Big-Race Showdown: Haskell Invitational Stakes Picks

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For the third year in a row, America’s Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the Breeders' Cup on Nov. 1 and 2. The handicappers face off in what we like to call “Big-Race Showdown.”

The players' picks will be posted here and a running bankroll will be kept to track their success all year long. Bankrolls will be tabulated on the basis of $2 exacta and $2 trifecta box bets of each player’s top three selections. We will also be keeping track of which player correctly selects the most winners. 

Your 2019 players are TVG's Megan Devine, OptixEQ’s Emily Gullikson, TVG's Candice Hare, Mike McCormick (PokerFuse), Nicolle Neulist (Arlington Park) , Kenny Schmitt (FBWinners.com), ABR’s Dan Tordjman, and Derby Day Racing’s Brian Zipse. 

Our featured race this week is the $1 million, Grade 1 TVG.com Haskell Invitational Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday. NBC Sports will broadcast the Haskell Invitational nationally on Saturday as the showcase of an hour-long show from Monmouth on NBC, running from 5-6 p.m. ET.


Megan Devine

TVG On-Air Host and Analyst

$1,000,000 TVG.com Haskell Invitational Stakes

1. Maximum Security

2. Mucho Gusto

3. Joevia

Alternate: King for a Day

Top Selections: 2/4

Exacta Earnings: $10.40

Trifecta Earnings: $16.80


Emily Gullikson

OptixEQ, Tournament Handicapper

$1,000,000 TVG.com Haskell Invitational Stakes

1. Maximum Security

2. King for a Day

3. Bethlehem Road

Alternate: Joevia

Top Selections: 2/4

Exacta Earnings: $10.40

Trifecta Earnings: $16.80


Candice Hare

TVG On-Air Host and Analyst

$1,000,000 TVG.com Haskell Invitational Stakes

1. Everfast

2. King for a Day

3. Maximum Security

Alternate: Mucho Gusto

Top Selections: 2/4

Exacta Earnings: $10.40

Trifecta Earnings: $16.80


Mike McCormick

Horse Racing Writer, Handicapper

$1,000,000 TVG.com Haskell Invitational Stakes

1. King for a Day

2. Everfast

3. Maximum Security

Alternate: Joevia

Top Selections: 2/4

Exacta Earnings: $0

Trifecta Earnings: $0


Nicolle Neulist

Arlington Park Chart Caller and Freelance Writer

$1,000,000 TVG.com Haskell Invitational Stakes

1. Everfast

2. Mucho Gusto

3. Maximum Security

Alternate: King for a Day

Top Selections: 2/4

Exacta Earnings: $30.20

Trifecta Earnings: $42


Kenny Schmitt

FBWinners.com, Sports Handicapper

$1,000,000 TVG.com Haskell Invitational Stakes

1. King for a Day

2. Maximum Security

3. Mucho Gusto

Alternate: Spun to Run

Top Selections: 1/4

Exacta Earnings: $29.60

Trifecta Earnings: $16.80


Dan Tordjman

Correspondent and Handicapper for America's Best Racing

$1,000,000 TVG.com Haskell Invitational Stakes

1. Mucho Gusto

2. Everfast

3. Maximum Security

Alternate: Joevia

Top Selections: 1/4

Exacta Earnings: $19.20

Trifecta Earnings: $0


Brian Zipse

Derby Day Racing Managing Partner 

$1,000,000 TVG.com Haskell Invitational Stakes

1. King for a Day

2. Maximum Security

3. Everfast

Alternate: Joevia

Top Selections: 4/4

Exacta Earnings: $40.60

Trifecta Earnings: $16.80

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