Haskell Stakes 2024 predictions, picks, odds, post time: Surprising bets from expert who nailed Kentucky Derby

The 2024 Haskell Stakes will be held at Monmouth Park on Saturday and the first Grade 1 race of the summer will feature a rematch of a thrilling finish at the Belmont Stakes last month. Mindframe was charging hard down the stretch, but Dornoch was able to hold him off by a half-length at the wire to give trainer Danny Gargan his first career Triple Crown victory. Mindframe and Dornoch will be in the 2024 Haskell Stakes field and oddsmakers are expecting more fireworks. Mindframe showed dazzling speed in two prior wins before his near win at the Belmont and is the 9-5 favorite in the 2024 Haskell Stakes odds. Meanwhile, Dornoch is priced at 5-2 coming off his Belmont win. Tuscan Sky is listed at 9-2, while Timberlake is 8-1 with multiple graded-stakes wins to his name.

Post time for the $1 million race is 5:45 p.m. ET. With an accomplished field set to enter the starting gate on Saturday, you’ll want to see what SportsLine writer Gene Menez has to say before making any Haskell Stakes picks or horse racing predictions.

A former reporter and editor at Sports Illustrated, Menez covered an array of sports, including horse racing, for the magazine and its website for almost 14 years. Between 2010 and 2012, he served as SI’s handicapper for the Triple Crown races and correctly predicted Super Saver to win the Kentucky Derby in 2010.

In 2015, while writing for Sports on Earth, Menez accurately gave out the Kentucky Derby superfecta (American Pharoah, Firing Line, Dortmund and Frosted), which paid $1,268.20 for $2. Then in 2017, he tweeted out his Kentucky Derby picks, including Always Dreaming to win. He also hit the Pick 4, which paid almost $6,900 on a $1 bet.

In a span of seven races last year for SportsLine, he cashed the winner of the Lecomte Stakes, the exacta in the Southwest Stakes, the winner of the Holy Bull Stakes, the winner of the Sam F. Davis Stakes, and the trifecta in the Jenny Wiley Stakes. He also nailed National Treasure’s win in the Preakness. In May, Menez gave out 18-1 Mystik Dan as a live longshot in the Kentucky Derby. And last month he nailed Trikari to win the Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes. Anyone who has followed him is way up.

For Saturday, Menez has handicapped the 2024 Haskell Stakes field, made his picks and constructed his best bets. You can head to SportsLine now to see them.

Top 2024 Haskell Stakes predictions

One surprise: Menez is almost completely fading Dornoch, even though he just won the Belmont Stakes. A $325,000 purchase two years ago, Dornoch already has earned more than $1.7 million in his career for his connections. He is coming off a victory in the final leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes.

However, prior to the Belmont win, he lost two straight starts by a combined 24½ lengths. “He needs to show me he can do that [Belmont performance] again,” Menez told SportsLine. He is using Dornoch only sparingly in his wagers. You can see all of Menez’s 2024 Haskell Stakes bets here.

How to make 2024 Haskell Stakes picks

Instead, Menez’s top pick is a horse who “has a lot of upside.” He also is also high on an “intriguing” double-digit longshot. He is including these horses in his wagers, and so should you. He’s sharing which horses to back only at SportsLine.

So who wins Haskell Stakes 2024? What double-digit longshot has a big chance to run well, and how has Menez constructed his wagers? Visit SportsLine to see Menez’s picks for the Haskell Stakes, all from the expert who gave out Mystik Dan as a live longshot in the Kentucky Derby, and find out. 

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