Haskell Stakes

Haskell Invitational Stakes

Grade I race
Location	Monmouth Park Racetrack Oceanport, New Jersey, USA
Inaugurated	1968
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.monmouthpark.com
Race information
Distance	1⅛ miles (9 furlongs)
Track	Dirt, left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds - invitation only
Weight	122 lbs. Non-winners of a triple crown race allowed 2 lbs; Non-winners of a Grade I at a mile or over in 2011 allowed 4 lbs
Purse	$1,000,000
Bonuses	The owner and trainer of any Triple Crown race victor which starts in the Haskell receives a $25,000 bonus per Triple Crown race victory. A $10,000 trainer's bonus will be awarded to each horse starting in the Haskell that is a Grade 1 winner and has not won a leg of the Triple Crown.

The Haskell Invitational is an American Grade I race for thoroughbred horses. In 1968, the Board of Directors of Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey honored its former President and Chairman Amory L. Haskell (1893-1966) with the Amory L. Haskell Handicap, a race for older horses. In 1981, the race was made an invitation-only stakes for 3-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles. It has been run under stakes conditions beginning with the 2006 running.

A major race for three year olds in between the U.S. Triple Crown series and the Breeders' Cup, it currently offers a purse of $1,000,000 USD and awards one of the most prestigious trophies in U.S. thoroughbred racing in the Haskell Invitational Trophy.

The last three winners of the Haskell Invitational have gone on to win their division championship honors. Lookin at Lucky, Rachel Alexandra and Big Brown have all won the Eclipse Award for American Champion Three Year-Old for their respective gender in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Records

Stakes record

• 1:47.00 - Bet Twice & Majestic Light

Largest winning margin

• 7 lengths - Bluegrass Cat (2006)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 - Craig Perret
• 2 - Miguel A. Rivera, Jose Santos, Mike E. Smith, Gary L. Stevens, Jerry Bailey

Most wins by a trainer:

