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Maryland Leaders Create Preakness Festival for 2025

Several members of the Maryland government and tourism sectors have announced the creation of the Preakness Festival, a celebration of the Preakness Stakes that will take place across Maryland for the first time in 2025. Maryland Governor Wes Moore, First Lady Dawn Moore, Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott and the Sport & Entertainment Corporation of […]

Posted On : December 12, 2024 By : Justin Shaw

National Treasure, bottom left, leads the pack toward the first turn during the 148th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course on May 20, 2023, in Baltimore. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a measure to rebuild Baltimore’s historic but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

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Maryland to Rebuild Pimlico, home of Preakness Stakes

The Pimlico Race Course will undergo extensive rebuilding starting this summer with $400 million in state bonds that will also see the Preakness Stakes relocated in 2026 to nearby Laurel Park before returning to an updated Pimlico in 2027. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a measure on Thursday to transfer the track to a newly […]

Posted On : May 10, 2024 By : Matt Traub