Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.
After an exciting Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve May 6, the focus of the horse racing world shifts to the $1.65 million, Grade 1 Preakness Stakes May 20 at venerable Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md.
Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from the Grade 3 Peter Pan Stakes, a prep race for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, and other major developments this weekend.
The Preakness Stakes is the second leg of the prestigious Triple Crown series and winning the race is high on the wish list of just about every jockey. This year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve winner Mage will be ridden by Hall of Fame rider Javier Castellano in the Preakness.
