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
Art of Racing 2025 winner chosen
“Winning Colors,” a piece by Steve Luhn, has been chosen as the winner of the 2025 Art of Racing contest and will be feted at the big race.
Triple Crown: Blue Grass Stakes picks and analysis
Our analyst digs into Tuesday’s Blue Grass Stakes with picks and analysis as the sophs tackle this 100-point to the winner stop on the Triple Crown trail.
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
Triple Crown trail heats up this weekend
The road to the Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown heats up Saturday with three key Derby preps, including the Withers with a Midlantic flavor.
Road to Kentucky Derby, Oaks to go through New Kent
The road to the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks will make stops in New Kent in 2025, when the Virginia Derby and Oaks become points races.
Dornoch springs Belmont Stakes upset
Dornoch sprung the big upset in the Belmont Stakes Saturday while the lightly raced Maryland-bred Mindframe ran a big second.
Experts’ Belmont Stakes undercard stakes picks
Today’s Belmont Stakes day card has plenty of stakes action before the big race. We asked our experts to share their selections.
Experts’ Belmont Stakes picks
It’s Belmont Stakes day at Saratoga! Who’ll win the big race? How to make sense of it? We asked our experts.
Belmont could be “great experience” for Antiquarian
Centennial Farms made history when Julie Krone piloted their Colonial Affair to a Belmont win. They’re back Saturday with Antiquarian.
“A great ride” as Mindframe could cap 40 years of breeding
Maryland-bred Mindframe’s short career so far makes him feel like an overnight success, but he’s the result of 40 years of work for breeder Larry Johnson.
Belmont Stakes 2024 horse-by-horse analysis and picks
Saturday’s Belmont Stakes sees Derby winner Mystik Dan square off against Preakness winner Seize the Grey and more. Our ‘capper has Belmont picks and analysis.
VIDEO: Meet the Midlantic-breds of Belmont Stakes weekend
Let’s meet the Midlantic-breds racing in stakes at Saratoga Friday and Saturday, including Maryland-breds, PA-breds, and Jersey-breds in action.
