Triple Crown tracker: See the latest on last year's runners
The Triple Crown Tracker checks in with the horses who raced in the 2025 Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont, keeping up with what they have done since the classics.
2025 Kentucky Derby
Burnham Square continues his ascent to the top of the long-distance turf division. Coming off of a dominant victory in the Grade 2 Elkhorn at Keeneland in April, he returned in the Louisville (G3) on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Settled off the pace in the field of six, the Ian Wilkes trainee chased off a comfortable pace, got going around the third and final turn, and rolled clear late to win by 4 3/4 lengths. It's his second graded-stakes win in a row, and both races covered 1 1/2 miles on the lawn.
Two others from the 2025 Kentucky Derby recently made good account of themselves in allowance company.
Tiztastic lined up for a 1 1/8-mile allowance-optional claimer on the Churchill Downs dirt on May 9, in under the third-level condition. Settled in last early, the Steve Asmussen trainee rallied into the lane, battled with favored Gould's Gold mid-stretch, and put him away late to win by 1 1/4 lengths. The victory was Tiztastic's first since his Louisiana Derby (G2) triumph in March 2025.
Render Judgment raced Thursday in a first-level allowance going 1 1/8 miles on the dirt at Churchill Downs. The Kenny McPeek trainee made a rally from midfield, but was ultimately held at bay, crossing the wire second behind the more forwardly placed Master Controller. It was Render Judgment's second straight runner-up finish in allowance company.
| Derby | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sovereignty | 2nd Oaklawn Handicap (G2) | Worked 4f Sat. at SAR |
| 2 | Journalism | 3rd Oaklawn Handicap (G2) | Worked 4f Fri. at SA |
| 3 | Baeza | 3rd Alysheba (G2) | Worked 4f Sat. at SAR |
| 4 | Final Gambit | 2nd Last Hurrah | Worked 4f Jan. 17 at TP |
| 5 | Owen Almighty | 2nd Alw OC (April 28 at CD) | Worked 4f Sun. at CD |
| 6 | Burnham Square | 1st Louisville (G3) | No works since last race |
| 7 | Sandman | 6th Razorback Handicap (G3) | No works since last race |
| 8 | East Avenue | 4th Alysheba (G2) | No works since last race |
| 9 | Chunk of Gold | 3rd Clark (G2) | Worked 3f Tue. at TP |
| 10 | Tiztastic | 1st Alw OC (May 9 at CD) | No works since last race |
| 11 | Coal Battle | 2nd Lake Ouachita | Worked 4f Thu. at ELP |
| 12 | Luxor Cafe | 5th Saudi Cup (G1) | No works since last race |
| 13 | Neoequos | 3rd, Oaklawn Mile (G3) | Entered Mon. in Steve Sexton Mile (G3) |
| 14 | Publisher | 4th Oaklawn Handicap (G2) | Entered Mon. in Steve Sexton Mile (G3) |
| 15 | Citizen Bull | 2nd Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Stands for $45,000 at Ashford |
| 16 | American Promise | 6th Lake Ouachita | No works since last race |
| 17 | Render Judgment | 2nd Alw (Thu. at CD) | No works since last race |
| 18 | Flying Mohawk | 1st Alw (April 16 at KEE) | Entered Thu. in Alw OC at CD |
| 19 | Admire Daytona | 13th Oasis | No works since last race |
| SCR | Grande | 6th Alysheba (G2) | No works since last race |
| SCR | Rodriguez | 4th Belmont | Worked 4f July 14 at SA |
2025 Preakness Stakes
Pay Billy made his first start outside the mid-Atlantic circuit on May 1, lining up for an allowance-optional claimer going 1 1/8 miles on the Belmont at Aqueduct dirt. Always near the rear of the five-horse field, he finished fifth and last, 16 3/4 lengths behind gate-to-wire winner Phileas Fogg.
River Thames, the only competitor who has yet to race since the 2025 Preakness, returned to the work tab for his first drills since January. He went three furlongs at WinStar Training Center on May 9, and returned for a four-furlong drill there on Friday.
Gosger, who was second in an allowance-optional claimer in his seasonal debut March 21 at Gulfstream, will not race again. He broke both of the sesamoids in his right front leg, according to a report at BloodHorse, and is currently recovering from surgery to repair the injury.
| Preakness | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journalism | 3rd Oaklawn Handicap (G2) | Worked 4f Fri. at SA |
| 2 | Gosger | 2nd Alw OC (March 21 at GP) | Recovering from career-ending injury |
| 3 | Sandman | 6th Razorback Handicap (G3) | No works since last race |
| 4 | Goal Oriented | 1st Malibu (G1) | Stands for $30,000 at Spendthrift |
| 5 | Heart of Honor | 7th Dubai World Cup | No works since last race |
| 6 | River Thames | 6th 2025 Preakness | Worked 4f Fri. at WSR |
| 7 | Pay Billy | 5th Alw OC (May 1 at BAQ) | No works since last race |
| 8 | American Promise | 6th Lake Ouachita | No works since last race |
| 9 | Clever Again | 8th Alw (April 9 at KEE) | No works since last race |
2025 Belmont Stakes
The top three horses from the 2025 Belmont Stakes continue on the work tab and are preparing for major late-spring or early-summer destinations. Sovereignty and Baeza, now stablemates in the Bill Mott barn, both worked Saturday at Saratoga. Both are being pointed to a blockbuster edition of the Stephen Foster (G1) at Churchill Downs on June 27, where they are expected to clash with White Abarrio.
Journalism is also actively on the worktab, with his last drill coming Friday at Santa Anita. He won't be in the Stephen Foster fray – instead, trainer Michael McCarthy plans to shorten him up for the Met Mile (G1) at Saratoga on Belmont Stakes day, June 6.
| Belmont | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sovereignty | 2nd Oaklawn Handicap (G2) | Worked 4f Sat. at SAR |
| 2 | Journalism | 3rd Oaklawn Handicap (G2) | Worked 4f Fri. at SA |
| 3 | Baeza | 3rd Alysheba (G2) | Worked 4f Sat. at SAR |
| 4 | Rodriguez | 4th Belmont | Worked 4f July 14 at SA |
| 5 | Hill Road | 10th Breeders' Cup Turf | Worked 3f March 20 at PAY |
| 6 | Heart of Honor | 7th Dubai World Cup | No works since last race |
| 7 | Uncaged | 5th Alw OC (Oct. 24 at KEE) | Sold to race in Kuwait |
| 8 | Crudo | 2nd Dwyer | Sold to race in Saudi Arabia |