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Whirlaway in the Belmont Stakes winner's circle.

Triple Crown Winner Whirlaway: Calumet's Mercurial and Brilliant Star

It's never a good thing when your boss calls you a knucklehead.

“You can teach him,” quipped legendary trainer Ben A. Jones of Whirlaway in the spring of 1941, “but you can't teach him much. ”

Sovereignty, Junior Alvarado, Belmont Stakes, Saratoga Race Course, Triple Crown, America's Best Racing, horse racing, ABR

Seventeen Fun Facts About the 2026 Belmont Stakes

This year’s Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets will be held June 6, and for the third consecutive year the final jewel of the Triple Crown will be hosted by Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York.

Napoleon Solo, Triple Crown, Preakness Stakes, Laurel Park, Haskell Stakes, Monmouth Park, Chad Summers, trainer, Gold Square, Al Gold, owner, Paco Lopez, jockey, Wood Memorial, Champagne Stakes, breeding, pedigree, Liam’s Map, speed figure, colt, ABR

Triple Crown Prospect Profiles: What to Expect From Preakness Winner Napoleon Solo

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.

David Whiteley, Hall of Fame, trainer, horse, Thoroughbred, Frank Whiteley, Coastal, Waya, Tiller, Highland Blade, Just a Game, Belmont Stakes, Spectacular Bid, Revidere, Veitch, Brant, Eclipse Award, horse racing, ABR

The Quiet Perfectionist: Inside the Hall of Fame Career of David Whiteley

Ben and Jimmy Jones. Max and Buddy Hirsch. Marion and Jack Van Berg. Carey and Bill Winfrey. Syl and John Veitch. Frank and David Whiteley.

Preakness Stakes, Napoleon Solo, Paco Lopez, Al Gold, Chad Summers, Laurel Park, Triple Crown, Iron Honor, Chip Honcho, Ocelli, Incredibolt, Chad Brown, Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, Saffie Joseph, My Miss Mo, horse racing, ABR

Key Takeaways from Preakness Stakes Weekend at Laurel Park

America’s Best Racing editor Patrick Reed presents four key takeaways from the 151st Preakness Stakes May 16 and other races over the weekend at Laurel Park, which hosted the second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown due to an ongoing reconstruction project at Pimlico Race Course.

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