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Inaugurated
  
1968

Surface
  
Dirt

Website
  
www.monmouthpark.com

Purse
  
1 million USD

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Location
  
Monmouth Park Racetrack Oceanport, New Jersey, U.S.

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

Distance
  
1 ⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)

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The Haskell Invitational (formerly known as the Haskell Invitational Handicap) 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 allowance weight conditions beginning with the 2006 running. In 2011, Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey became an official sponsor of the race. In 2016, the official sponsor became betfair.com.

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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 US$1,000,000 and awards one of the most prestigious trophies in U.S. thoroughbred racing in the Haskell Invitational Trophy.

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History

In 1968, Monmouth Park inarguarated the Amory L. Haskell Handicap to honor its former president, Amory L. Haskell. In 1981, the race became an invitational handicap for three-year-olds. In 2006, the race was changed from a handicap to allowance weight conditions.

In 1997, the purse for the race was increased to $1,000,000 and has since remained at that level with two exceptions. In 2002, the purse was increased to $1,500,000 due to the presence of War Emblem, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. In 2015, the purse was increased to $1,750,000 as it featured American Pharoah in his first race since winning the Triple Crown. The 2015 running attracted a record New Jersey crowd of 60,983.

Ten winners of the Haskell Invitational have gone on to win championship honors at the Eclipse Awards as best three-year-old colt or filly. Four have also been named horse of the year in the year they won the Haskell. They are:

  • Champion three-year-old colts: Wajima (1975), Holy Bull (1994), Skip Away (1996), Point Given (2001), War Emblem (2002), Big Brown (2008), Lookin at Lucky (2010), American Pharoah (2015)
  • Champion three-year-old fillies: Serena's Song (1995), Rachel Alexandra (2009)
  • Horses of the Year: Holy Bull (1994), Point Given (2001), Rachel Alexandra (2009), American Pharoah (2015)

    • Records

    Stakes record

  • 1:47.00 - Bet Twice & Majestic Light

    • Largest winning margin

  • 9 3/4 lengths - Verrazano (2013)

    • Most wins by a jockey:

  • 3 - Craig Perret, Martin Garcia
  • 2 - Miguel A. Rivera, Jose Santos, Chris McCarron, Mike E. Smith, Gary Stevens, Jerry Bailey, John Velazquez, Victor Espinoza, Kent Desormeaux

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 8 - Bob Baffert (2001, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)

    • Winners of the Haskell Invitational

    A ‡ designates a filly.

    References

    Haskell Invitational Stakes Wikipedia
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