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
Gun Song sings winning tune in G2 Black-Eyed Susan
In just her sixth career outing, Gun Song played a winning tune in Friday’s Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.
Pyrenees rallies late to summit Pimlico Special
Pyrenees rallied late to win a thrilling G3 Pimlico Special and give trainer Cherie DeVaux three stakes wins on the afternoon.
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
Preakness: Authentic 9-5 favorite, gets post 9
Kentucky Derby winner Authentic is favored in Saturday’s Grade 1 Preakness Stakes, where he’ll contend with the filly Swiss Skydiver, among others.
Preakness Memories: The late-blooming Red Bullet
Our 2020 Preakness Memories series continues with Red Bullet, who was late to racing but just in time to spoil the Triple Crown hopes of Fusaichi Pegasus.
Jesus’ Team first Preakness contender to arrive
Jesus’ Team arrived at Pimlico Sunday afternoon, becoming the first Preakness contender to reach Old Hilltop.
Preakness: Mr. Big News “getting better all the time”
Mr. Big News is heading towards the Preakness with “everything going his way,” his trainer Bret Calhoun said.
Fanless Preakness? One should be plenty of that
Old Hilltop has seen a lot of things, but it’s never seen the likes of what it will confront this year: a Preakness without fans.
Preakness: Sheldon Russell to ride Excession
Jockey Sheldon Russell has picked up his first Preakness mount in nine years and will aboard Excession for trainer Steve Asmussen.
Thousand Words “willing” in final Preakness work
A week after a so-so move left trainer Bob Baffert scratching his head, Thousand Words, with blinkers on, worked more strongly Saturday.
Preakness: Steve Asmussen to saddle three
Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, closing in on the North American record for wins, will have three in the Preakness, including new name Excession.
Protocols announced for Preakness weekend jocks
The Maryland Jockey Club has announced the Covid-19 protocols jockeys riding on Preakness weekend must follow.
