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
Preakness profile: Chase the Chaos
Our Preakness Profiles return for Preakness 148 set for May 20, 2023. Here, we profile longshot Chase the Chaos.
Taxed collects in Black-Eyed Susan win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAGktUIUHuw&list=PLjs0BW-q6FzG5GySaCOBO0Pob9JeCYpNC&pp=gAQBiAQB Those who were behind Taxed collected Friday afternoon at Pimlico Race Course when Richard Bahde's three year...
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
Fast and Accurate: “We’re going to the lead!”
Pennsylvania-bred Fast and Accurate is among the longest of longshots for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby — but his owner is so confident that he paid $200,000 to supplement him to the big race.
Finest City heads Midlantic-breds on Oaks day
Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint winner Finest City is favored in Friday’s La Troienne at Churchill Downs and is one of just two Midlantic-breds in Churchill stakes that day.
Kentucky Derby odds and post positions; Irish War Cry 6-1
Kentucky Derby odds and post positions were announced this morning, with Irish War Cry the 6-1 fourth choice and Classic Empire favored at 4-1.
Comfort key for Irish War Cry as Derby nears
While many trainers sent their horses to Churchill Downs, Graham Motion kept Irish War Cry home at Fair Hill until Monday. He sat down with Gary Quill to discuss that decision and much else.
Carr’s Exaggerator photo wins Frutkoff Award
A photo by Rob Carr of Exaggerator in the homestretch of the Preakness has won the Jerry Frutkoff Preakness Photograph Award.
For bettors, the search for Derby bragging rights
Hit the Kentucky Derby and have bragging rights for a year. Miss it? It can be a long wait till the next one… musings on wagering the Derby.
At Overbrook, keeping an eye on star pupil Irish War Cry
At New Jersey’s Overbrook Farm, manager Rory Huston is keeping close tabs on Irish War Cry, whom he remembers as “a nice-looking foal.”
Classic Empire, Arrogate top NTRA polls
With his win in the Arkansas Derby, Classic Empire surged to the top of the NTRA Top 3-year-old Poll, while Arrogate held the top spot overall.
Tesio, Weber City Miss draw 58 noms
The Federico Tesio – a Win and You’re In for the Preakness – and the Weber City Miss, serving the same role for the Black Eyed Susan, will take place April 22.
