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’ Preakness and undercard picks
We asked our experts for their Preakness picks, plus picks for the major undercard stakes on the Preakness day card at PImlico.
Preakness profile: Chase the Chaos
Our Preakness Profiles return for Preakness 148 set for May 20, 2023. Here, we profile longshot Chase the Chaos.
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
Genaro: Reconfigured Triple Crown a tradition of its own
This year’s “Triple Crown” won’t look anything like recent Crowns have. That’s neither new, nor a bad thing, argues Teresa Genaro.
Mr. Big News has “great perk” in Preakness spot
With a stunning 46-1 upset in the Oaklawn Stakes earlier this month, lightly regarded Mr. Big News made headlines himself and earned a spot in the Preakness.
Independence Hall to cut back to one-turn races
Recently a troubled fifth in the G1 Florida Derby, the Maryland-based Independence Hall will cut back to one-turn races, his connections said.
Wells Bayou enters NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Fresh off a win in the Louisiana Derby, Wells Bayou moved into the top 10 of the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll for 3-year-olds.
Midnight Bisou seizes NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
With the news about Maximum Security this week, Saudi Cup runner-up Midnight Bisou took the top spot in the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll, with Authentic atop the 3-year-old poll.
Servis, Zacney hope Mischevious alex returns them to Derby
Mischevious Alex has plenty of talent – but will he be the one to take the Afleet Alex team back to the Kentucky Derby?
Mucho Gusto tops first 2020 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Pegasus World Cup winner Mucho Gusto leads the first 2020 NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll, while Tiz the Law atop the 3-year-old poll.
Triple Crown noms include 10 bred in Mid-Atlantic
The just-released list of Triple Crown nominees includes 10 horses bred in the Mid-Atlantic, including three stakes winners and six offspring of regional sires.
Monday Morning Qb may seek Withers score
Monday Morning Qb, winner of Laurel Park’s Heft Stakes in December, may hop the Derby trail in the Feb. 1 G3 Withers at Aqueduct.
