Preakness Stakes

The Triple Crown is among the highest pinnacles of achievement in sports. Since 1919, there have been only 13 winners. Can 2024 Kentucky Derby champion Mystik Dan's name echo with the likes of Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Justify amid this year's limited field? The Trend is Not Your Friend: The...

Longshot Rich Strike won the Kentucky Derby but will miss out on the potential of winning the Triple Crown in 2022. What Happened: Rich Strike’s owner Rick Dawson said his horse will skip the Preakness Stakes, set to be held on May 21. “Our original plan for Rich Strike was contingent...

The horse racing industry has been rocked by a scandal that has an ongoing investigation of Kentucky Derby-winning horse Medina Spirit and trainer Bob Baffert. What Happened: Medina Spirit won the 147th running of the Derby on May 1, finishing a half-length ahead of runner-up Mandaloun. However,...

What if Maximum Security wasn’t called for interference in the Kentucky Derby and went on to win the Preakness Stakes? What if Maximum Security didn’t alter the path of War Of Will, and War Of Will went on to win the race? Instead of a potential Triple Crown, we’re left with a...

An ominous six months for thoroughbred racing—with 23 unexplained deaths at Santa Anita Racetrack—got more bleak with the disqualification of Maximum Security in the Kentucky Derby. To make matters worse, the undeserving winner of the Derby (Country House) won't even compete in the...

Whereas the Kentucky Derby field of 20 horses still yielded nice payouts, the eight-horse field in the Preakness Stakes doesn’t offer a similar risk-reward scenario. Handicappers that went with the favorite in the Derby, Justify at 5-2 odds, profited a respectable $5.80 for every $2 wagered....

Instead of producing a Triple Crown winner, this year's Belmont will be void of the winner of the Kentucky Derby (Always Dreaming) and the Preakness Stakes (Cloud Computing), as well as the runner-up of the Preakness (Classic Empire). In just another testament to the grueling nature and timing...