2011 Haskell Invitational

Coil earns a berth in the Breeders' Cup Classic with a victory in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on July 31, 2011.

[@CornStoveIowa]

A valiant effort by SHACKLEFORD showed a late re-surgeance but could not regain the lead from Coil.

[@xosoul6]

The race is the Travers Stakes at Saratoga race Course-The Travers is nicknamed the Mid-Summers Derby and sometimes also referred to as The 4th leg of the triple crown. It was first run before the Kentucky Derby even existed in the year 1864. The inaugural edition was won by a horse name Kentucky....or at least it says so in Wikipedia...I wasn't there to confirm.

[@GBeret83]

Tonight I was watching "Pursuit of the Cup" on HRTV, and I saw a very disturbing graphic!! There have been eleven G1 races run in 2011 for 3yr.old's, and there have been eleven different winners of those G1 races. Not one 3yr.old in 2011 has managed to win back to back G1 races. Which further bolsters my theory that 2011 really has produced the weakest crop of 3yr.old's that I can ever remember. And I'm turning 50 in Nov., and have followed racing since the days of Secretariat and Ruffian!!

[@xosoul6]

The race is the Travers Stakes at Saratoga race Course-The Travers is nicknamed the Mid-Summers Derby and sometimes also referred to as The 4th leg of the triple crown. It was first run before the Kentucky Derby even existed in the year 1864. The inaugural edition was won by a horse name Kentucky....or at least it says so in Wikipedia...I wasn't there to confirm.

[@xosoul6]

sorry for the double post double post.

[@MrGlassoniongirl]

Coil took off like a rocket!