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
Churchill Downs issues safety statement
In the wake of four fatalities in the early days of the Churchill Downs meet, the track today issued a statement as to what’s going on.
Amy Moore and the lifeboats that led to Forte
Virginia races contested in Maryland played a significant role in the career of Va-bred Queen Caroline, who became the dam of Kentucky Derby favorite Forte.
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
Irish War Cry goes to head of NTRA class
Undefeated sophomore Irish War Cry is the nation’s top-rated three-year-old in the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.
Irish War Cry powers to Holy Bull triumph
New Jersey-bred Irish War Cry delivered an emphatic win in the Holy Bull Saturday and now looks to be a serious Kentucky Derby contender.
El Areeb romps to Withers triumph
Favored El Areeb made it three straight stakes wins, and burnished his Kentucky Derby resume, with an easy score in the Withers Stakes today.
NJ-bred Irish War Cry tackles big boys in Holy Bull
Undefeated sophomore Irish War Cry will tackle champion 2-year-old Classic Empire and graded winner Gunnevara in Saturday’s G2 Holy Bull.
Maryland-based El Areeb headlines Withers field
El Areeb, from the Cal Lynch barn, headlines Saturday’s G3 Withers, the next step on his hoped-for road to the Kentucky Derby.
El Areeb among 15 Maryland-based Triple Crown nominees
Grade 3 winner El Areeb, based at Laurel Park, is among 15 based in the Free State to join the Triple Crown trail.
Triple Crown noms include 17 Midlantic-breds
Of the more than 400 horses nominated to the Triple Crown, 17 were bred in the mid-Atlantic.
Maryland-based El Areeb romps in Jerome
El Areeb, based at Cal Lynch’s Laurel Park barn, drew first blood of 2017 on the Derby trail with an 11-length win in the G3 Jerome.
Irish War Cry carries Haskell line to Marylander win
Two-year-old Irish War Cry won a thriller in the Marylander Stakes at Laurel Park — bringing another big win to the family of the late Amory Haskell.
