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
Experts’ Belmont Stakes and undercard picks
We asked our experts for their Belmont picks, plus picks for the major undercard stakes on the Belmont day card at Belmont Park.
Angel of Empire aims to be first PA-bred Belmont winner since…
There hasn’t been a Pennsylvania-bred Belmont Stakes winner since 1891. Angel of Empire is aiming to change that on Saturday.
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
Black-Eyed Susan draws 11
Four graded stakes winners top a field of 11 sophomore fillies that will tackle the Grade 3 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Saturday at Pimlico.
Preakness: Authentic 9-5 favorite, gets post 9
Kentucky Derby winner Authentic is favored in Saturday’s Grade 1 Preakness Stakes, where he’ll contend with the filly Swiss Skydiver, among others.
Preakness Memories: The late-blooming Red Bullet
Our 2020 Preakness Memories series continues with Red Bullet, who was late to racing but just in time to spoil the Triple Crown hopes of Fusaichi Pegasus.
Jesus’ Team first Preakness contender to arrive
Jesus’ Team arrived at Pimlico Sunday afternoon, becoming the first Preakness contender to reach Old Hilltop.
Preakness: Mr. Big News “getting better all the time”
Mr. Big News is heading towards the Preakness with “everything going his way,” his trainer Bret Calhoun said.
Fanless Preakness? One should be plenty of that
Old Hilltop has seen a lot of things, but it’s never seen the likes of what it will confront this year: a Preakness without fans.
Preakness: Sheldon Russell to ride Excession
Jockey Sheldon Russell has picked up his first Preakness mount in nine years and will aboard Excession for trainer Steve Asmussen.
Thousand Words “willing” in final Preakness work
A week after a so-so move left trainer Bob Baffert scratching his head, Thousand Words, with blinkers on, worked more strongly Saturday.
Preakness: Steve Asmussen to saddle three
Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, closing in on the North American record for wins, will have three in the Preakness, including new name Excession.
