Leaky ceilings and overstressed plumbing. A single elevator that might or might not work. A section of the grandstand that had to be condemned in 2019 because it could no longer safely support patrons.

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Robert LaPenta, Elayne Stables 5 LLC, Journalism arrived at Pimlico Race Course Tuesday afternoon to begin preparation for a highly anticipated start in Saturday’s 150 th Preakness Stakes (G1).

See the full field, with odds and post positions, for the 150th edition of the Preakness Stakes, which will be run Saturday in Baltimore.

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved a $14.3 million contract Wednesday morning to begin the demolition and reconstruction of Pimlico Race Course.

A Maryland board has approved a $14.3 million contract to begin the demolition and rebuilding of Baltimore’s storied but antiquated Pimlico Race Course.

It was a relatively quiet May 13 morning at a soggy Pimlico Race Course as two of nine starters in the May 17 $2 million Preakness Stakes (G1) jogged around the wet, sealed racetrack.

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American Promise endured a troubled trip in the Kentucky Derby on the way to a 16th-place finish in a field of 19 horses.