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
Derby Trail Update: Flood Zone posts Gotham upset
Flood Zone posted a 17-1 upset in the Gotham Stakes to punch a Kentucky Derby ticket on a busy Derby trail Saturday.
Triple Crown: San Felipe Stakes picks and analysis
Our analyst digs into Saturday’s San Felipe with picks and analysis as the sophs tackle this 50-point to the winner stop on the Triple Crown trail.
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
PA-bred Uncle Heavy rallies to Withers upset
Pennsylvania-bred Uncle Heavy rallied to post an upset in the Grade 3 Withers and earn 20 points on the Kentucky Derby trail.
Huge Saturday on Triple Crown trail
With the G3 Southwest Stakes delayed to Feb. 3, this Saturday becomes a huge day on the Triple Crown trail, with four major preps.
Roanan Goddess reigns in Xtra Heat
Roanan Goddess rode the rail to victory, her first in stakes company, in Saturday’s Xtra Heat at Laurel Park.
Five questions for this weekend’s Laurel Park racing
With Laurel Park scheduled to host four stakes this weekend, we’ve got five questions about the weekend’s racing.
Kentucky Derby purse boosted to $5 million
The purse of the Kentucky Derby will rise to $5 million for 2024, and it now dwarfs the purses of the other jewels of the Triple Crown.
Art of Racing competition returns for 2024
The Art of Racing art competion sponsored by the Maryland Jockey Club and MICA returns in 2024 for its third year.
Copper Tax taking big swing in G2 Remsen
Laurel Park-based Copper Tax, a winner of five straight there and at Delaware, will stick his toe into Triple Crown trail waters in Saturday’s G2 Remsen.
Bob Baffert suspension extended by Churchill Downs
Trainer Bob Baffert’s suspension from racing at Churchill Downs and other properties owned by that company has been extended through 2024.
PIASSEK: More time a must for Preakness – and Belmont
Debate over the spacing of Triple Crown races has centered on the Preakness, but John PIassek says both it and the Belmont need a new schedule.
