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
Tuscan Gold, Catching Freedom eyeing Preakness start
Tuscan Gold will aim at the May 18 Preakness, while Kentucky Derby 4th-place horse Catching Freedom also is eyeing the Middle Jewel.
Mystik Dan, Albarado make morning team
Mystik Dan, trending towards a start in the 149th Preakness Stakes, has been teamed up with Preakness-winning jockey Robbie Albarado as his morning pilot.
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
VIDEO: Meet the Preakness contenders
In this video, we meet nine horses that may end up in the starting gate for the 149th Preakness Stakes May 18.
Ellen Charles to receive Special Award of Merit
Owner-breeder Ellen Charles, whose Post Time is one of the top current Maryland-bred runners, will receive the Special Award of Merit from Pimlico.
Uncle Heavy to run in G1 Preakness
Grade 3 Withers Stakes winner Uncle Heavy will run in the May 18 Preakness, trainer Butch Reid told Pimlico officials.
Mugatu pointed to G1 Preakness
The Maryland-sired Mugatu, a Kentucky Derby also-eligible who did not draw in, will point to the Preakness for his next start.
Preakness weekend offering major bonuses
More than $7.5 million in bonuses will be offered horsemen over Preakness weekend, along with races serving as qualifiers to international G1 events.
Bev Strauss named Preakness honorary postmaster
MidAtlantic Horse Rescue cofounder Bev Strauss has been named Honorary Postmaster for the 2024 Preakness.
Muth favored in final Preakness future wagering
The Bob Baffert-trained Muth, ineligible to compete in the Kentucky Derby, was favored in the final Preakness futures wager.
Mystik Dan scores in Kentucky Derby thriller
Mystik Dan held on in a three-horse photo to win a thrilling 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby.
Fierceness favored in early Kentucky Derby wagering
Fiercenss remained the favorite in early Kentucky Derby wagering, while Sierra Leone and Forever Young also were taking strong play
