KENTUCKY DERBY – Medina Spirit
PREAKNESS STAKES – Rombauer
BELMONT STAKES – Essential Quality
LATEST NEWS

Kentucky Oaks picks and analysis
We provide picks and analysis for the stakes on this afternoon’s Kentucky Oaks card at Churchill Downs.

Kentucky Derby 2024 horse-by-horse analysis and picks
It’ll be the traditional 20-horse cavalry charge in Saturday’s 150th Kentucky Derby. How to make sense of it? Our ‘capper has Kentucky Derby picks and analysis.
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
Our experts pick the Black-Eyed Susan
Who’ll win the Black-Eyed Susan, Pimlico Special and the other graded stakes on the Friday card? We asked our experts for their opinions.
Preakness Profile: Midnight Bourbon
Our Preakness Profile of Midnight Bourbon includes facts and figs, GQ’s analysis, video past performances, and latest news.
Preakness Profile: Crowded Trade
Our Preakness Profile looks at Crowded Trade, a winner once in three career starts for trainer Chad Brown.
Preakness Profile: Medina Spirit
Our Preakness Profile looks at Medina Spirit, the Kentucky Derby whose win has spurred controversy after a he had a positive test.
Preakness Profile: Keepmeinmind
Our Preakness Profile takes a look at Keepmeinmind, the longshot who finished seventh in the Kentucky Derby.
Preakness Profile: Ram
PREAKNESS PROFILE: RAM Ram training at Pimlico. Photo by Cynthia Longo. The D. Wayne Lukas-trained Ram is likely to be the longest shot on the board in Saturday's 146th Preakness Stakes. Lukas is a six-time winner...
Five best Black-Eyed Susan winners
While the Preakness gets the glory, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is the longtime anchor of the Preakness even card. Here, the five best Black-Eyed Susan winners since 1991.
Horologist looking for next step in Du Pont Distaff
New Jersey-bred Horologist and her connections hope to have big game in sight later in the year, but for now, the G3 Allaire duPont Distaff looks just fine.
Final Test results on Baffert horses due friday
Drug test results on three Bob Baffert-trained horses, including Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, are due back Friday afternoon.