Welcome to 2026 Triple Crown Prospect Profiles – updated after the first jewel of the Triple Crown from the previous title of Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles – where we’ll take a look each week at a recent winner on the Triple Crown trail.
A Beginner’s Guide to the 2026 Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park
Last year Pimlico Race Course and Thoroughbred racing celebrated the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes. After the milestone edition, the venue closed for a complete rebuild of the Baltimore facility and the 2026 Preakness Stakes has been shifted about 30 miles southwest to Laurel Park in Laurel, Md.
Real Quiet: A Nose From Triple Crown Glory
Real Quiet did not look or act the part of a champion early in his career. He was so crooked up front that he sold to Michael Pegram for only $17,000 as a yearling in 1996. He was so lacking in girth that his trainer, Bob Baffert, jokingly nicknamed him “The Fish.”
A Dozen Takeaways You Need to Know From 2026 Kentucky Derby Weekend
Golden Tempo’s last-to-first victory at 23.12-1 odds in the $5 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve provided horse racing fans with a historically significant grand finale to cap an unforgettable slate of stakes races over the last week at Churchill Downs.
