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’ Kentucky Derby undercard stakes picks
Today’s Kentucky Derby day card has plenty of stakes action before the big race. We asked our experts to share their selections.
Forte, morning line favorite, scratched from Kentucky Derby
Forte, the morning line favorite, has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby by the state veterinarian because of a bruised right foot.
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
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.
El Areeb impresses in sharp James Lewis score
El Areeb drew off to an impressive score in today’s James F. Lewis, III Stakes at Laurel Park in his first try against stakes company.
On tap: Weekend action
What’s on tap: two graded events at Monmouth, plus two state-bred stakes at Parx.
On tap: Weekend action
What’s on tap: two graded events at Monmouth, plus a bevy of Midlantic-breds in graded action.
Midlantic runners on Belmont Saturday
Your guide to Midlantic-based or -bred runners in graded stakes on Belmont Stakes Saturday.
Midlantic runners on Belmont Friday
Your guide to Midlantic-based or -bred runners on Belmont Stakes Friday.
Nyquist tops pre-Belmont NTRA poll
Nyquist and California Chrome continue to dominate the NTRA’s Top 3-Year-Old and Top Thoroughbred Polls, respectively.
