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
Mystic Lake dazzles in G3 Miss Preakness win
Mystic Lake led all the way to a sharp score in Friday’s Grade 3 Miss Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, one of three graded races on the card.
VIDEO: Handicapping the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
We turned Nick Hahn and Gary Quill loose on the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes with horse-by-horse analysis and, of course, their picks@
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 Memories: The controversial Codex
Our 2020 Preakness Memories series kicks off with the controversial Codex, who beat the filly who stole the nation’s heart.
Preakness: Liveyourbeastlife taking a shot
Liveyourbeastlife, a closing second in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy, will take a big swing in the Preakness, his trainer said.
Swiss Skydiver eyes possible Preakness spot
Swiss Skydiver, runner-up in the Kentucky Oaks, is under consideration for the Praekness, her trainer said – depending on who shows up.
Preakness: Derby 3rd Mr. Big News probable
Trainer Bret Calhoun said Kentucky Derby show horse Mr. Big News is “probable” for the Preakness, while Art Collector and Pneumatic also appear on track.
Preakness: Authentic, Thousand Words on track
Kentucky Derby winner Authentic remains on track for the October 3 Preakness Stakes, trainer Bob Baffert said, as does stablemate Thousand Words.
Preakness: Tiz the Law settled back in at Belmont
Belmont Stakes winner and Kentucky Derby runner-up Tiz the Law has settled back in at Belmont Park, with the Preakness Stakes remaining on his radar.
Preakness: Monday Morning Qb under consideration
Monday Morning Qb, a game second in the Tesio Stakes Monday at Laurel Park, is being considered for Preakness, his trainer said.
Preakness contender update: Ny Traffic possible
One horse, Ny Traffic, moved into the “possible” camp for the October 3 Preakness, while two others are no longer under consideration.
Preakness: No more “Maryland, My Maryland”
In the face of the nation’s reckoning with racism, the Maryland Jockey Club will scrap the playing of the controversial state song before the Preakness.
