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
Gun Song sings winning tune in G2 Black-Eyed Susan
In just her sixth career outing, Gun Song played a winning tune in Friday’s Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Pyrenees rallies late to summit Pimlico Special
Pyrenees rallied late to win a thrilling G3 Pimlico Special and give trainer Cherie DeVaux three stakes wins on the afternoon.
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
Armagnac to tackle Preakness
Armagnac, a recent allowance winner after finishing fourth in the Santa Anita Derby, is heading to the Preakness, his connections said.
Off to the Races Radio: Eric Reed featured
Off to the Races returns to the airwaves May 7 with a show focusing on the day’s kickoff of the Triple Crown with the Kentucky Derby.
Happy Jack added to Preakness fray
Happy Jack, a son of Preakness winner Oxbow who was 14th in the Kentucky Derby, will try his luck in the May 21 Preakness.
Joe Clancy to receive Old Hilltop Award
Joe Clancy, editor of Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred, will receive the Old Hilltop Award at the Alibi Breakfast, the Maryland Jockey Club. announced.
Rich Strike offers argument for Triple Crown change
Rich Strike’s defection from the Preakness is one more argument for changing the series’ configuration to acknowledge changes in horsemanship.
Off the Pace: Triple Crown schedule just fine
In a new “Off the Pace”: Mike Valiante shares snippets of more than 50 years of Kentucky Derby memories, from heartwarming stories to impossible upsets.
Rich Strike will skip the Preakness
In a stunning development, Rich Strike will bypass the Preakness, owner Rick Dawson said in a statement.
Rich Strike, the pony, the bite, and the controversy
After winning the Kentucky Derby, Rich Strike tried to take a bite out of a pony, prompting a forceful outrider response – and a bit of a firestorm.
Secret Oath “probable plus” for Preakness
The filly Secret Oath, winner of the May 6 Kentucky Oaks, is more than probable to tackle the boys in the Preakness, her trainer said.
