Big Brown To Race In Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park

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Posted on Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Big Brown, race horse and one of the Haskell Invitational entries. Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown’s next race will be at the $1-million Haskell Invitational (G1) on August 3 at Monmouth Park in New Jersey.

Owned by IEAH Stable, Big Brown finished last to 38-1 longshot Da’Tara at the Belmont Stakes on June 7 at Belmont Park, making him the first Triple Crown hopeful to finish last at the Belmont Stakes.

Big Brown was given a clean bill of health during a post-race veterinary examination and now will look to capture the Haskell Invitational.

“The Haskell’s clearly a first target right now,” IEAH Stable president Michael Iavarone told the Daily Racing Form (DRF).

Iavarone also told the DRF that he had specific reasons for choosing the Haskell over the upcoming Jim Dandy Stakes at the end of July.

“We’re trying to avoid certain things that happened in the Belmont,” he said. “We’re trying to avoid the heat; it’s a lot more hot and humid (at Saratoga), it’s a lot cooler down by the Jersey Shore. More importantly is the surface. It’s a lot tighter race track, more conducive to his style.”

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