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
Kentucky Derby 2023: Horse by horse analysis
Twenty-three horses, one goal: wearing the blanket of roses at the end of the Kentucky Derby. In-depth analysis, plus video replays, for all 23 hopefuls.
Churchill Downs issues safety statement
In the wake of four fatalities in the early days of the Churchill Downs meet, the track today issued a statement as to what’s going on.
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
Nyquist odds-on, breaking from post three in Preakness
Undefeated Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist was installed as the 3-5 morning line favorite and will break from post three in the Preakness.
Nyquist to be saddled in indoor paddock
Kentucky Derby champion Nyquist will eschew the tradition of saddling on the Pimlico turf course and instead be saddled inside, trainer Doug O’Neill said.
10 years since Barbaro, laminitis still a challenging foe
Ten years after Barbaro broke down in the Preakness and later succumbed to laminitis, fighting that disease remains a tricky, uncertain undertaking.
Preakness Moments: Gabby Gaudet
What’s it like to ride (and be injured by) a Preakness runner? Maryland racing analyst Gabby Gaudet provides the answer in today’s Preakness Moments podcast.
Preakness notes: Arrivals and defections
Yet more horses arrived at Pimlico today for Saturday’s Preakness, while the connections of two contenders opted to pass on the Middle Jewel.
$2 million guaranteed Pick 4 tops Preakness wagering menu
The Maryland Jockey Club will offer six mutli-race wagering pools worth a guaranteed $4.15 million on Preakness day, including a $2 million guaranteed Pick 4.
Gun Runner will skip Preakness
Kentucky Derby show horse Gun Runner will skip Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, trainer Steve Asmussen said today.
Preakness Moments: Stan Salter
Maryland Jockey Club racing analyst Stan Salter recalls three favorite editions of the Preakness, including the 1983 event when Maryland-bred Deputed Testamony got the money.
Nyquist: “Greatness” in a plain brown wrapper
At a glance, Nyquist is eminently forgettable. But his calmness, presence, and ability to influence his surroundings mark him as something else altogether,
