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 Stakes 2024 horse-by-horse analysis and picks
Saturday’s 149th Preakness sees Derby winner Mystik Dan square off against two Bafferts and more. Our ‘capper has Preakness picks and analysis.
Muth installed as Preakness Stakes favorite
Bob Baffert will gun for a ninth Preakness Stakes with morning line favorite Muth, given the nod over Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan.
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
BackTracks: What a Summer, what a horse
In today’s BackTracks, Maryland-bred What a Summer takes on all comers en route to an Eclipse Award as champion sprinter.
BackTracks: Mongo and Marion
In today’s BackTracks, Marion duPont Scott’s Mongo takes on all comers en route to 1963 champion grass horse honoros.
Essential Quality earns Belmont triumph
Hot Rod Charlie ran a huge one, but in the end Essential Quality earned redemption and a victory in the 153rd Belmont Stakes.
Current Belmont Stakes odds
Who’ll win the Belmont Stakes? More to the point, what are the current odds of each horse in the Belmont? Some answers at just about 2:00 on Belmont day.
Belmont Stakes day price plays
In which we find what we hope are some live price plays on today’s Belmont Stakes card.
Podcast: Handicapping the Belmont Stakes
In our latest podcast, ‘cappers Nick Hahn and Derby Bill Watson dig into Saturday’s 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes with horse-by-horse analysis.
Belmont offers intrigue beyond top pair
While all eyes will be on Preakness winner Rombauer and 2yo champ Essential Quality, Saturday’s Belmont Stakes offers intrigue beyond them.
What we have is a failure to communicate
Bob Baffert won’t have a horse in the Belmont, but all anyone can talk about is Bob Baffert. It’s exhausting, and another whiff.
Bob Baffert ruled off by Churchill Downs
Bob Baffert has been ruled off all Churchill Downs properties for the next two years, the company announced.
