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
Not so fast: Forte may not be able to run in Preakness
Shortly after trainer Todd Pletcher indicated Forte was likely for the Preakness, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission appeared to spike that idea.
After Derby scratch, Forte thinking Preakness
Forte, scratched from the Kentucky Derby by the state vet because of a foot bruise, looks to be on track for the Preakness, his trainer said.
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
On tap: Weekend action
What’s on tap: a pair of Top Midlantic-breds in major Triple Crown preps, local stakes action, and more.
Top Midlantic-breds Sunny Ridge, Valid stumble
Sunny Ridge and Valid, both listed among the top Midlantic-breds in the year’s first poll, met defeat this weekend in graded stakes contests.
Sunny Ridge aims for G3 Gotham glory
New Jersey-bred Sunny Ridge has been installed as the second morning line choice for Saturday’s G3 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct.
Lightly raced Charmed Victory still heading upward
Charmed Victory may have come up short to Marengo Road in the Miracle Wood Stakes, but trainer Rodney Jenkins believes distance — and experience — will benefit his runner.
Midlantic-breds breeze for upcoming Crown preps
Two Midlantic-breds – NJ-bred Sunny Ridge and PA-bred Mor Spirit – breezed this weekend preparing for upcoming Triple Crown preps.
Trombetta, Marengo Road map Preakness path
Marengo Road’s pedigree and good-looking win in the Miracle Wood Stakes have trainer Mike Trombetta thinking about a spot in the Preakness.
Mor Spirit breeder: ‘This is why we’re in the game’
Horses like Pennsylvania-bred Mor Spirit – a top Kentucky Derby contender – are “why we’re in the game,” says his breeder, Stuart Grant.
Marengo Road holds on for Miracle Wood win
Marengo Road, from the racing operation of owner Harry Meyerhoff, who died last week, scored a solid win in Monday’s Miracle Wood Stakes at Laurel Park.
Homebred Sunny Ridge has deep roots for Drazin
In the first of our profiles of Midlantic-bred Triple Crown nominees: Sunny Ridge, the NJ-bred Withers winner whose main objective, says his owner, is at Monmouth.
