Overview

• Journalism has been training at Monmouth Park since July 15 and is the 4-5 morning-line favorite from post two in the eight-horse Haskell Stakes field.
• A win in the $1 million Grade 1 Haskell Stakes grants Journalism an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar under the win-and-you’re-in program.
• The son of Curlin has won the Preakness Stakes and placed second in both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes during his Triple Crown campaign.
• Connections and fans are mourning the loss of his dam Mopotism, who died July 15 from colic complications and leaves two unraced foals.
• Journalism’s decision to contest all three Triple Crown legs contrasts with Sovereignty’s selective schedule and highlights differing strategies in managing elite three-year-olds.