Haskell 2016 has finally arrived and this year’s edition is proving to be just as exciting as last year’s run up to American Pharoah’s triumph in his first start back since sweeping the Triple Crown. A half-dozen runners will line up in Sunday’s $1 million contest at Monmouth Park, including the...

On Twitter last Wednesday, July 27, we offered three spot plays at Running Aces, striking with Edith Keeler ($13.80, $5.00, $3.40) who we included in a probable triple but who also appeared on the horses-to-watch (H2W) list—see results below. The other choices were off the board, with Sparkin Your...

It was tight, very tight, in the stretch run of Saturday’s $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar but, in the end, Stellar Wind finally got the best of fellow champion Beholder to give trainer John Sadler a very nice 60th birthday present. The duo met up in the Vanity Mile (G1) last out...

McCormick Racing LLC and Southern Equine Stable LLC’s Laoban is no stranger to facing stakes company, having done so in his past five starts, but had never visited the winner’s circle in seven total career starts. That changed on Saturday when the Uncle Mo colt led from gate-to-wire in the $600,...

A. P. Indian made only five starts in his first three seasons of racing, but has blossomed with better health the past two years. On Saturday, the six-year-old gelding reached the top of his profession, scoring his first Grade 1 win in the $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. at Saratoga. Second...

Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Flintshire had such an overwhelming class edge in Saturday’s $237,500 Bowling Green (G2) that not even a tactical gremlin could trip him up at Saratoga. Relegated to last in the quartet when bottled up turning for home, jockey Javier Castellano coolly angled the 1-9...

Edited press release Tri-Bone Stable's Effinex was on the main track for his first post-Suburban (G2) workout, going five furlongs in 1:00.65 under exercise rider Kelvin Pahal. The son of Mineshaft remains on target for next Saturday's $1.25 million Whitney (G1) at Saratoga. Earlier...

Edited Press Release With just 24 hours to go until Monmouth Park’s signature event, the $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1), the competitors made their final trips to the track Saturday morning. In post position order: Nyquist – Reddam Racing LLC’s son of Uncle Mo jogged a mile over the...