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
Catching Freedom will contest the Preakness
Catching Freedom, a rallying fourth-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, will contest the Preakness, trainer Brad Cox said.
Uncle Heavy posts final pre-Preakness move
Grade 3 Withers winner posted a sharp half-mile workout at his Parx Racing base Saturday in his final move in preparation for the May 18 Preakness.
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 to Belmont for Rombauer
Preakness winner Rombauer will ship to Belmont Park, site of the final leg of the Triple Crown, Monday morning, his trainer said.
Rombauer spells relief in Preakness victory
Racing breathed a sigh of relief as Rombauer won the Preakness and prevented a Medina Spirit win that would have caused yet more turmoil.
Somelikeithotbrown feasts in Dinner Party
Somelikeithobrown pressed the pace before pulling to victory in the Grade 2 Dinner Party Stakes at Pimlico Saturday afternoon.
Special Reserve powers to G3 Md Sprint win
Special Reserve, a $40,000 claim three races back, paid major dividends in winning the Grade 3 Maryland Sprint Stakes Saturday at Pimlico.
Mean Mary returns with Gallorette score
In her first start since November, Mean Mary returned running to win the Grade 3 Gallorette at Pimlico Race Course.
BackTracks: Well Armed
In today’s BackTracks, top handicappers Armed and Stymie square off in the 1946 Dixie in the second of a trio of compelling meetings.
Preakness wins bookended golden age of Virginia breeding
Preakness wins by Pleasant Colony in 1981 and Hansel in 1991 helped bookend of golden age of friendly competition in Virginia breeding.
Mighty Mischief rolls in G3 Chick Lang
Mighty Mischief rolled to victory in the Grade 3 Chick Lang Stakes to give trainer Steve Asmussen his third win in the event in four years.
Our experts pick the Preakness
Who’ll win the Preakness, Dinner Party, and the other graded stakes on the Saturday card? We asked our experts for their opinions.
