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Some Fact about Pimlico Race track
Pimlico Race Track
Hayward and Winner Avenues
Baltimore, Maryland 21215
Post
Times
First Race:
10:30 a.m.
Preakness: 6:05
p.m
Directions
- From south of Baltimore, take 95 North to 695 West
(Baltimore Beltway). Take Exit 18 East, Lochearn (Liberty
Rd.) Make a left turn at the 7th traffic light, Northern
Parkway. Make a right turn on Park Heights Ave., make
a left turn on Hayward Ave. and proceed straight into
the track.
From
north of Baltimore, take 95 South to 695 West (Baltimore
Beltway.) Take exit 83 South and follow to Northern
Parkway West and follow the signs. Turn left on Winner
Ave. Pimlico is the 2nd street on the right.
Map
Bet on the Preakness Stakes "Here"
The
Pimlico Race Track is home of the Preakness Stakes,
the Pimlico first opened its doors on
October 25, 1870. It is the second oldest racetrack
in the U.S.
The first was Saratoga, upstate New York in 1864. The
Pimlico racetrack was engineered by General John Ellicott
and has hosted legendary horses such as Man O' War,
Sir Barton, Sea Biscuit, War Admiral, Citation, Secretariat,
Cigar and Silver Charm. The Pimlico is constructed
on 70 acres overlooking the Jones Falls, the Maryland
Jockey Club purchased the land for $23,500, and built
the racetrack for $25,000 Still today the Maryland Jockey
Club is dedicated to presenting the great sport of Thoroughbred
racing as the centerpiece of a high-quality entertainment
experience providing fun and excitement in an inviting
and friendly atmosphere for people of all ages.
The
Woodlawn Vase and the Preakness Stakes
The Woodlawn Vase, 34 inches in height and weighing 29
pounds, 12 ounces, was created by Tiffany and Company in
1860 for R. Aitcheson Alexander as a trophy for the now
defunct Woodlawn Racing Association in Louisville,
Kentucky. Created as a challenge cup, the Woodlawn Vase
was first awarded to Captain R.G. Moore's mare, Mollie
Jackson, in 1861. The same owner retained possession the
following year through the victory of the mare Idlewind.
The outbreak of the Civil War prevented further
competition until 1866, and the vase in the meantime was
buried for safe keeping so that it would not be turned
into shot for the war. After passing through many hands
in a number of races in Louisville, Kentucky, Elizabeth,
New Jersey, and the Coney Island Jockey Club, in 1917,
Mr. Thomas C. Clyde presented the vase to the Maryland
Jockey Club, of which he was a director. That year, it
was added to the Preakness and Edward R. Bradley's
Kalitan was the first winner of the vase at Pimlico. A
half-sized reproduction, which requires
eight weeks' execution by the Kirk-Stieff Company in
Baltimore, is now awarded to the owner of the Preakness
winner on a permanent basis.
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