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Preakness Stakes making shocking Triple Crown change

Nypost · · 266 words · By Spencer Brod
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What to know about Preakness Stakes making shocking Triple Crown change

For the first time in the century-plus-old history of the horseracing series — which features the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes — there will be a race held on a Sunday next year.

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What happened

For the first time in the century-plus-old history of the horseracing series — which features the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes — there will be a race held on a Sunday next year.

Why it matters

The Preakness Stakes, typically held on the third Saturday in May, is moving to the fourth Sunday of May, per Maryland Gov.

Common ground

They announced the change Wednesday, hoping to bring a top field back to the second leg of the Triple Crown.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Preakness Stakes, typically held on the third Saturday in May, is moving to the fourth Sunday of May, per Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and the Maryland Jockey Club.”
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The claim states the Preakness is moving to the fourth Sunday of May. However, the evidence from Wikipedia explicitly states the 2026 Preakness Stakes 'took place on May 16, 2026', which is a Saturday (the third Saturday of May), contradicting the claim that it moved to a Sunday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Preakness Stakes was the 149th Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles (9+1⁄2 furlongs; 1,911 meters). The race is one leg of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Preakness_Stakes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Preakness Stakes was the 150th Preakness Stakes, a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+3⁄16 miles (9+1⁄2 furlongs; 1,911 meters). The race is the second of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Preakness_Stakes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race traditionally held annually on the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The Preakness Stakes is a Grade I ra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preakness_Stakes
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Claim 2: “the Belmont Stakes will happen just 13 days after the Preakness Stakes [in 2027]”
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BloodHorse explicitly states that the 2027 Belmont Stakes is scheduled for June 5, 2027, which is '13 days after the Preakness Stakes (G1) set for May 23'. This is corroborated by a second web result mentioning the June 5 date.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Belmont Stakes was the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes. It took place on Saturday, June 7, for the second year in a row at Saratoga Race Course. The race was won by 2025 Kentucky Derby wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Belmont_Stakes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is run over the worldwide classic distance of 1+1⁄2 miles (12 furlong…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont_Stakes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race traditionally held annually on the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The Preakness Stakes is a Grade I ra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preakness_Stakes
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Claim 3: “Over the past five years, only 13 of the 95 horses that participated in the Kentucky Derby also ran in the Preakness Stakes.”
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The provided evidence mentions trends regarding the trifecta and the number of Derby runners in specific years, but it does not provide the specific statistic that '13 of the 95 horses' over the past five years ran in both races.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 Kentucky Derby (branded as the 149th Running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve for sponsorship reasons) was the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby. It took place on May 6, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Kentucky_Derby
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Kentucky Derby (branded as the 151st Running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve for sponsorship reasons) was the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby. It took place on May 3, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Kentucky_Derby
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Kentucky Derby (branded as the 152nd Running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve for sponsorship reasons) was the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby. It took place on May 2, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kentucky_Derby
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Claim 4: “For the first time in the century-plus-old history of the horseracing series — which features the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes — there will be a race held on a Sunday next year.”
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While evidence confirms the Preakness Stakes took place on May 16, 2026 (which is a Saturday), there is no evidence provided in the search results confirming that any race in the 2026 Triple Crown series was held on a Sunday, nor that this would be a first in history.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Triple Crown is an accomplishment recognized by various professional wrestling promotions. It is a distinction made to a professional wrestler who has won three of a single promotion's championshi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In Japanese horseracing, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (also known as the Triple Crown) can refer to one of five national-level titles, each a series of three races run within a single year.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_R…
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Claim 5: “After being held at Laurel Park in 2026, the 2027 Preakness Stakes will return to a partially open Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.”
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Multiple sources (VisitMaryland.org, Newsday, and Maryland Horse Park System) confirm that the 151st Preakness Stakes will be held at Laurel Park in 2026 and will return to the reconstructed Pimlico Race Course in 2027.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 151st running of the Preakness Stakes will take place at Laurel Park in 2026. The Preakness will return to the newly reconstructed Pimlico Race Course in 2027. Black-Eyed Susan Day Fast fillies fr…
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web search NEUTRAL — The date of the 2027 Preakness Stakes is set to be revealed on Wednesday by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and the Maryland Jockey Club.Horses compete during the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes horse r…
https://www.newsday.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-2027-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 151st running of the Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown, will temporarily shift its iconic location in 2026. Due to renovations underway at its historic home,…
https://www.marylandhorsepark.org/events/preakness-151
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Claim 6: “Three horses participated in both the Preakness Stakes and Kentucky Derby in 2025.”
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Two independent news sources (Newsday and another web result) explicitly name the three horses (Ocelli, Incredibolt, and Robusta) that competed in both the Kentucky Derby and the 2026 Preakness Stakes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is run over the worldwide classic distance of 1+1⁄2 miles (12 furlong…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont_Stakes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kentucky Derby () is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is run by three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,01…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Derby
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race traditionally held annually on the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The Preakness Stakes is a Grade I ra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preakness_Stakes
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