Taj Mahal Bound for Preakness After Tesio Win

Taj Mahal Bound for Preakness After Tesio Win

Taj Mahal (Nyquist) is on target for the May 16 GI Preakness Stakes following his romping victory in the Federico Tesio Stakes Saturday at Laurel Park. “It was really impressive,” trainer Brittany Russell said Sunday. “You see a lot of these horses at home win the Tesio and go on to the Preakness and I thought to myself before the race, I hope he runs like 'wow.' You want to see a really big run from him to give you confidence that he should go …

Taj Mahal, Crupper aim for Preakness after stakes wins

Two 3-year-olds punched their tickets to the 151st Preakness Stakes on Saturday, with undefeated Taj Mahal rolling to an 8 1/4-length victory in the Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel Park and Crupper taking the Bathhouse Row Stakes at Oaklawn by a half-length. Both wins came with automatic berths to the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown. The Preakness will be run at Laurel for the first time May 16 during the reconstruction of Pimlico. Taj Mahal, t…