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Napoleon Solo took location nan 2026 Preakness Stakes connected Saturday, nan 151st moving of nan race.
The title was tally without nan Kentucky Derby victor for nan 2nd twelvemonth successful a row. After Sovereignty did not tally nan Preakness past twelvemonth – and coiled up winning nan Belmont Stakes – nan training squad of Golden Tempo opted to skip nan Maryland race.
From 1960 to 2018, only 3 Derby winners did not tally successful nan Preakness. Three Derby winners person skipped nan Preakness successful nan past 5 years, and for nan sixth clip successful 8 years, for various reasons, nan Triple Crown had already been intolerable to execute by nan clip nan Preakness moreover rolled around.
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A Preakness branded starting gross is seen connected way anterior to nan 151st Preakness Stakes astatine Laurel Park connected May 16, 2026 successful Laurel, Maryland. For nan first and only time, Laurel Park is hosting nan Preakness Stakes which is nan 2nd title of nan Triple Crown jewel owed to nan accepted location of nan title of nan Pimlico Race Course undergoing complete renovations. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
"I understand that fans of nan athletics aliases fans of nan Triple Crown are disappointed, but nan equine is not a machine," Golden Tempo’s trainer, Cherie DeVaux, told Fox News Digital earlier this week.
Only 3 horses from 2 weeks agone – Ocelli, Robusta, and Incredibolt, were backmost astatine nan Preakness. Corona de Oro, nan 11 equine connected Saturday, was scratched good up of nan Derby, and Great White, who reared up and fell connected his backmost aft becoming startled soon earlier entering nan Derby gate, took nan 13 station connected Saturday.
A wide position arsenic helmets remainder connected nan gross anterior to nan Sir Barton Stakes astatine Laurel Park. (Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls/Imagn Images)
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The Preakness went disconnected astir 24 hours aft a equine died pursuing nan completion of his very first race.
Hit Zero, trained by Brittany Russell, came into nan title arsenic nan favorite. However, he vanished past successful nan race, which was won by different 1 of Russell's horses, Bold Fact — and upon crossing nan decorativeness line, Hit Zero reportedly began coughing, dropped to his knees, past put his caput down and died.
The Preakness took spot astatine Laurel Park arsenic Pimlico undergoes renovations. It was nan first clip ever that Pimlico did not big nan race, moving astir 20 miles south.
Horses parade successful beforehand of nan paddock earlier an undercard title anterior to nan 151st Preakness Stakes astatine Laurel Park connected May 16, 2026, successful Laurel, Maryland. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
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The Belmont Stakes, nan last Triple Crown race, will return spot connected June 6. The title will return to Saratoga for a 3rd twelvemonth successful a statement arsenic Belmont Park continues to beryllium renovated.
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