LAUREL, MD – The 151st running of the Preakness Stakes (G1) will be one for history. For the first time, the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown will be contested at Laurel Park, not Pimlico Race Course, which will once again host the 1 3/16-mile Classic next year.

Iron Honor Following Brown’s Recipe for Success Riley Mott Talked to Dad Before Entering Incredibolt LAUREL, MD – For undefeated two-time stakes winner Taj Mahal, Saturday’s 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park is all about the break.

Owner-Breeder: ‘This is the Horse We’ve Been Waiting On’ LAUREL, MD – Robert Zoellner was down to three broodmares in the spring of 2023. One mare hadn’t gotten pregnant the year before. One foal died. The third is on the cusp of being the long-time owner-breeder’s first starter in a Triple Crown race when Crupper runs in Saturday’s 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park.

Beckman Knows What It Feels Like to Win Preakness Great White ‘Super Kind’ to Fill-In Andie Biancone LAUREL, MD – Aside from adding some extra cameras, 24-hour security and having a smattering of reporters and television crews intermittently filtering by throughout the mornings this week, life has been pretty much the same around Barn 5 on the Laurel Park backstretch.

Among 9 Stakes, 4 Graded, Worth $3.15 Million Preakness Day LAUREL, MD – Six weeks after securing his elusive maiden victory, Falcon Jet will take his first stakes test Saturday in the $100,000 Sir Barton sponsored by Connelly Family Foundation to benefit TAA on the Preakness (G1) Day program at Laurel Park.

Thebabeslayer Seeking Stakes Success in James W. Murphy LAUREL, MD – On the biggest weekend of the Maryland racing calendar, the local horseman want to strut on center stage. They will have plenty of chances. Take Saturday’s competitive $125,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint, for example. Eleven horses are entered in the 5 1/2-furlong race for 3-year-olds and up. Six of them are trained by Maryland horsemen or horsewomen.

Morning-Line Favorite Iron Honor Makes the Scene Taj Mahal Came Around in Time for Russell LAUREL, MD – No horse can sweep the Triple Crown this year, but jockey Jose Ortiz still can. Ortiz earned his first Kentucky Derby (G1) victory May 2 on Golden Tempo, who is awaiting the Belmont Stakes (G1) June 6 at Saratoga.

Ex-Jockey to Retire as NBC’s On-Track Presence During Triple Crown LAUREL, MD – If the 151st Preakness Stakes (G1) goes anything like last week’s Kentucky Derby (G1) for Donna Brothers, a flood of emotions will hit her after she completes Saturday’s assignment for an NBC audience.

Mott Looking to Strike with Incredibolt in 151st Preakness Brown: Preakness Stakes ‘a Natural Fit’ for Iron Honor Asmussen Not About to Make Changes with Chip Honcho For video go to Preakness.isctv.com LAUREL, MD – Brittany Russell remembers having a sense of pride when Jena Antonucci became the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race three years ago with Arcangelo in the Belmont Stakes (G1). The feeling wasn’t dissimilar when Cherie DeVaux saddled Golden Tempo for a victory in the Kentucky Derby (G1) May 2.