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2 Proposed Triple Crown Changes, and the Obstacles in its Way

Three days after the Kentucky Derby, the dream of a Triple Crown is dead. Sovereignty is skipping the Preakness Stakes and preparing for the Belmont Stakes. This could be a tipping point that changes ...
Yahoo! Sports

What is the Triple Crown? What you need to know of horse racing's most cherished accomplishment

Twenty Thoroughbreds in the 2025 Kentucky Derby have a chance to secure the first leg of horse racing history. When the 151st Kentucky Derby is set to be run on May 3 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, ...
The New York Times

Sovereignty skipping Preakness illustrates horse racing’s Triple Crown conundrum

With a quick phone call to Mike Rogers, the executive vice president of 1/ST, which operates Pimlico racetrack, horse trainer Bill Mott on Tuesday effectively ended the casual fan’s interest in horse ...
Sports Illustrated

Sovereignty Skipping Preakness Signals a Need for Change in Horse Racing Calendar

The Kentucky Derby winner won't make a run for the Triple Crown, and the blame lies with the outdated and unnecessarily cramped racing schedule. Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates after riding ...
NBC DFW

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will skip Preakness, ending Triple Crown bid

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes, officials announced Tuesday, ending any chance at a Triple Crown for a seventh consecutive year. “We received a call today from ...
Orange County Register

What Sovereignty’s Preakness opt-out says about the Triple Crown

People are talking about the Triple Crown, but not in the way that many in horse racing would prefer. After the announcement Tuesday that the connections of Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty have ...