Welcome to our 2021 Mid-Atlantic Triple Crown Trail page, where you can follow all of the Triple Crown action!
KENTUCKY DERBY – Medina Spirit
PREAKNESS STAKES – Rombauer
BELMONT STAKES – Essential Quality
LATEST NEWS
Pay Billy scores in Federico Tesio Stakes
Pay Billy won his second consecutive stake – and possibly punched his ticket to the Preakness – with a win in Laurel’s Federico Tesio Saturday.
Complexity Jane scoots to Weber City Miss upset
Complexity Jane, undefeated but ignored by the bettors, posted a front-running score in the Saturday’s Weber City Miss at Laurel Park.
PREAKNESS ENTRIES
- Simplification (6-1)
- Creative Minister (10-1)
- Fenwick (50-1)
- Secret Oath (9-2)
- Early Voting (7-2)
- Happy Jack (30-1)
- Armagnac (12-1)
- Epicenter (6-5)
- Skippylongstocking (20-1)
PREAKNESS NEWS
Preakness: Two spots on line this weekend
Berths in the Preakness Stakes starting gate are on the line in this weekend’s Tesio at Laurel and Bathhouse Row at Oaklawn Park.
River Thames to skip Derby, point to Preakness
River Thames, recently third in the Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes, will skip the Kentucky Derby and point instead to the Preakness Stakes May 17.
Lexington duo Gosger, Bracket Buster eye Preakness
Gosger and Bracket Buster, who ran one-two in the Lexington Stakes Saturday at Keeneland, may target the Preakness for their next start.
Derby Trail: Picture coming into focus
With Saturday’s Lexington Stakes in the books, all of the races on the Kentucky Derby trail are complete, and who might run comes into focus.
Triple Crown: Lexington Stakes picks and analysis
Our analyst digs into Saturday’s Lexington Stakes with picks and analysis as the sophs tackle this 20-point to the winner stop on the Triple Crown trail.
Nik Juarez looks to pin down Derby dreams
Wrestler-turned-jockey Nik Juarez, a long way from his rebellious youth in Maryland, is expected to ride American Promise in the Kentucky Derby.
Derby Trail: Burnham Square in time in Blue Grass
Burnham Square surged late to win Tuesday’s Blue Grass Stakes, securing 100 Kentucky Derby points and assuring himself a spot in the big race.
Five added as late Triple Crown nominees
Five runners, including one who won at Charles Town and another with two wins at Laurel, have been added as late nominees to the Triple Crown.
Art of Racing 2025 winner chosen
“Winning Colors,” a piece by Steve Luhn, has been chosen as the winner of the 2025 Art of Racing contest and will be feted at the big race.
