Geaux Rocket Ride makes the grade in Haskell

The athletic playing field is always a test and that’s especially true in the Thoroughbred racing game. The three-year-old division features more pop quizzes than an eighth-grade science class. Given the lack of any real superstar in this 2023 bunch of males, the...

Cyberknife looks sharp in the Haskell

  In the quest to determine who is the best three-year-old male of 2022, the Haskell Stakes on July 23 may have provided a clue. Cutting up the rail, Cyberknife made the lead late and held off the talented Taiba in this grade 1 run at Monmouth Park. So what tells us...

Baffert sending Taiba to the Haskell

When Bob Baffert talks Haskell, people listen. A simple but true statement. Why would the hall of fame horse trainer open ears when discussing the centerpiece of Monmouth Park’s racing season? Perhaps his nine wins (2001,20002, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015,...

Haskell offers a few hillbilly takeaways

                               HASKELL OFFERS A FEW HILLBILLY TAKEAWAYS   The $1 million Haskell at Monmouth Park on July 16 was eventful to say the least. Here are a few hillbilly takeaways from this Breeders’ Cup “win and you are in” scamper over that New Jersey...

Bonding important for Dale Romans success

BONDING AN IMPORTANT PART OF DALE ROMANS SUCCESS Thoroughbred racing is not unlike many sports in certain aspects. Ask a certain Kentucky-based trainer and he will quickly tell you about the importance of the “player-coach relationship” in the sport of kings. No...