Category: Preakness Stakes

Preakness Stakes Welcomes Trainer Barred From Kentucky Derby

Controversy over doping and horse deaths has trailed the successful trainer for several years, but deep-pocketed owners have stuck by him.
Horse Racing Deaths Raise Questions About Sport’s Future

The breakdown of 12 horses in the days surrounding the celebrated race a year ago has led to existential questions about the sport and its future.
Secretariat’s Legend Rolls on Like, Well, a Tremendous Machine

Fifty years after Secretariat clinched the Triple Crown with a runaway win in the Belmont Stakes, fans still long to connect with his story.
Two Complicated Princes of the Sport of Kings

The excitement of thoroughbred horse racing — and many of the sport’s most vexing problems — are exemplified by the careers of the trainers Bob Baffert and Todd Pletcher.
Why Do They Euthanize Racehorses Who Break Their Legs?

Humans and other mammals can recover from a broken leg. But a similar injury can be catastrophic for thoroughbreds, as the public has seen during this Triple Crown season.
National Treasure wins the 148th Preakness Stakes.
Hundreds of People Invest in Mage’s Preakness Success on Commonwealth App

Think part fantasy football, part investing, part pure fun in horse racing.
2023 Preakness Stakes: What to Watch For

Mage, the Kentucky Derby winner, will attempt to keep his feel-good Triple Crown run alive, but one familiar face will be standing in his way: Bob Baffert.
2023 Preakness Stakes: What to Watch For

Mage, the Kentucky Derby winner, will attempt to keep his feel-good Triple Crown run alive, but one familiar face will be standing in his way: Bob Baffert.
Expert Picks: Who Will Win the Preakness?

Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert look at the contenders for the 148th Preakness Stakes.
Forte, Once the Derby Favorite, Failed a Drug Test in September

The colt went on to become America’s 2-year-old champion and was favored to win the Kentucky Derby until he was scratched from the race with an injury. The doping case still hasn’t been adjudicated.
Even in Exile, Bob Baffert Is the King of the Sport of Kings

Baffert was barred from Triple Crown races after Medina Spirit tested positive for a prohibited drug at the 2021 Kentucky Derby. But owners keep sending him expensive horses — and he keeps winning.