Belmont Stakes: Battle Of The Best

Crudo broke his maiden at Keeneland last Spring. He now steps up to battle in the 2025 Belmont Stakes!
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I'll be cheering for my homeboy, Crudo!  From his maiden win at Keeneland to his post in the 2025 Belmont Stakes.  He has come a long way, baby!
I’ll be cheering for my homeboy, Crudo! From his maiden win at Keeneland to his post in the 2025 Belmont Stakes. Crudo has come a long way, baby!

Bring it on! The battle of the best is up in the Belmont Stakes! Eight great thoroughbreds are set to compete in the last jewel of The Triple Crown. Who will win The Test Of The Champion?

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Persevering The Preakness

Gosger won the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland in his last start. Now he's hoping to win the 150th Preakness Stakes!
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Gosger won the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland in his last start. Now he's hoping to win the 150th Preakness Stakes!
Gosger won the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland in his last start. Now he’s hoping to win the 150th Preakness Stakes!

Tradition is triumphant! The second jewel of The Triple Crown returns. The 150th Preakness Stakes is set for Saturday. Kentucky Derby contenders make up a third of the Preakness field. Who has what it takes to persevere in The Preakness?

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Preakness Prospectus

Pimlico is set to host the 149th Preakness Stakes!
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Lady Siphonica, seen here at trainer, Kenny McPeek's Magdalena Farm, is the granddam of Mystik Dan.
Lady Siphonica, seen here at trainer, Kenny McPeek’s Magdalena Farm, is the granddam of Mystik Dan.

Triple Crown racing continues with the Preakness Stakes! The Kentucky Derby winner, Mystik Dan, returns to racing to compete for the second jewel of the crown. He will race both Kentucky Derby horses and thoroughbreds that missed The Run For The Roses. For further information, follow this Preakness prospectus.

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Post On The Preakness

Blazing Sevens finished third in Keeneland's Blue Grass Stakes. He looks to be first in the Preakness Stakes!
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First Mission was first indeed in Keeneland's Lexington Stakes.  He will go for first again the Preakness Stakes!
First Mission was first indeed in Keeneland’s Lexington Stakes. He will go for first again the Preakness Stakes

On to part two of The Triple Crown, the 148th Preakness Stakes. The Grade I, $1.5 million dollar dirt race for 3 year-olds will race on Saturday, 5/20/23. Pimlico Racecourse, in Baltimore, MD will host lucky race 13 on a card of 14. The 1 and 3/16 mile race will post at 7:01 PM ET. CNBC will start televising the races at 1 PM ET and then turn to NBC at 4:40 PM ET until 7:30 PM ET. The winner of the Kentucky Derby, Mage, is entered so the possibility of a Triple Crown winner exists! The Run For The Black-Eyed Susans is a race not to miss.

The field of 8 is as follows by post/horse/jockey/trainer/owner/and morning-line odds: First Mission has scratched.

  1. National Treasure/John R. Velazquez/Bob Baffert/SF Racing, LLC., Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, LLC./ Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, LLC., Jay A. Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital, LLC. and Catherine Donovan/4-1
  2. Chase The Chaos/Sheldon Russell/Ed Moger, Jr./Adam Ference and Bill Dory/50-1
  3. Mage/Javier Castellano/Gustavo Delgado/OGMA Investments LLC, Ramiro Restrepo, Sterling Racing, LLC. and CMNWLTH/8-5
  4. CoffeeWithChris/Jaime Rodriguez/John E. Salzman, Jr., John E. Salzman, Jr., Fred Wasserloos and Anthony Geruso/20-1
  5. Red Route One/Joel Rosario/Steven M. Asmussen/Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC./10-1
  6. Perform/Feargal Lynch/Claude R. McGaughey III/Woodford Racing LLC., Lanes End Farm, Phipps Stable, Ken Langone and Edward J. Hudson, Jr./15-1
  7. Blazing Sevens/Irad Ortiz, Jr./Chad C. Brown/Rodeo Creek Racing, LLC./6-1
  8. First Mission/Luis Saez/Brad H. Cox/Godolphin, LLC./5-2

I hope the Preakness brings the sweetness. Thanks you for visiting Thoroughbred U and please invite your friends.

