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
Triple Crown: Fierceness dominates Florida Derby
Fierceness obliterated his rivals in the Florida Derby to seize the overall lead in Kentucky Derby points and move to the head of the sophomore class.
Triple Crown: Arkansas Derby picks and analysis
Our analyst digs into the next stop on the road to the Kentucky Derby, with Arkansas Derby picks for a race set for Saturday at Oaklawn Park.
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
Tesio Stakes returns to Pimlico
The Federico Tesio Stakes, the last local prep for the Preakness, will take place at Pimlico for the first time since 2015 when it’s run April 24.
King Fury a Preakness possible
King Fury likely will end up on the wrong side of the Kentucky Derby points cutoff; if so, it’ll be on to the Preakness, said trainer Ken McPeek.
Crowded Trade pointed to Preakness
The Chad Brown-trained Crowded Trade, third in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial, is being pointed to the Preakness, the trainer said.
Essential Quality leads NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
With all of the Triple Crown preps in the books, Essential Quality is the top-ranked three-year-old in the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.
Triple Crown Update: Last Call
The final Triple Crown prep races took place this past weekend, with upset in both the Arkansas Derby and the Lexington.
Tesio, Preakness on radar for Brooklyn Strong
Brooklyn Strong, fifth in the Wood Memorial in his first start in almost five months, may try the Tesio next as a prep for the Preakness, his trainer said.
Triple Crown Update: Upsets roil the waters
Two horses that entered the weekend with no Derby points won major Triple Crown prep races and gained slots in the Derby starting gate on a busy weekend.
Derby Bill picks the Triple Crown preps
It’s a huge day on the Triple Crown Trail, and Derby Bill Watson shares his picks for the Wood Memorial, Blue Grass Stakes, and Santa Anita Derby.
Triple Crown Update: What’s on tap
Three major Triple Crown preps last weekend, three more on tap for this weekend. Here’s what’s going on in the Triple Crown.
