The Triple Crown Tracker checks in with the horses who raced in the most recent Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont, keeping up with what they have done since the classics.
2022 Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike returned in the Clark (G1) on Friday, running off the board for the first time in four starts over the course. Toward the rear of a compact pack early, he could not sustain a run and finished sixth and last behind Proxy. After the race, trainer Eric Reed suggested he had brought Rich Strike back too quickly, and owner Rick Dawson stated that a scope a few hours after the race revealed a sinus infection.
| Derby | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Strike | 6th Clark (G1) | No works since last race |
| 2 | Epicenter | DNF Breeders' Cup Classic | Retired after condylar fracture |
| 3 | Zandon | 2nd Pennsylvania Derby (G1) | Worked 4f Sat. at BEL |
| 4 | Simplification | 7th Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Worked 5f Sat. at GP |
| 5 | Mo Donegal | 1st Belmont | Retired to stud at Spendthrift |
| 6 | Barber Road | 7th Belmont | Worked 4f Wed. at OP |
| 7 | Tawny Port | 10th Pennsylvania Derby (G1) | No works since last race |
| 8 | Smile Happy | 8th Kentucky Derby | No works since last race |
| 9 | Tiz the Bomb | 4th National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (G2) | No works since last race |
| 10 | Zozos | 10th Kentucky Derby | Worked 5f Fri. at CD |
| 11 | Classic Causeway | 6th Bryan Station | No works since last race |
| 12 | Taiba | 3rd Breeders' Cup Classic | Worked 5f Sun. at SA |
| 13 | Crown Pride | 2nd JBC Classic | No works since last race |
| 14 | Happy Jack | 6th H. Allen Jerkens (G1) | No works since last race |
| 15 | Messier | 11th Alw OC (Nov. 5 at KEE) | No works since last race |
| 16 | White Abarrio | 5th Pennsylvania Derby (G1) | Worked 4f Fri. at GP |
| 17 | Charge It | 1st Dwyer (G3) | Worked 4f Sept. 27 at BEL |
| 18 | Cyberknife | 2nd Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | No works since last race |
| 19 | Pioneer of Medina | 1st Alw OC (Thu. at CD) | No works since last race |
| 20 | Summer Is Tomorrow | 20th Kentucky Derby | No works since last race |
| SCR | Ethereal Road | 5th Alw OC (Nov. 4 at KEE) | No works since last race |
| SCR | Rattle N Roll | 4th Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G2) | No works since last race |
2022 Preakness
None of this year's Preakness runners have been in action in the afternoon since the Breeders' Cup. But two returned to the work tab on Saturday. Simplification worked five furlongs at Gulfstream, his first published drill since he ran seventh in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. Skippylongstocking worked five furlongs at Palm Meadows, the third in a series of gradually lengthening moves through the month of November.
| Preakness | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Early Voting | 8th Travers (G1) | Retired to stud at Ashford |
| 2 | Epicenter | DNF Breeders' Cup Classic | Retired after condylar fracture |
| 3 | Creative Minister | 6th Alw OC (Oct. 20 at KEE) | Worked 4f Nov. 4 at CD |
| 4 | Secret Oath | 5th Breeders' Cup Distaff | No works since last race |
| 5 | Skippylongstocking | 9th Pennsylvania Derby (G1) | Worked 5f Sat. at PMM |
| 6 | Simplification | 7th Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Worked 5f Sat. at GP |
| 7 | Armagnac | 5th Shared Belief S. | No works since last race |
| 8 | Happy Jack | 6th H. Allen Jerkens (G1) | No works since last race |
| 9 | Fenwick | 6th Alw OC (Oct. 30 at WO) | No works since last race |
2022 Belmont
In addition to Skippylongstocking, two other Belmont runners worked during the last week. Barber Road, a regular presence on the work tab at The Thoroughbred Center through October into early November, worked at Oaklawn on Wednesday. Barber Road made his name on the Oaklawn spur of the Kentucky Derby trail, hitting the board in all four points races in Hot Springs.
Golden Glider, unraced since running sixth in the Curlin, remains on the work tab at Palm Meadows.
| Belmont | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mo Donegal | 1st Belmont | Retired to stud at Spendthrift |
| 2 | Nest | 4th Breeders' Cup Distaff | No works since last race |
| 3 | Skippylongstocking | 9th Pennsylvania Derby (G1) | Worked 5f Sat. at PMM |
| 4 | We the People | 8th Pennsylvania Derby (G1) | No works since last race |
| 5 | Creative Minister | 6th Alw OC (Oct. 20 at KEE) | Worked 4f Nov. 4 at CD |
| 6 | Rich Strike | 6th Clark (G1) | No works since last race |
| 7 | Barber Road | 7th Belmont | Worked 4f Wed. at OP |
| 8 | Golden Glider | 6th Curlin | Worked 4f Sat. at PMM |
