Maryland Racetrack Info

Thoroughbred Racing: Pimlico, Laurel Park

Harness Racing: Ocean Downs Racetrack, Rosecroft Raceway

Thoroughbred Racing

Pimlico Racetrack

Home of the prestigious $1 million Preakness Stakes, the race that determines whether the Kentucky Derby winner will have a chance to grab the Triple Crown. Preakness Stakes has a rich history, it was first run two years before the Derby, in 1873, and was named after the horse who won the 1870 Dinner Party Stakes, Preakness.

During that time Pimlico was one of the most respected tracks in America, far more important than Churchill Downs and 12,000 horse racing fans attended the first running.

Pillico has two race courses:
Main Track: One Mile, oval.
Turf Course: Seven Furlongs

Pimlico Race Meets:
Spring Meeting: April to June
Fall Meeting: September to October

Post Times: 1:05 p.m. Daily

Pimlico by the numbers:
Main Track: 1 mile loam oval
Turf Course: 7/8 of a mile inside main track

Seating Capacity:
New Grandstand 5,692
Old Grandstand 5,926
Clubhouse 1,269
Sports Palace 160
Terrace Box Seats (portable for Preakness) 3,936
Total Daily Seating Capacity 13,047
Standing Room (estimated) 22,000
Infield Capacity (estimated) 60,000

Parking Capacity
General Spaces 2,100
Clubhouse Preferred Spaces 1,500
Valet Spaces 300
Hayward Preferred Spaces 320
Press Parking Spaces (Rogers 1 at Winner and Rogers Avenue during special events only) 162

Admission:

Grandstand & Clubhouse: $3.00

Contact Info:
Mailing Address
Maryland Jockey Club
Pimlico Race Course
Baltimore, Maryland 21215

Street Address
Hayward and Winner Avenues
Baltimore, Maryland 21215

Race Results and Payoffs