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
Mystik Dan a go for Preakness
Kentucky Derby winner galloped Saturday morning and afterwards his trainer, Ken McPeek, said it was on to Baltimore for the Preakness.
Tuscan Gold, Catching Freedom eyeing Preakness start
Tuscan Gold will aim at the May 18 Preakness, while Kentucky Derby 4th-place horse Catching Freedom also is eyeing the Middle Jewel.
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
Angel of Empire annexes Risen Star
Angel of Empire, the longest of three Brad Cox entrants, won the Risen Star Stakes to secure 50 Kentucky Derby points.
Filly Hoosier Philly third in latest Kentucky Derby future pool
Hoosier Philly, the only filly among the individual betting interests, is third in the latest Kentucky Derby future wagering behind “all others” and Forte.
Triple Crown trail: Litigate scores in Sam F. Davis
The Todd Pletcher-trained Litigate won the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs to earn 20 points on the Kentucky Derby trail.
Six Midlantic-breds among Triple Crown noms
Among the 369 three-year-olds nominated to the Triple Crown series of races kicking off with the Kentucky Derby, six were bred in the Mid-Atlantic.
Triple Crown: Rocket Can wins Holy Bull
Bill Mott trainees ran one-two as Rocket Can won the Holy Bull Stakes on the road to the Kentucky Derby.
Arabian Knight lives up to hype in Southwest
The Bob Baffert-trained Arabian Knight was plenty impressive in winning Saturday’s Southwest Stakes but did not early any Kentucky Derby points.
Arabian Knight favored in Southwest
Arabian Knight, a flashy Keeneland debut winner in November, will try to take a step towards bigger prizes in today’s G3 Southwest Stakes.
Forte 7-1 in latest Kentucky Derby future wagering
In the third and most recent Kentucky Derby future pool, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Forte was the leader among individual horses with odds of 7-1.
Preakness “Art of Racing” contest returns
The Preakness “Art of Racing” contest will return this year, as 1/ST Racing, the Maryland Institute College of Art, and Park Heights team up.
