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
Blazing Sevens “super” in final move for Preakness
Preakness-bound Blazing Sevens breezed five furlongs in 1:00 Saturday, and trainer Chad Brown pronounced it a “super” final move before the race.
Kentucky Derby winner Mage headed to Preakness
Kentucky Derby winner Mage galloped at Churchill Downs Friday morning, after which his connections gave the thumbs-up for a start in the Preakness.
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
McPeek on Senior Investment: “You tee ’em up and you find out”
If Senior Investment is to make an impact on the Preakness, the added distance from his last start — and the time since — will be key, says Ken McPeek.
Exercise rider Leiva making a life in his adopted country
Exercise rider Peter Leiva counts Preakness contender Cloud Computing among his charges – quite a journey for the kid who came here from Chile at 19.
Asmussen loaded for Preakness weekend bear
Trainer Steve Asmussen will saddle two runners in the Preakness — and seven others in weekend stakes at Pimlico.
For Preakness drivers, an exhausting week they can’t wait to relive
Starting Wednesday, a small army of cops and firefighters will trade their hats for those of drivers, assistants, and fix-it guys for the Preakness connections.
Overheard at Pimlico this morning
Among the topics discussed at Pimlico today: Todd’s goatee, Alex’s crabcake, and Jorge’s driving a donkey rather than a car…
Carreno, Conquest Mo Money the other side of the Preakness coin
While trainer Todd Pletcher and Always Dreaming weather the Preakness media crush, jockey Jorge Carreno and Conquest Mo Money are flying under the radar.
Classic Empire “sitting on his best race”
Classic Empire, fourth in the Kentucky Derby, is poised to run a big one in the Preakness, assistant trainer Norm Casse said today.
Miller: “The rail was like gold”
A brilliant, ground-saving ride by jockey Don Miller played a major role in making Deputed Testamony in 1983 the most recent Maryland-bred Preakness winner.
Gunnevera seeking early pace, and a “fair shot”
What’ll it take for Gunnevera to turn the tables on Always Dreaming? “Action on the front end,” says Larry Kelly.
