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Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore is an independent city and the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland in the United States. Baltimore is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay....
, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes is an United States Graded stakes race 1-3/16 mile thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses, held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland....
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Pimlico officially opened in the fall of 1870, with the colt Preakness winning the first running of the Dinner Party Stakes.






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Horse Racetrack
Pimlico Race Course
Location 5201 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore is an independent city and the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland in the United States. Baltimore is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay....
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Owned by Magna Entertainment Corp.
Race type Thoroughbred
Principal Races
Preakness Stakes (G1)
Dixie Stakes (G2)
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2)
Pimlico Race Course is a horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore is an independent city and the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland in the United States. Baltimore is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay....
, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes is an United States Graded stakes race 1-3/16 mile thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses, held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland....
.

Pimlico officially opened in the fall of 1870, with the colt Preakness winning the first running of the Dinner Party Stakes. Three years later the horse would have the 1873 Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes is an United States Graded stakes race 1-3/16 mile thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses, held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland....
 named in his honor. The track is also noted as the home for the match race in which Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit was a champion thoroughbred racehorse in the United States. From an inauspicious start, Seabiscuit became an unlikely champion and a symbol of hope to many US citizens during the Great Depression....
 beat War Admiral
War Admiral

War Admiral was an United States thoroughbred racehorse, the offspring of the great thoroughbred Man o' War and the mare Brushup. He inherited his father's fiery temperament and talent, but did not resemble him physically....
 in the second Pimlico Special
Pimlico Special

The Pimlico Special is an United States graded stakes race thoroughbred horse race held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland in mid May....
, on November 1, 1938, before a crowd of 43,000. It is currently owned by Magna Entertainment Corp.

The Preakness Stakes and the Pimlico Special are run at a distance of 1 3/16 miles. The Pimlico track record for that distance is held by Farma Way
Farma Way

Farma Way was an United States thoroughbred Stallion horse racing foaled in Kentucky. He was sired by Santa Anita Derby winner Marfa out of the Diplomat Way mare, Fine Tribute, a descendant of the very important sire, Nearco....
, who set it while winning the Pimlico Special in 1991.

Physical attributes

The track has a one-mile dirt oval and a seven furlong
Furlong

A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units. It is equal to one-eighth of a mile, 220 yards, 660 foot or 201.168 meters....
 turf oval. There is stabling for about 1,000 horses, and the attendance capacity, including the infield, is over 120,000.

Racing

The following graded stakes are run at Pimlico:
  • Grade 1 - Pimlico Special
    Pimlico Special

    The Pimlico Special is an United States graded stakes race thoroughbred horse race held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland in mid May....
     not carded in 2007
  • Grade 1 - Preakness Stakes
    Preakness Stakes

    The Preakness Stakes is an United States Graded stakes race 1-3/16 mile thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses, held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland....
  • Grade 2 - Dixie Stakes
  • Grade 2 - Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
    Black-Eyed Susan Stakes

    The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is an United States Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The race is open to three-year-old Filly willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $250,000....
  • Grade 3 - Adena Stallions' Miss Preakness Stakes
  • Grade 3 - Allaire duPont Distaff Stakes
    Allaire duPont Distaff Stakes

    The Allaire DuPont Distaff is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. A Graded stakes race event run in mid May, it is open to Filly and Mare age three and older....
  • Grade 3 - Gallorette Handicap
    Gallorette Handicap

    The Gallorette Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run on Preakness Stakes Day at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland as a stakes feature of the undercard....
  • Grade 3 - Hirsch Jacobs Stakes
  • Grade 3 - Maryland Breeders' Cup Handicap
  • Grade 3 - Safely Kept Breeders' Cup Stakes
  • Grade 3 - William Donald Schaefer
    William Donald Schaefer

    William Donald Schaefer is an United States politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. A Democratic Party , he was mayor of Baltimore from 1971 to 1987, the 58th Governor of Maryland from 1987 to 1995, and the Comptroller of Maryland from 1999 to 2007....
     Handicap
  • Grade 3 - Barbaro Stakes
    Barbaro Stakes at Pimlico Race Course

    The Barbaro Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is run as part of the undercard for the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#United states series....
  • Ungraded - Federico Tesio Stakes
    Federico Tesio Stakes

    The Federico Tesio Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Contested over a distannce of one and one-eighth miles on dirt, it is open to three-year-olds horses....


Non-Racing Events

Pimlico Race Course has been the only United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 site for Virgin Festival
Virgin Festival

The Virgin Festival is a rock festival held in the United States and Canada, a spin-off from the V Festival held in the UK. In North America the Virgin Group name, and recently the Virgin Mobile USA brand, is used in full to increase brand association, compared with the V Festival and V Festival festivals, where association is simply implie...
 since it began in 2006. The first Virgin Festival, held on September 23, featured bands such as The Killers
The Killers (band)

The Killers are an American alternative rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2002. The group consists of Brandon Flowers , Dave Keuning , Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr....
, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Grammy Award-winning American Rock music band formed in Los Angeles, California, California, in 1983. For most of the band's existence, the members are vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Flea , and drummer Chad Smith....
, and The Who
The Who

The Who are an England Rock music band formed in 1964. The primary lineup was guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon....
. Virgin Festival returned to Pimlico in 2007, as a two-day festival held on August 4–5 and featuring popular acts such as The Police, Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys are an American hip hop music group from New York City consisting of Michael Diamond, Adam Yauch, and Adam Horovitz. Since around the time of the Hello Nasty album, the DJ for the group has been Mix Master Mike, who was first featured in the song "Three MC's and One DJ"....
, Smashing Pumpkins, Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse

Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in the Seattle suburb of Issaquah, Washington by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock , drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy....
, and more. Virgin Festival returned to Pimlico for the third time on August 9-10, 2008, with five headliners: Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters is an American Rock music band formed by singer/guitarist/drummer Dave Grohl in 1995. Grohl formed the group as a one-man project after the dissolution of his previous band Nirvana in 1994....
, Kanye West
Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008....
, Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots

Stone Temple Pilots is a Grammy Award-winning American Rock music band consisting of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....
, Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson may refer to:*Jack Johnson , African-American boxer*Jack Johnson , a documentary about the boxer*Jack Johnson , Hawaii-born singer-songwriter-director-surfer...
, and Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock music group, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio. As its main Producer , singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction....
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