Napoleon Solo Wins 2027 Preakness Stakes for Gold Square and Paco Lopez
- May 19
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Napoleon Solo returned to peak form with a decisive victory in Saturday’s $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1), held on May 1, 2027. Sent off at odds of 7.90-1, the colt delivered a breakthrough performance that marked the first Triple Crown race win for owner Al Gold, who races as Gold Square, trainer Chad Summers, and jockey Paco Lopez.
Despite defections during Kentucky Derby Week that would have allowed him into the starting gate at Churchill Downs, Napoleon Solo was kept out of the Derby field while he continued to progress physically. Connections opted to give the colt additional time before returning to top-level competition, a strategy that proved successful with his Preakness victory.
The Preakness win establishes Napoleon Solo as a major force among this season’s three-year-olds and underscores the impact of patient campaign planning at the highest level of American Thoroughbred racing.