Taj Mahal earned his way into the $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1), the second jewel of the Triple Crown, with a dominant performance April 18 in the $150,000 Federico Tesio Stakes for 3-year-olds at 1 1/8 miles at Laurel Park.
Burnham Square scores in the Elkhorn Stakes (G2T) April 18 at Keeneland. The 4-year-old son of Liam's Map, who was last year's winner of the Blue Grass Stakes (G1), is now a graded stakes winner on turf and dirt.