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
Preakness Stakes 2024 horse-by-horse analysis and picks
Saturday’s 149th Preakness sees Derby winner Mystik Dan square off against two Bafferts and more. Our ‘capper has Preakness picks and analysis.
Muth installed as Preakness Stakes favorite
Bob Baffert will gun for a ninth Preakness Stakes with morning line favorite Muth, given the nod over Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan.
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
Knowlton hoping to “let days go by” till Belmont
For Sackatoga Stable’s Jack Knowlton, his second time through the Triple Crown whirl, now with Tiz the Law, is very different, but just as special.
Honor A. P. jumps up NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Santa Anita Derby winner Honor A. P. made the biggest forward move in the latest NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll for 3-year-olds.
Tiz the Law “strong” in pre-Belmont move
Triple Crown hopeful Tiz the Law worked five furlongs Monday at Belmont and will have one more breeze before the June 20 Belmont Stakes.
Lebda among late Triple Crown noms
Lebda, a two-time stakes winner at Laurel Park for trainer Claudio Gonzalez and Euro Stable, is among 22 late nominees to the Triple Crown,
Tiz the Law leads NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll
Fresh off a win in the Louisiana Derby, Wells Bayou moved into the top 10 of the NTRA Top Thoroughbred Poll for 3-year-olds.
Shotski to get remainder of 2020 off
Shotski, on the Triple Crown trail earlier this year, will get the rest of the year off as a result of bone bruising, trainer Jerry O’Dwyer revealed.
Genaro: Reconfigured Triple Crown a tradition of its own
This year’s “Triple Crown” won’t look anything like recent Crowns have. That’s neither new, nor a bad thing, argues Teresa Genaro.
Mr. Big News has “great perk” in Preakness spot
With a stunning 46-1 upset in the Oaklawn Stakes earlier this month, lightly regarded Mr. Big News made headlines himself and earned a spot in the Preakness.
Independence Hall to cut back to one-turn races
Recently a troubled fifth in the G1 Florida Derby, the Maryland-based Independence Hall will cut back to one-turn races, his connections said.
