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Folks at Old Hilltop have long said “they only run the Kentucky Derby to find out who is good enough for the Preakness”. We are not sure if that necessarily applies in this day and age, but nevertheless Pimlico Race Course will take center stage on Saturday, May 18 as the second leg of Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown is to be contested. Long considered a speed favoring track, this mile and three sixteenths meander over the Maryland dirt should feature another hotly contested ...

Maryland lawmakers approved a plan to rebuild Baltimore's storied but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control in the waning hours of the state's legislative session on Monday.

Maryland lawmakers approved a plan to rebuild Baltimore's storied but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control in the waning hours of the state's legislative session on Monday.

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Maryland lawmakers have approved a plan to rebuild Baltimore’s storied but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control. The vote Monday night sends the bill to Gov. Wes Moore, who has expressed support for it. The measure would use $400 million in state bonds to rebuild the home of the second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes. The legislation also calls for transferring Pimlico from the Stronach Group, which is the current owner of Pimlico and nearby Laurel Park, to a newly formed nonprofit that would operate under the state.