Starting in 2027, the Preakness will be three weeks, rather than two, following the Kentucky Derby and will shift to Sunday.
The longer you look at it, the Churchill-NYRA announcement looks less like a masterstroke and more like a corporate fit of pique.
In an interview, Greater Baltimore Committee CEO Mark Anthony Thomas calls making the Preakness a “homegrown” event a “winning strategy.”
Maryland will take ownership of the Preakness intellectual property after exercising its right to match an $85 million offer.
With wagering on both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness down versus the prior year, overall US wagering handle was off 4% in May versus 2025.
Paco Lopez did not violate HISA whip rules when winning the Preakness, Maryland Racing Commission stewards said Friday.
Despite being run at Laurel Park and lacking the Kentucky Derby winner, Saturday’s Preakness Stakes broadcast bagged its largest audience since 2021.
Photographer Allison Janezic was on the grounds at Laurel Park this past weekend: here is what the weekend looked like from her perspective.
Thanks to his first-ever Triple Crown race win — aboard Napoleon Solo in the Preakness — Paco Lopez has earned Jockeys’ Guild Jockey of the Week.
In a statement, PETA alleges that jockey Paco Lopez violated use-of-the-crop rules when winning the Preakness aboard Napoleon Solo.