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
Preakness profile: Tuscan Gold
Our Preakness Profiles return for Preakness 149 set for May 18, 2024. Here, we profile Chad Brown trainee Tuscan Gold.
Preakness profile: Imagination
Our Preakness Profiles return for Preakness 149 set for May 18, 2024. Here, we profile San Felipe Stakes winner Imagination.
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
Notes from the weekend’s Kentucky Derby preps
Down went the champ, and up went some surprises during this past weekend’s four Kentucky Derby preps. Some thoughts…
PA-bred Uncle Heavy rallies to Withers upset
Pennsylvania-bred Uncle Heavy rallied to post an upset in the Grade 3 Withers and earn 20 points on the Kentucky Derby trail.
Huge Saturday on Triple Crown trail
With the G3 Southwest Stakes delayed to Feb. 3, this Saturday becomes a huge day on the Triple Crown trail, with four major preps.
Roanan Goddess reigns in Xtra Heat
Roanan Goddess rode the rail to victory, her first in stakes company, in Saturday’s Xtra Heat at Laurel Park.
Five questions for this weekend’s Laurel Park racing
With Laurel Park scheduled to host four stakes this weekend, we’ve got five questions about the weekend’s racing.
Kentucky Derby purse boosted to $5 million
The purse of the Kentucky Derby will rise to $5 million for 2024, and it now dwarfs the purses of the other jewels of the Triple Crown.
Art of Racing competition returns for 2024
The Art of Racing art competion sponsored by the Maryland Jockey Club and MICA returns in 2024 for its third year.
Copper Tax taking big swing in G2 Remsen
Laurel Park-based Copper Tax, a winner of five straight there and at Delaware, will stick his toe into Triple Crown trail waters in Saturday’s G2 Remsen.
Bob Baffert suspension extended by Churchill Downs
Trainer Bob Baffert’s suspension from racing at Churchill Downs and other properties owned by that company has been extended through 2024.
