NEWS
June 3, 2013
Ever since I saw Eliza Doolittle at the horse race in "My Fair Lady," I dreamed of experiencing a horse race. I decided this year would be the time to see the Preakness. As the day got closer, I got excited about participating in this event. What hat to wear? The drive there proved rather simple, it was what transpired upon my arrival that proved disheartening and disastrous. Handicapped parking is at a premium. The more you're willing to pay, the closer you get to the race track entrance.
NEWS
June 29, 2011
I was born in Pimlico 75 years ago, when the neighborhood was a beautiful, friendly, caring place to live. But as I look at it now I want to cry. Money will help Pimlico, but it needs a lot more than $2 million from slots proceeds. It needs people who care about their community. Mayor after mayor has done nothing there. I hope the money will help to turn Pimlico around, but somehow I doubt that it will. A long-time Pimlico lover
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Baltimore Sun staff | February 21, 2012
Pimlico Race Course has a new logo. The second-oldest racetrack in the United States unveiled its logo Tuesday. The design features a cupola weather vane -- an iconic track feature -- and a 'Pimlico' script with 'Home of the Preakness' written below. "We wanted a fresh look before returning next month for the spring meet," Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas said in a news release. "The great Alfred Vanderbilt once said Pimlico 'is an accepted American institution, devoted to the best interests of a great sport, graced by time, respected for its honorable past.' Pimlico is steeped in tradition and we feel the new logo properly celebrates one of the most historic racetracks in the world.
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Sports Digest | May 6, 2012
Et cetera Pretension takes Canonero II at Pimlico Pretension won Saturday's feature at Pimlico Race Course , the $75,000 Canonero II Stakes for 3-year-olds, by a neck over Brimstone Island. The winner, ridden by Javier Santiago for trainer Chris Grove , completed the 1 1/16-mile distance in 1 minute, 45.70 seconds and paid $18. My Adonis, the 1-5 favorite who shipped in from Louisville after failing to draw into the Kentucky Derby, led for much of the race but faded to third place.
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By Yeganeh June Torbati | May 21, 2011
For some, the best views of the horse racing action at the Preakness today can’t be bought with expensive tickets. In fact, they can be had for free — you just have to know where to look. Ricardo Dorsey, 55, is something of an amateur horse expert. He can hold forth for minutes on horse breeding, historic race times, and the dynamics of a single race. A Park Heights resident, he knows the clearest view of the Pimlico Race Course is outside the northwestern tip of the track on Northern Parkway, near the intersection with West Rogers Avenue.
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By Jeff Barker, The Baltimore Sun | May 11, 2010
Pimlico Race Course was given a stamp of approval Monday by an industry group after taking steps to conform with the group's standards related to drug testing and other procedures. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association said Pimlico has been fully accredited by its Safety and Integrity Alliance. NTRA — which promotes safety at tracks around the nation — said Pimlico, the site of Saturday's Preakness, is the 17th course to be accredited. Others include Churchill Downs and Belmont Park, home of the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, respectively.