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
Mindframe bidding to be third Md-bred Belmont winner
The undefeated Mindrame is the second choice on the morning line in his bid to become the third Maryland-bred Belmont Stakes winner.
The “fuego Preakness”
Most every Preakness weekend has one specific thing that sticks out in your memory. For me, this year’s will be the fire that wasn’t.
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
Crowded Trade pointed to Preakness
The Chad Brown-trained Crowded Trade, third in the Grade 2 Wood Memorial, is being pointed to the Preakness, the trainer said.
Essential Quality leads NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
With all of the Triple Crown preps in the books, Essential Quality is the top-ranked three-year-old in the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll.
Triple Crown Update: Last Call
The final Triple Crown prep races took place this past weekend, with upset in both the Arkansas Derby and the Lexington.
Tesio, Preakness on radar for Brooklyn Strong
Brooklyn Strong, fifth in the Wood Memorial in his first start in almost five months, may try the Tesio next as a prep for the Preakness, his trainer said.
Triple Crown Update: Upsets roil the waters
Two horses that entered the weekend with no Derby points won major Triple Crown prep races and gained slots in the Derby starting gate on a busy weekend.
Derby Bill picks the Triple Crown preps
It’s a huge day on the Triple Crown Trail, and Derby Bill Watson shares his picks for the Wood Memorial, Blue Grass Stakes, and Santa Anita Derby.
Triple Crown Update: What’s on tap
Three major Triple Crown preps last weekend, three more on tap for this weekend. Here’s what’s going on in the Triple Crown.
Maythehorsebwithu to breeze towards Tesio
Stakes winner Maythehorsebwithu, newly nominated to the Triple Crown, will breeze this weekend towards a planned start in the Tesio Stakes April 24.
Mystic Guide tops NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Mystic Guide moved to the top of the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll with a smashing win in the Dubai World Cup.
