Winning trainer Todd Pletcher said, "We've been high on this filly. I was concerned about the way the race would set up, because there didn't appear to be a lot of speed. I told Garrett (Gomez) to do what he feels. She had to move a little earlier than Garrett would have liked, but she was good enough to overcome that." Pletcher and Gomez went on to win the Haskell with Any Given Saturday, as well as the last race on the card, a maiden race.
2007 Haskell Invitational Day at Monmouth Park
By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com Guide
Humoristic wins the 2007 Taylor Made Matchmaker
Humoristic wins the 2007 Taylor Made Matchmaker
© Terence Dulay
The second last stakes race on the card, the $150,000 Matchmaker (G3) featured a field of 8 older fillies and mares going 1 1/8 miles on the turf looking for a stallion season from race sponsor Taylor Made Farm. 11-10 favorite Roshani stalked the pace of 24-1 Humoristic through 3/4 in 1:12.78, then launched her bid at the top of the stretch to win by a length over late-running 14-1 Trick's Pic in 1:47.55. Pacesetter Humoristic was third.
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- Any Given Saturday wins the 2007 Haskell Invitational
- Any Given Saturday in the winner's circle
- Any Given Saturday in the post parade
- Second place finisher Hard Spun
- Third place finisher Curlin
- Humoristic wins the 2007 Taylor Made Matchmaker
- Silent Roar wins the 2007 Oceanport Stakes
- Buddy's Humor wins the 2007 Jersey Derby
- Oprah Winney wins the 2007 Regret Stakes
- Prop Me Up wins the 2007 Lady's Secret Stakes
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