierrez will be in the irons and they are scheduled to break from post position five.
Second choice at morning line odds of 3-1 is Blameitonthelaw for trainer John Sadler. A bay son of Blame, he was purchased for $320,000 in March and will be making his first start against winners after breaking his maiden in his debut. Last time out, he rallied to break his maiden by 4 ¼ lengths at Del Mar. Tyler Baze will be back aboard and they will break from post seven as he tries to earn his first stakes win.
Also in the field at morning line odds of 4-1 is Swipe for trainer Keith Desormeaux. A dark bay son of Birdstone, he is one of the more experienced contenders in the race with four starts and has been on the board in all of them. He broke his maiden in a minor stakes race at Los Alamitos in his third career start and was second in the Best Pal (G2) last time out. Kent Desormeaux will be aboard from post three.
The field is set for the $1 million Haskell, where Nyquist will be trying to re-stake his claim as the top three-year-old in the country.
On Sunday at Monmouth Park, the featured race is the $300,000 United Nations Stakes. Scheduled to be run at a mile and three-eighths on the turf, the Grade 1 event has drawn a field of ten colts and geldings.
On Sunday at Monmouth Park, the featured race is the $150,000 Pegasus Stakes, a key prep race for the Haskell Invitational (G1). The Grade 3 event will be contested at a mile and a sixteenth and has drawn a field of seven three-year-olds.
With five grade 1 races and a grade 2, the undercard for the June 11 Belmont stakes could be the best single day of racing on the calendar outside of the Breeders’ Cup.
Haskell Invitational Picks for Monmouth Sunday
29 July 2016The field is set for the $1 million Haskell, where Nyquist will be trying to re-stake his claim as the top three-year-old in the country....
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