Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 3 hours ago Journalists Posted 3 hours ago Aron Wellman, who heads the Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners syndicate which is a co-owner of GI Preakness Stakes winner Journalism (Curlin), said his colt will run next in the July 19 GI Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park. “If all goes well this coming weekend and he works to (trainer) Michael McCarthy's satisfaction and comes out of his work with good energy, the Haskell is Option A,” Wellman said. “What are options B and C? I haven't thought beyond that. The Haskell is our target. If we find any reason for him not to go there we will have to regroup and reconsider our options. Our intention is to run in the Haskell.” Journalism is one of 18 horses nominated to the Haskell. The list does not include Sovereignty (Into Mischief), who is being pointed for the July 26 GII Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga. Sovereignty has beaten Journalism the two times they have meet, winning the GI Kentucky Derby and the GI Belmont Stakes over his rival. Sovereignty skipped the Preakness and Journalism proved best in his absence. But Wellman said that in no way is he ducking Sovereignty. Journalism breezed a 1/2-mile in 47 2/5 under a hammerlock inside of a mate this am @santaanitapark. @mwmracing caught the @PreaknessStakes hero galloping-out from the wire to the 7/8-pole in 12-sharp. All race options remain on the table for the #BelieveBig pic.twitter.com/byknVS8c2E — Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (@EclipseTBP) July 6, 2025 “Where Sovereignty is running has absolutely no impact on our decision at all,” Wellman said. “We've never shied away from him to begin with. Obviously, the scoreboard is 2-0 and all the credit goes to him. It would have no impact on our assessment so far as to what the appropriate race to send our horse to is. We are at a disadvantage in the summertime because there are no 3-year-old races in California. Our two options are the Haskell or the Jim Dandy. One is a Grade I worth $1 million ad the other is not a Grade I and not worth $1 million. That has more to do with it rather than our analyzing what race Sovereignty is going in.” The Jim Dandy is a $500,000 Grade II race. After the Jim Dandy and the Haskell, it's conceivable that the two could have a rematch in the GI Travers Stakes. “People ask about the Travers and a possible rematch with Sovereignty,” Wellman said. “We're just taking it one step at a time. This horse has had such an incredible campaign already that we just want to make sure that we are focused on one race at a time We're not looking past this next objective.” The post Journalism Targets Haskell appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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