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Horses to watch

Horses to watch

horse

Paynter

BreederDiamond A Racing Corp.
OwnerZayat Stables, LLC
TrainerBob Baffert
JockeyRafael Bejarano
Career Record5-2-2-0
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jersey

Finish Order

1 st

Post Position

post position 3
Trainer Bob Baffert will look for his unprecedented third consecutive and sixth overall win in the Haskell with this Belmont Stakes runner-up.  Earlier this year, the lightly-raced Awesome Again colt went right from breaking his maiden at first askin...
 
horse

Nonios

BreederHermitage Farm LLC
OwnerGreen B. Smith Jr.
TrainerJerry Hollendorfer
JockeyCorey Nakatani
Career Record5-3-1-1
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jersey

Finish Order

2 nd

Post Position

post position 1
This colt by Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Pleasantly Perfect is out of a mare who was sired by 1997 Haskell winner Touch Gold.  He’s relatively lightly-raced – only five starts – but he is a Grade 3 winner and has never finished off the board.  The J...
 
horse

Stealcase

BreederSecret Whispers Partnership
OwnerJohn C. Oxley
TrainerMark E. Casse
JockeyShaun Bridgmohan
Career Record8-2-1-1
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jersey

Finish Order

3 rd

Post Position

post position 6
This Grade 3-placed son of Lawyer Ron will face Grade 1 competition for the first time in the Haskell, but did finish just a neck behind Paynter in the Grade 3 Derby Trial back in April.  Despite encountering some traffic, Stealcase finished second i...
 
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Handsome Mike

BreederJohn Liviakis
OwnerJ. Paul Reddam
TrainerDoug O'Neill
JockeyMario Gutierrez
Career Record7-1-1-1
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jersey

Finish Order

4 th

Post Position

post position 5
From the owner/trainer combination that saddled I’ll Have Another to victory in this year’s Kentucky Derby and Preakness, this son of Scat Daddy hasn’t raced since a fourth-place finish in the Grade 3 Spiral at Turfway in March.  He’s only run on con...
 
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Dullahan

BreederPhil Needman, Judy Needman & Bena Halecky
OwnerDonegal Racing
TrainerDale Romans
JockeyKent Desormeaux
Career Record10-2-2-3
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jersey

Post Position

post position 2

Odds

3-1
He’s already graded stakes placed on three surfaces, including a third-place finish in this year’s Kentucky Derby.  Trainer Dale Romans was second in last year’s Haskell with the speedy Shackleford and will try to best that effort with this late-stri...
 
horse

Gemologist

BreederG. Watts Humphrey & Louise Ireland Humphrey Revocable Trust
OwnerWinStar Farm LLC
TrainerTodd A. Pletcher
JockeyJavier Castellano
Career Record6-5-0-0
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jersey

Post Position

post position 4

Odds

3-1
This once beaten son of Tiznow hasn’t raced since the Kentucky Derby and should be fresh for his third consecutive Grade 1 test.  The winner of this year’s Wood Memorial entered the Run for the Roses undefeated and will look to give trainer Todd Plet...