Good Magic heads lis of 44 horses invited to Haskell Invitational

By Tom Luicci —-

JUVENILE CHAMPION GOOD MAGIC HEADS LIST OF 44 HORSES
INVITED TO HASKELL INVITATIONAL ON JULY 29 AT MONMOUTH

OCEANPORT, N.J. – Forty-four 3-year-olds were extended invitations Friday to the $1 million betfair.com Haskell Invitational on Sunday, July 29, at Monmouth Park, with juvenile champion Good Magic heading the list of potential starters in the Grade 1 race.

Trained by Chad Brown, Good Magic was the runner-up in the Kentucky Derby. Last year he burst onto the national scene when he captured the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile breaking his maiden in that Grade 1 event en route to his Eclipse Award.

Brown will be seeking his first victory in the Haskell Invitational, the track’s showcase event that is contested at a mile and an eighth.

The list of horses that were extended invitations today by Director of Racing/Racing Secretary John F. Heims, in alphabetical order, is:

• American Lincoln
• Ax Man
• Blended Citizen
• Bolt d’Oro
• Bravazo
• Catholic Boy
• Combatant
• Core Beliefs
• Diamond King
• Draft Pick
• Enticed
• Firenze Fire
• Flameaway
• Fort Peck
• Free Drop Billy
• Good Magic
• Gronkowski
• High North
• Hofburg
• Instilled Regard
• Kanthaka
• King Zachary
• Lionite
• Lone Sailor
• Mendelssohn
• Mr. Freeze
• Monomy Girl
• My Boy Jack
• Navy Commander
• Prince Lucky
• Promises Fulfilled
• Quip
• Red Ruby
• Roaming Union
• Rugbyman
• Seven Trumpets
• Sporting Chance
• Still Having Fun
• Supreme Aura
• Telekinesis
• Tenfold
• Vino Rosso
• Wonder Gadot
• World of Trouble