IEAH still whining, threatening to go to Haskell

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Apparently their whining about the deep surface has now reached the point they are threatening to go to the Haskell instead of the Travers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/10/sp...rssnyt&emc=rss

In fact, Iavarone said that he was now considering running Big Brown in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park rather than the Travers Stakes at Saratoga. The Haskell, which will be run Aug. 3, offers a $1 million purse, a potential participation fee and a track known to be tight and fast.

“I know we’d get favorable conditions on a track that is more to our liking,” he said. “I don’t want Big Brown to get on another racetrack he doesn’t like.”

http://www.drf.com/news/article/95610.html

Big Brown to return in Haskell
By DAVID GRENING

ELMONT, N.Y. - Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown will make his next start in the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on Aug. 3, co-owner Michael Iavarone said Thursday.

"The Haskell's clearly a first target right now," said Iavarone, who heads the International Equine Acquisitions Holdings Inc. stable that owns 75 percent of Big Brown.