{"id":246499,"date":"2025-07-07T23:35:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T23:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/246499\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T23:35:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T23:35:19","slug":"journalism-heads-18-nominees-to-haskell-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/246499\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalism Heads 18 Nominees To Haskell Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/paulickreport.com\/news\/breeders-cup\/journalism-heads-18-nominees-to-haskell-invitational\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Journalism Heads 18 Nominees To Haskell Invitational;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Journalism Heads 18 Nominees To Haskell Invitational<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/paulickreport.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Paulick Report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Paulick Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Preakness and Santa Anita Derby winner Journalism heads a list of 18 nominations to the Grade 1 NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday, July 19, in Oceanport, N.J.<\/p>\n<p>The $1 million Haskell, to be contested for the 58th time, carries with it automatic entry for the winner into the Breeders\u2019 Cup Classic as part of the \u201cWin and You\u2019re In\u201d challenge series.<\/p>\n<p>Journalism, second in both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, has never been worse than second in six graded stakes tries. The Kentucky-bred son of Curlin, an $825,000 yearling purchase, has already banked $3,198,880 during his eight-race career.<\/p>\n<p>Trained by Mike McCarthy, he is owned by the partnership of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Robert V. LaPenta, Elayne Stables Five, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor and Derrick Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Gosger, second in the Preakness, Blue Grass winner Burnham Square, Ohio Derby winner Mo Plex and NYRA Bets Pegasus Stakes winner Bracket Buster are among the nominees.<\/p>\n<p>Trainer Bob Baffert, who has won the Haskell a record nine times, has nominated Goal Oriented.<\/p>\n<p>The mile and an eighth Haskell headlines a card that features the $600,000, Grade 2 United Nations; the $500,000, Grade 3 Molly Pitcher; the $400,000, Grade 3 Monmouth Cup and the $300,000, Grade 3 WinStar Matchmaker Stakes.<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s Haskell Stakes Day card produced an all-sources record handle of $21.7 million. The crowd of 38,976 was the largest since 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The list of nominations for the 2025 Haskell Stakes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<p>This story was originally reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/paulickreport.com\/news\/breeders-cup\/journalism-heads-18-nominees-to-haskell-invitational\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Paulick Report;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Paulick Report<\/a> on Jul 7, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Journalism Heads 18 Nominees To Haskell Invitational originally appeared on Paulick Report. 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