After a two-month break following a third-place run at the Preakness Stakes, Kentucky Derby winner Mage will return to action on Saturday in the 2023 Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park. Mage will be joined in the 2023 Haskell Stakes field by Tapit Trice, a two-time graded stakes winner who finished third at the Belmont Stakes. Both are 3-1 in the 2023 Haskell Stakes odds, but Bob Baffert's Arabian Knight is the 5-2 favorite. Post time for the $1 million Haskell Stakes 2023 is 5:45 p.m. ET.
With several accomplished horses set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you'll want to see what Saratoga Springs-based racing insider and Beyer Speed Figure maker Bob Weir has to say before making any 2023 Haskell Stakes picks.
A member of the Beyer Speed Figure-making team, Weir is a two-time qualifier for the prestigious National Horseplayers Championship in Las Vegas. He has produced multiple five-figure days at the track over the years, including a $60,000 Pick 6 at Del Mar in 2014.
Last year he was red-hot in the Triple Crown prep races, hitting the superfecta in the Blue Grass Stakes for $1,678 and exactas in the Fountain of Youth Stakes and Tampa Bay Derby. He also hit the 19-1 winner of the Man o' War Stakes, the trifecta in the Pegasus World Cup, the superfecta in the Met Mile and multiple Pick 4s.
In April of this year, he hit a Pick 4 at Gulfstream Park for $641, the exacta in the Florida Derby, a Pick 5 at Keeneland and the exacta in the Lexington Stakes. He smashed the trifecta in the Belmont Stakes for $532.96, and later in June he crushed a Pick 4 at Belmont for $555. Those are just some of his scores this year.
Now, Weir has handicapped the 2023 Haskell Stakes field, made his picks and constructed his bets.
One surprise: Weir is high on Geaux Rocket Ride, even though he's an underdog at 9-2! "It's always intriguing when trainer Richard Mandella ships a horse east, but this one still has to prove where he belongs in the 3-year-old ranks," Weir said. Another stunner: Weir is fading Tapit Trice, one of the top favorites, leaving him out of his win and exacta bets entirely.
Moreover, Weir's top pick is a deep sleeper who was "was extremely impressive" in his last race! Weir is including this horse in his 2023 Haskell Stakes bets, and so should you. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see his picks before locking in any of your own.
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