• 4 - Bob Baffert

Winners of the Haskell Invitational since 1968

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance (Miles)	Time	Grade
2010	Lookin at Lucky	3	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	Michael E. Pegram & Karl Watson & Paul Weitman	1-1/8	1:49.4	I
2009	Rachel Alexandra ‡	3	Calvin Borel	Steve Asmussen	Stonestreet Stables/McComick, etc	1-1/8	1:47.21	I
2008	Big Brown	3	Kent Desormeaux	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	IEAH Stables / Paul Pompa Jr., et al.	1-1/8	1:48.31	I
2007	Any Given Saturday	3	Garrett Gomez	Todd A. Pletcher	WinStar Farm / Padua Stables	1-1/8	1:48.35	I
2006	Bluegrass Cat	3	John Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	WinStar Farm	1-1/8	1:48.85	I
2005	Roman Ruler	3	Jerry Bailey	Bob Baffert	Fog City Stable	1-1/8	1:49.88	I
2004	Lion Heart	3	Joe Bravo	Patrick L. Biancone	D. Smith & M. Tabor	1-1/8	1:48.80	I
2003	Peace Rules	3	Edgar Prado	Robert J. Frankel	Edmund A. Gann	1-1/8	1:49.20	I
2002	War Emblem	3	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1-1/8	1:48.20	I
2001	Point Given	3	Gary L. Stevens	Bob Baffert	The Thoroughbred Corp.	1-1/8	1.49.60	I
2000	Dixie Union	3	Alex Solis	Richard Mandella	Diamond A Racing	1-1/8	1:50.00	I
1999	Menifee	3	Pat Day	W. Elliott Walden	A.B. Hancock III & James Stone	1-1/8	1:48.00	I
1998	Coronado's Quest	3	Mike E. Smith	C. R. McGaughey III	S. Janney III & Stonerside Stable	1-1/8	1:48.60	I
1997	Touch Gold	3	Chris McCarron	David Hofmans	Frank Stronach	1-1/8	1.47.60	I
1996	Skip Away	3	Jose A. Santos	Sonny Hine	Carolyn Hine	1-1/8	1:47.60	I
1995	Serena's Song ‡	3	Gary L. Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Robert & Beverly Lewis	1-1/8	1:48.80	I
1994	Holy Bull	3	Mike E. Smith	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	1-1/8	1:48.20	I
1993	Kissin Kris	3	Jose A. Santos	David R. Bell	John A. Franks	1-1/8	1:49.40	I
1992	Technology	3	Jerry Bailey	Sonny Hine	S. Savin & Classic Partners	1-1/8	1:48.60	I
1991	Lost Mountain	3	Craig Perret	Thomas Bohannan	Loblolly Stable	1-1/8	1:48.00	I
1990	Restless Con	3	Timothy T. Doocy	Duane Offield	Chambers & Rago	1-1/8	1:49.20	I
1989	King Glorious	3	Chris McCarron	Jerry Hollendorfer	Four M Stable & Halo Farms	1-1/8	1:49.80	I
1988	Forty Niner	3	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Woody Stephens	Claiborne Farm	1-1/8	1:47.60	I
1987	Bet Twice	3	Craig Perret	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	Cisley Stable & Blanche Levy	1-1/8	1:47.00	I
1986	Wise Times	3	Chris DeCarlo	Philip A. Gleaves	R. L. Reineman Stables	1-1/8	1:48.60	I
1985	Skip Trial	3	Jean-Luc Samyn	Sonny Hine	Mrs. Ben Cohen	1-1/8	1:48.60	I
1984	Big Pistol	3	Garth Patterson	Lynn S. Whiting	W. Cal Partee	1-1/8	1:47.80	I
1983	Deputed Testamony	3	Herb McCauley	J. William Boniface	Bonita Farm	1-1/8	1:49.20	I
1982	Wavering Monarch	3	Randy Romero	George R. Arnold	Glencrest Farm	1-1/8	1:47.80	I
1981	Five Star Flight	3	Craig Perret	Ben W. Perkins	Mr. & Mrs. A. A. Wilcox	1-1/8	1:48.40	I
1980	Thanks To Tony	3	Carlos Lopez	Reynoldo H. Nobles	Sui Generis Stables	1-1/8	1:49.40	I
1979	Coastal	3	Ruben Hernandez	David A. Whiteley	William Haggin Perry	1-1/8	1:48.80	I
1978	Delta Flag	3	Dan Nied	Lawrence W. Jennings	Dogwood Stable	1-1/8	1:53.20	I
1977	Affiliate	3	Miguel A. Rivera	Laz Barrera	Harbor View Farm	1-1/8	1:50.60	I
1976	Majestic Light	3	Sandy Hawley	John W. Russell	Ogden Phipps	1-1/8	1:47.00	I
1975	Wajima	3	Braulio Baeza	Stephen A. DiMauro	East-West Stable	1-1/8	1:49.60	I
1974	Holding Pattern	3	Mike Miceli	James J. Sarner, Jr.	Gerbas & Schleicher	1-1/8	1:49.80	I
1973	Our Native	3	Miguel A. Rivera	William J. Resseguet	Elizabeth Pritchard	1-1/8	1:48.60	I
1972	Freetex	3	Michael Hole	William T. Raymond	Middletown Stable	1-1/8	1:50.00
1971	West Coast Scout	3	Larry Adams	Mervin Marks	Oxford Stable	1-1/8	1:48.00
1970	Twice Worthy	3	John Ruane	James P. Conway	Saddle Rock Farm	1-1/8	1:48.40
1969	Al Hattab	3	Ray Broussard	Warren A. Croll, Jr.	Pelican Stable	1-1/8	1:50.20
1968	Balustrade	3	Eric Walsh	Morris H. Dixon	Thaddeus R. Trout	1-1/8	1:50.00

A ‡ designates a filly.

External Links

Ten Things You Should Know About the Haskell Invitational at Hello Race Fans