Every summer, the eyes of the thoroughbred racing world turn to Monmouth Park for the running of the Grade 1 Haskell Stakes.
While modern fans know it as a crucial midsummer showdown for elite three-year-olds and a definitive stepping stone to the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
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The race also serves as a living monument to the man who single-handedly resurrected thoroughbred racing in the Garden State: Amory L. Haskell.
Born in 1893 into a prominent New Jersey family-his father was a high-ranking executive at both E.I. du Pont and General Motors-Amory Lawrence Haskell was a quintessential sportsman, master of hounds, and aristocrat.
But his
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