​The midsummer road to the Breeders’ Cup is officially stopping off at the Jersey Shore this weekend.As Monmouth Park is gearing up for one of its most exciting cards of the year with the 59th running of the prestigious, Grade 1 Haskell Stakes. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThis year’s edition is packed with Triple Crown pedigree, featuring a highly anticipated showdown between Preakness Stakes winner Napoleon Solo and the formidable Further Ado, who bounced back from a tough run in the Kentucky Derby to take the Matt Winn Stakes in June.With a brilliant seven-horse field ready to clash under the summer sun, it has all the ingredients of an instant classic.So to help find the winner we’ve got SEVEN Haskell Stakes trends and stats to help find the best winning profiles based on past history.Date: Saturday, July 18, 2026Track: Monmouth Park (Oceanport, New Jersey)Race Time: Approximately 5:45 PM ETPurse: $1,000,000The Favorite: Further Ado has been installed as the 2-1 morning-line favorite from post position 2, closely trailed by Preakness champ Napoleon Solo at 5-2.DID YOU KNOW? The Haskell Stakes is named after Amory L. Haskell.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNote Triple Crown form as 30 of the last 35 (86%) Haskell Stakes winners had run in at least one of the Triple Crown races – the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.Of the seven 2026 Haskell Stakes runners Further Ado (Kentucky Derby), Iron Honor (Preakness), Napoleon Solo (Preakness), Ocelli (Kentucky Derby and Preakness).Next up is to look at horses who have won at least over 1m in the past – with the Haskell Stakes trip 1 1/8 miles – as since 1981 all past winners had tasted a win over 1m+.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWhile since 1991, there have only been three winners of the race that returned 5-1 or bigger.Geaux Rocket Ride won at 127/10 in 2023, but in general the Haskell Stakes has tended to go to shorter-priced horses.Ocelli, Star Sweeper and Baby Vino are the three horses expected to go off 6-1 or bigger in the betting.The final of our six Haskell Stakes trends to have on your side is the best post position.This year, we’ve only seven runners and between 2016 and 2019 each winner came between stalls 6 and 7.However, the more recent runnings have favoured the lower draws.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWith ALL of the last SIX winners hailing from gates 1-3.Of which 5 of the last 6 winners came only from gates 1 or 2.This year’s horses from gates 1-3 are Star Sweeper (1), Further Ado (2) and Baby Vino (3).Stakes race form has been a good way of finding the Haskell Stakes winner too, as a massive 46 of the last 47 (98%) successful horses had won a stakes race.Only Paytner in 2012 has defied this Haskell Stakes trends.Siding blindly with the Haskell Stakes favorites has also been a solid route to finding the Haskell Stakes winner.Backed up with 12 of the last 21 renewals (57%) going to the market leader. This year Furthe