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Coverage dated August 5, 2026 to August 6, 2026

Preakness Stakes moved to Sunday starting in 2027

Headline from FOX 5 DC

Maryland is shaking up horse racing's Triple Crown, pushing back the date of the Preakness Stakes starting in 2027. Preakness schedule changed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and the Maryland Jockey club announced the changes on Wednesday.

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9 articles, oldest first.

  1. WHAS Louisville

    Preakness shifting back to three weeks and a day after the Kentucky Derby, to be run on a Sunday (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    WHAS Louisville's feed description

    The Preakness Stakes is moving to three weeks and a day after the Kentucky Derby to be run on a Sunday for the first time.

  2. FOX 5 DC

    Preakness Stakes moved to Sunday starting in 2027 (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    Maryland is shaking up horse racing's Triple Crown, pushing back the date of the Preakness Stakes starting in 2027. Preakness schedule changed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and the Maryland Jockey club announced the changes on Wednesday.

  3. The Brunswick News

    Preakness shifts to Sunday in 2027 amid effort to reassure racing fans (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    BALTIMORE — The Preakness Stakes‘ exclusion from a new season-long national Thoroughbred Championship Series has raised fresh questions about the future of Maryland’s signature horse race, even as state officials unveiled sweeping changes aimed at strengthening the event and attracting…

  4. Toledo Blade

    Preakness makes historic race day changes (opens Toledo Blade)

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    Toledo Blade's feed description

    A big change is coming to horse racing's Triple Crown, with the Preakness Stakes moving to three weeks and a day after the Kentucky Derby and being run on Sunday for the first time.

  5. The Boston Globe

    In a break from tradition, Preakness moving to three weeks after Kentucky Derby and held on a Sunday (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The goal behind the move is to have more horses who run in the Derby also run in the Preakness Stakes.

  6. Fox News

    Preakness Stakes moves to a Sunday for the first time ever in major Triple Crown shakeup (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The 2027 Preakness Stakes will move to three weeks after the Kentucky Derby, marking the first time ever a Triple Crown race is run on a Sunday.

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