The owners of Pimlico and city officials have reached an agreement to keep Preakness Stakes in Baltimore. Mayor Young announced the deal with The Stronach Group on Saturday. The agreement must be approved by the General Assembly during its next session. Under the plan, Stronach Group would build a new clubhouse at Pimlico Race Course […]
The 2019 Preakness Stakes is this Saturday, May 18th. Gates open Preakness Day at 8 a.m. for the facility. The InfieldFest, Preakness Village and Turfside Terrace gates open at 9 a.m. The first race post on Preakness Day is at 10:30 a.m. Traffic flow will be the lightest before noon, and wait times could be […]
The fight to keep the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore is intensifying between city leaders and Pimlico’s owners. The Stronach Group issued a letter Wednesday demanding Baltimore withdrawal its lawsuit to keep the race from leaving the city. “We respectfully demand that the City Action be immediately withdrawn. The failure to do so may result in […]
Mixed reaction from local officials and residents who live near the Pimlico Race Course after a new study. The Maryland Stadium Authority report calls for the demolition and replacement of the racetrack and says it will take $424 million to get it done. The aging thoroughbred track which is the site for the Preakness Stakes […]
