Haskell Stakes

The Haskell Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run over a distance of 1+1⁄8 miles on the dirt held annually in July at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. The event is a signature event at Monmouth Park during their summer racing season and a major race for three-year-olds in between the U.S. Triple Crown series and the Breeders' Cup. The event currently offers a purse of US$1,000,000 and awards one of the most prestigious trophies in U.S. thoroughbred racing in the Haskell Trophy.

This article is about the annual event inaugurated in 1968 and run through 1980 as the Monmouth Invitational Handicap, from 1981 to 2005 as the Haskell Invitational Handicap, and from 2006 to 2019 as the Haskell Invitational Stakes. For the event with conditions for three-year-olds and older from 1968 to 1980 known as the Amory L. Haskell Handicap, see Philip H. Iselin Stakes.
Haskell Stakes
Grade I race
LocationMonmouth Park Racetrack
Oceanport, New Jersey, U.S.
Inaugurated1968 (as Monmouth Invitational Handicap)
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
SponsorTVG.com (since 2019)
WebsiteMonmouth Park
Race information
Distance1+1⁄8 miles
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight122 lbs. with allowances
Purse$1,000,000 (since 1997)
BonusesWinner automatic entry into Breeders' Cup Classic
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