all in Breeders' Cup

The upcoming weekend in horse racing is highlighted by the $1 million NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park, an important race in sorting out the 3-year-old division and also a “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Nov. 2 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic.

After a three-week break, the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series resumes Saturday, July 20, with the prestigious $1 million NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park.

It’s summer in Southern California, and for horseplayers that means it’s time for Del Mar! The annual Del Mar summer Thoroughbred meet opens on Saturday, July 20, and will usher in California’s most eagerly anticipated season of horse racing.

The 2024 Del Mar summer meet will be conducted mostly on a four-days-a-week basis, Thursdays through Sundays plus Labor Day for eight weeks ending Sunday, Sept. 8.

The fields for the 14 races that comprise the Breeders’ Cup World Championships really begin to come into focus in summer and fall. This regular feature will offer a snapshot profile of one of the previous weekend’s standout stars, usually a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series winner, and whether I’m buying or selling their chances to win Nov. 1-2 at Del Mar.

Tom Pedulla offers takeaways from a pair of Grade 1 contests Saturday at Belmont at the Big A, the $727,500 Belmont Derby Invitational and the $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes, and other major developments this weekend.

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