Mixed Emotions at the 2023 Preakness Stakes
The 2023 Preakness Stakes was a disappointing race with only seven horses running, and only one willing to go for the early lead. The winners of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, Mage and National Treasure, have zero stakes wins between them other than their victories in the first two legs of the Triple Crown. The article compares their lack of stakes wins to the all-time greats Affirmed and Spectacular Bid, who had a combined 23 stakes wins through their respective victories in the Preakness. The author laments the current state of horse racing and the Triple Crown.