He probably won’t be 80-to-1 like Rich Strike was in the Kentucky Derby, but if this horse wins the Haskell, it’ll be just as big of an upset. Trainer: John Stephens / Jockey: Paco Lopez Reports out of California suggest that Taiba looks fantastic in training, but will that carry over into a cross-country trip to New Jersey? Mike Smith is tied for the most Haskell Stakes wins by a jockey. Now officially back under Baffert’s wing, what can we expect out of the Santa Anita Derby winner?īaffert has the most Haskell Stakes wins as a trainer. Taiba hasn’t been seen since that 12th-place finish in the Kentucky Derby, where he went off as the second choice in the betting pool under Baffert’s former assistant trainer, Tim Yakteen. After sitting out this year’s Triple Crown scene, Bob Baffert will return to the spotlight with the morning line favorite. Trainer: Bob Baffert / Jockey: Mike Smith His last six starts have all been over a mile, where he’s won four times. Other horses in this field will have question marks surrounding distance, but that shouldn’t be the case with Cyberknife. He rebounded from that poor performance with a win in the Grade-3 Matt Winn Stakes at Churchill Downs in June. The only real blemish on Cyberknife’s record is his surprising 18th-place finish in the Kentucky Derby. Trainer: Brad Cox / Jockey: Florent Geroux
Trainer Bob Baffert has won the race nine times, but six different trainers have won the race over the last six years. Recent winners of the Haskell Stakes include Rachel Alexandra (2009), American Pharoah (2015), Maximum Security (2019) and Authentic (2020). In addition to the Grade 1 stakes status and the hefty $1 million purse, Saturday’s Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park is part of the Breeders’ Cup “win and you’re in” challenge series, with the winner earning an automatic spot into the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland. Saturday, J(Post Time Unavailable at Time of Posting)Ĭoverage Begins on CNBC at 5pm ET / 2pm PT
Interested in joining WagerTalk at the Westgate’s SuperContest Weekend in Las Vegas? Click here to learn more about the activities (golf, basketball, UFC viewing party and more) and the discounted room block as WagerTalk takes over Sin City in August. Bob Baffert’s Taiba has opened as the 7-5 morning line favorite in Saturday’s Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park, but most pundits expect Chad Brown’s Jack Christopher to go off as the preferred choice when the gates open. The dust has settled on the Triple Crown season and the country’s top three-year-old horses will now set their sights on qualifying for the Breeders’ Cup in November.
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