Oceanport, NJ (My Sportsbook) - Monmouth Park based three-year-old colts are continuing their preparations for the track's signature event, the $1 million Haskell Invitational on August 2.

Musket Man, third in both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, worked a half-mile Wednesday morning for trainer Derek Ryan. The colt covered the four- furlongs in 47 4/5-seconds with jockey Daniel Centeno aboard. Musket Man galloped out five-furlongs in 1:00 4/5.

"It was a good breeze for his first work back," Ryan said. "He came out of it in good shape. I'd like to breeze him on the turf next Wednesday, probably five-eighths. Then he'll have a one-mile breeze between races about two weeks before the Haskell."

Musket Man proved himself as one of the top three-year-olds in training with his back-to-back third-place finishes in the first two races of the Triple Crown series.

Following his victory in the Illinois Derby the colt was beaten by a nose for second in the Kentucky Derby by Pioneerof the Nile behind winner Mine That Bird. In the Preakness Stakes, Musket Man finished behind just Rachel Alexandra and Mine That Bird.

Musket Man has won five of eight career starts for owners Eric Fein and Vic Carlson with earnings of $836,000.

Another Haskell prospect, Atomic Rain, is scheduled to work on Monday at Monmouth for trainer Kelly Breen. Owned by George and Lori Hall, Atomic Rain will start in the Long Branch Stakes on July 11 in preparation for the Haskell Invitational.

Atomic Rain was fourth in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct in April and then ran 16th in the Kentucky Derby behind Mine That Bird.

Big Drama returned to Monmouth Park Sunday after his Saturday night victory in the Red Legend Stakes at Charles Town in West Virginia. Trained by David Fawkes, Big Drama won by seven-lengths at Charles Town with Eibar Coa aboard.

"He ran huge and he came back great," said Rudy Wolfendale, assistant to Fawkes. "He's still on track for the Haskell."

Big Drama, owned by Harold L. Queen, was fifth to Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness Stakes. He crossed the finish line first in the Swale Stakes at Gulfstream Park in March, but was disqualified to second for interference.

Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird is also being pointed toward the Haskell. Owned by Drs. K.K. and V. Devi Jayaraman, the colt is trained by Tim Ice.

"I thought he ran a really good race in the (Kentucky) Derby," Ice said. "But then he really blossomed after the Derby. He put on 150 pounds, and he handled the trip to New York just great.

"We put blinkers on him for the Belmont to get him focused, and he was a lot closer to the pace with blinkers on, which should help him at Monmouth. And we used Kent Desormeaux in the Belmont, which worked out great. Kent got Summer Bird to relax early, but still be up near the pace. Then when he was boxed in along the rail on the turn, he found the opening to get to the outside in the stretch."

Summer Bird was sixth in the Run for the Roses after finishing third in the Arkansas Derby. Unraced as a two-year-old, he has won two of five starts with $723,040 in earnings.