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
For Two Phil’s, long journey from Colonial to Kentucky Derby
Two Phil’s broke his maiden last summer at Colonial Downs. The last horse to win there as a 2-year-old and then start in the Kentucky Derby was…
Experts’ Kentucky Derby picks
Scratches have taken their toll on the Kentucky Derby, but our experts are still happy to share their Derby picks. Who will wear the roses? Read on.
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
Always Dreaming “very happy” during Preakness prep
Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming circled Pimlico’s oval twice in the company of a pony this morning, and was “full of himself,” said trainer Todd Pletcher.
Cloud Computing on track for Preakness date
Cloud Computing, with just three starts to his credit, is training well in advance of his next start, in the Preakness May 20.
Rodman: In Preakness, expect the unexpected
Pimlico track announcer Dave Rodman has seen — and is ready for — just about everything that can happen on a Preakness (or any other) day.
Gunnevera to Preakness means crabcakes for Alex Sano
Gunnevera has been confirmed as a Preakness runner, and that means a first chance to try crabcakes for assistant trainer Alex Sano.
Derby champ Always Dreaming first to arrive at Pimlico
Kentucky Derby champ Always Dreaming woke up at Churchill Downs, and one flight, and one police escort, later he arrived at Pimlico looking bright-eyed and happy.
How low will odds for Always Dreaming go?
Always Dreaming was 9-2 when he won the Kentucky Derby. What’ll he be in the Preakness? Recent races provide some guidance.
Asmussen may have two for Preakness
Trainer Steve Asmussen may bring a pair of runners from the Kentucky Derby to Baltimore for the Preakness: runner-up Lookin At Lee and 11th place finisher Hence.
Preakness contenders begin to emerge
Several potential Preakness rivals for Always Dreaming have begun to emerge, including potentially three from the Kentucky Derby.
Midlantic hopefuls well beaten as Always Dreaming wins Kentucky Derby
Always Dreaming romped to a win in today’s Kentucky Derby, while mid-Atlantic hopefuls Irish War Cry and Fast and Accurate were 10th and 17th, respectively.
