2026 Haskell at Monmouth Park
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The biggest event at Monmouth Park - the $1 million Haskell Stakes, is set to celebrate its 59th renewal on Saturday, July 18.
The Haskell is a part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" series, with the race winner receiving an automatic spot with fees paid for the Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday, October 31.
The post position draw for the Haskell is Wednesday, July 15.
When is the 2026 Haskell Stakes?
The Haskell runs on Saturday, July 18, 2026!
Where is the Haskell Stakes?
The Haskell is raced at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey
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The Puma's Next Race Will Be The Haskell Stakes at Monmouth
May 13 - Trainer Gustavo Delgado has announced that Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby winner The Puma, co-owned by OGMA Investments, JR Ranch, High Step Racing, TCC Stables, and Bruce Zoldan, will next race in the G1 Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park on July 18..
The son of Essential Quality was a race-day scratch from the 2026 Kentucky Derby on May 2 with a minor skin infection and was placed on the Kentucky vet's list. Delgado shared a video of The Puma departing Churchill Downs on May 13 for Gulfstream Park.
The chestnut colt debuted in January at Gulfstream, where he was beaten by eventual Kentucky Derby fourth-place finisher Chief Wallabee. He was then third to Kentucky Derby runner-up Renegade in the Sam F. Davis Stakes before capturing the G3 Tampa Bay Derby by three-quarters of a length. In his final prep for the first Saturday in May, The Puma was second by a nose in the G1 Florida Derby. Javier Castellano was aboard in all four starts.
Monmouth Park Releases 2026 Stakes Schedule
Led by the $1 million Grade 1 Haskell Stakes, Monmouth Park is set to offer $5.85 million in stakes races when the track kicks off its 81st season Saturday, May 9.
This year's 50-day race meet, which runs through Sunday, September 13, will feature 36 total stakes races, including nine graded events.
In addition to the Haskell, the July 18 card will also host the $500,000 GII Molly Pitcher Stakes; $500,000 GII United Nations; $350,000 G3 Monmouth Cup; $300,000 G3 WinStar Matchmaker; and $100,000 Wolf Hill.
In preparation for the premier Haskell program, Monmouth Park will offer a "Haskell Preview Day" with four stakes events held Saturday, June 13 - G3 Salvator Mile, GIII Eatontown, and the listed Pegasus Stakes and Monmouth Stakes.
Haskell Invitational History
The 2026 running of the Haskell Invitational marks the 58th renewal of the race named for the first president and chairman of the Monmouth Park Jockey Club, Amory Lawrence Haskell. Amory L. Haskell was born in New York City in 1893. Following his graduation from Princeton University in 1916, he began a business career with the New Jersey Zinc Company. That was interrupted by two years with the Naval Aviation Service in World War I.
After his tour of duty, Haskell joined the General Motors Corporation and rose to the position of vice-president in charge of the company's export division. He left General Motors to form Triplex Safety Glass Company and was president and chairman of the board when he sold it.
Shortly before World War II, after several years of intense lobbying in which Haskell played a prominent role, an amendment to the New Jersey State Constitution was approved by referendum, legalizing pari-mutuel wagering for Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing. Haskell then organized a group of prominent New Jersey residents to build a modern Thoroughbred racetrack in Monmouth County. Appointed president and chairman of Monmouth Park Jockey Club in 1945, he guided that organization through its opening in 1946 and continued at the helm until his death on April 12, 1966.
In 1968, the Monmouth Park Directors honored his memory with the Amory L. Haskell Handicap, a race for older horses. In 1981, the Haskell name was transferred to a mile and an eighth invitational for the nation's top three-year-olds. As a tribute to the man honored by this race, Amory L. Haskell's daughters, Hope Haskell-Jones and Anne Haskell-Ellis, present the Haskell trophy each year.
