G3 Matchmaker

In this nine-furlong turf test, graded winner Always Shopping will try to snap a three-race losing streak, while the lightly raced Great Island hopes to become the third horse out of the G3 Gallorette at Pimlico to win next out. Grade 1 winner Juliet Foxtrot is favored.

Grade 3 Monmouth Cup

Ny Traffic, second a nose to Authentic in last year’s Haskell, returns to the Jersey Shore for his third start of the season, having just run second in the G3 Slavator Mile over the strip. One of his key rivals here is Dr Post, who was third in last year’s Haskell.

Grade 3 Molly Pitcher

The top trio from the Grade 2 Ruffian May 2 — Vault, Water White, and Our Super Freak — all renew acquaintances in this spot, but the morning line favorite in here is Mrs. Danvers, a Grade 3 winner as a sophomore. In this wide-open contest, just about any of these could win, and one of the longest shots on the board, Bank Sting, arrives on a four-race win streak.

Grade 1 United Nations

Morning line favorite Arklow won the G3 Louisville last out to secure a graded stakes victory for the fifth consecutive year, a remarkable feat, and he’s closing in on $3 million in earnings. One key rival here, the speedy Tribhuvan, conjures up images of another Monmouth favorite, two-time UN winner Presious Passion, with his fast early-hang in there late style. He was second in the G1 Manhattan last out.

Grade 1 Haskell

Kentucky Derby runner-up Mandaloun, Preakness runner-up Midnight Bourbon, and Belmont runner-up Hot Rod Charlie square off in today’s Haskell, each in search of his first Grade 1 victory. One relative newcomer they’ll have to contend with is the Todd Pletcher-trained Following Sea, who’s won two straight in commanding fashion but will try stakes company and two turns for the first time here.