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
Belmont Stakes 2024 horse-by-horse analysis and picks
Saturday’s Belmont Stakes sees Derby winner Mystik Dan square off against Preakness winner Seize the Grey and more. Our ‘capper has Belmont picks and analysis.
VIDEO: Meet the Midlantic-breds of Belmont Stakes weekend
Let’s meet the Midlantic-breds racing in stakes at Saratoga Friday and Saturday, including Maryland-breds, PA-breds, and Jersey-breds in action.
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
Our experts’ Kentucky Derby picks
Can Tiz the Law take leg two of the Triple Crown? We asked six of our ‘cappers for their Kentucky Derby picks, plus picks for the other G1 races.
Reigh Count, Virginia’s forgotten Kentucky Derby winner
Reigh Count is one of four Kentucky Derby winners bred in Virginia, and his legacy extends to this day in racing — even if he himself is mostly forgotten.
Podcast: Talking Kentucky Derby 2021
Derby Bill Watson and Nick Hahn do a deep dive into Kentucky Derby 2021 in our latest podcast. Who’ll come out on top?
Kentucky Derby horse-by-horse analysis
With the Kentucky Derby upon us, our annual Kentucky Derby horse-by-horse analysis also makes its return, plus video of all the prep races.
Parx-based Brooklyn Strong a Derby longshot
Brooklyn Strong was pointed to the Preakness, but a bevy of defections have opened the Derby door to him.
The Reds takes Tesio by DQ over Excellorator
Favored The Reds couldn’t quite get past Excellorator in Saturday’s Federico Tesio Stakes but was put up via DQ after the latter impeded him.
Brooklyn Strong on track for Preakness
Brooklyn Strong, winner of the Grade 2 Remsen and fifth in the Wood Memorial, will skip tomorrow’s Tesio to train up to the Preakness.
Tesio Stakes returns to Pimlico
The Federico Tesio Stakes, the last local prep for the Preakness, will take place at Pimlico for the first time since 2015 when it’s run April 24.
King Fury a Preakness possible
King Fury likely will end up on the wrong side of the Kentucky Derby points cutoff; if so, it’ll be on to the Preakness, said trainer Ken McPeek.