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Preakness Ponderings

Fenwick participated in Keeneland's Blue Grass Stakes. He is entered in the 147th Preakness Stakes.
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Creative Minister won at Keeneland this spring.  Will he win again in the Preakness Stakes?
Creative Minister won at Keeneland this spring. Will he win again in the Preakness Stakes?

Thoroughbred U is sharing with you its ponderings on the Preakness. This Saturday, May 21, 2022, is the 147th edition of the Preakness Stakes! Prepare to compare the fine nine contenders.

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Take A Peek At The Preakness

Keepmeinmind, racing in the Bluegrass Stakes, will compete in the 146th Preakness Stakes.
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Ram took the lead at the start of a maiden at Keenland this past Fall.  He will race in the 2021 Preakness Stakes.
Ram took the lead at the start of a maiden at Keenland this past Fall. He will race in the 2021 Preakness Stakes.

The middle of May brings the Middle Jewel Of The Triple Crown! Just two weeks after the Kentucky Derby the 146th Preakness Stakes is scheduled for Saturday, May 15th, 2021. The race will feature some contenders from the KY Derby as well as a few entries that bypassed The Run For The Roses. Read on to take at peek at this Preakness.

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An Unconventionally COVID Preakness

Pimlico will host the 145th Preakness!
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The 145th Preakness Stakes will post Saturday, 10/3/2020!

Alas, the 145th Preakness Stakes is finally set to post this Saturday! The conventional second jewel but COVIDentional third jewel of the Triple Crown series will be raced at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland on October 3rd. While there won’t be a sweep this year, there is a sizeable field of talented thoroughbreds entered for this classic stakes race. Keeping with the unique differences the pandemic has created, one horse will not only carry the prestige of being the Preakness Stakes winner but for the first time ever, this winner will be granted an automatic berth into the $6 million dollar, Grade 1, Breeders’ Cup Longines Classic. Let’s keep learning about all of the unconventional awesomeness of this year’s Preakness!

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The Preakness Prep List

Bourbon War at home in Kentucky as a yearling.
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Bourbon War at home in Kentucky as a yearling.
Bourbon War lived in Midway, KY as a yearling, years before his Preakness Stakes entry.

It definitely doesn’t seem like it has been nearly two weeks since the Kentucky Derby but here we go, it is time for the 144th edition of the Preakness Stakes. The results of the Kentucky Derby were different and unexpected. We will not have an opportunity for a Triple Crown winner this year. Fortunately, there is a large field of fantastic talent entered in this Preakness, which may still be one of the greatest races. Get ready for one of the best and oldest, classic Grade 1 races, the Preakness Stakes!

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Fifteen Years of Old Friends Farm

Silver Charm stands out as a favorite at Old Friends Farm!

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Little Silver Charm is the only non-thoroughbred equine at Old Friends.
Little Silver Charm is the only non-thoroughbred equine at Old Friends.

Old Friends Farm is celebrating its 15th year of rescuing retired Thoroughbreds.  Operating at 3 locations and home to hundreds of horses, the Georgetown, KY farm is full of famous champions and a broad spectrum of former Thoroughbred racehorses.   On a beautiful Kentucky Fall day I paid the farm another visit.

 

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Fame isn’t Fast

Affirmed, triple crown winner and U.S Racing Hall of Fame thoroughbred won many awards and his Hall of Fame plaque.

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Affirmed, triple crown winner and U.S Racing Hall of Fame thoroughbred won many awards and his Hall of Fame plaque.
Affirmed, triple crown winner and U.S Racing Hall of Fame thoroughbred won many awards and his Hall of Fame plaque.

Fame does not come fast, not even for Thoroughbreds who sweep the triple crown at the young age of three.  An induction into the Official National Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame is something one achieves many years into or even after their outstanding career in horse racing.  Friday, finally finalized the fame of a few favorites.

 

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