A Lot tops the field as the morning line favorite at odds of 6-5 for trainer Bill Mott. A bay son of Tapit, he has won two of his six career starts and will be trying to earn the first stakes victory of his career. He was last seen finishing second in the American Turf Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs and won an optional claiming race two starts back. John Velazquez will be aboard and they are scheduled to break from post position eight.
Second choice at 2-1 on the morning line is Croninthebarbarian for trainer Chad Brown. A dark bay son of Stroll bred and owned by Ol Memorial Stable, he has been on the board in six of his eight starts and was a minor stakes winner as a juvenile. He is trying to rebound after finishing eighth in the Palm Beach Stakes (G3) last time out and was third in both other starts this year. Javier Castellano will be in the irons and they will break from post four.
Also in the field at morning line odds of 4-1 is Bridget’s Big Luvy for trainer Jeremiah Englehart. A bay son of Tizwonderful, he has won two of his six starts and won the Private Terms Stakes two starts back at Laurel Park. He was eighth in the Arkansas Derby (G1) last time out behind Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah and will switch to the turf. Rajiv Maragh will be aboard and they will break from post position seven.
The field is set for the $1 million Haskell, where Nyquist will be trying to re-stake his claim as the top three-year-old in the country.
On Sunday at Monmouth Park, the featured race is the $300,000 United Nations Stakes. Scheduled to be run at a mile and three-eighths on the turf, the Grade 1 event has drawn a field of ten colts and geldings.
On Sunday at Monmouth Park, the featured race is the $150,000 Pegasus Stakes, a key prep race for the Haskell Invitational (G1). The Grade 3 event will be contested at a mile and a sixteenth and has drawn a field of seven three-year-olds.
With five grade 1 races and a grade 2, the undercard for the June 11 Belmont stakes could be the best single day of racing on the calendar outside of the Breeders’ Cup.
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