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Pimlico Race Course, the home of The Preakness Stakes, opened on Oct. 25, 1870. The horse racing track is located on 5201 Park Heights Ave. in Baltimore. Maryland governor Oden Bowie and friends agreed at a dinner party in New York that a stakes race should be run in the fall of 1870, and Bowie vowed to build a racetrack to host the event. He did just that, and the winning colt was named Preakness. Pimlico is the second-oldest track in the nation, behind Saratoga in New York. The Maryland Jockey Club originally purchased 70 acres of land for $23,500 and built the track for $25,000. The track is one mile loam oval and 70 feet wide. From the last turn to the finish line is 1,152 feet, and the...
Pimlico Race Course, the home of The Preakness Stakes, opened on Oct. 25, 1870. The horse racing track is located on 5201 Park Heights Ave. in Baltimore. Maryland governor Oden Bowie and friends agreed at a dinner party in New York that a stakes race should be run in the fall of 1870, and Bowie vowed to build a racetrack to host the event. He did just that, and the winning colt was named Preakness. Pimlico is the second-oldest track in the nation, behind Saratoga in New York. The Maryland Jockey Club originally purchased 70 acres of land for $23,500 and built the track for $25,000. The track is one mile loam oval and 70 feet wide. From the last turn to the finish line is 1,152 feet, and the area the course is built on is 140 acres. The daily seating capacity is 14,852, but the course can accommodate an estimated 109,398 people for The Preakness. The infield, which is known for its partying scene, can hold an estimated 60,000. The first Preakness Stakes took place on May 27, 1873. It is the second race in horse racing's Triple Crown. Since 1925, the Preakness has been a 1 3/16-mile race. The Black-Eyed Susan, a stakes race named after Maryland's state flower, was first run at Pimlico in 1919. It is traditionally run the Friday before Preakness.
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Herpes scare at Laurel appears to have ended
The equine herpesvirus scare at Laurel Park appears to be over. The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced yesterday that "all 25 horses in Laurel Park's Barn1 have tested negative for the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus [EHV-1] on a second...Tags: Advanced Training, Dining and Drinking, Agriculture
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Pro-slots raised over $7 million
Slots supporters, led by horse racing and gambling interests in the Mid-Atlantic region, raised eight times as much money as their opponents in their successful campaign to persuade voters to allow slot machines in Maryland, according to campaign...Tags: Magna Entertainment Corporation, Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, Casino and Gambling, MI Developments Incorporated
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State restricts horses at Laurel Park barn
State officials are performing lab tests to determine the status of a horse that was having difficulty standing in its Laurel Park stall. The Maryland Department of Agriculture placed an "investigational animal hold order" yesterday on Barn1 at Laurel... -
Virus confirmed in Laurel filly; race fields to shrink
No horses will be allowed to enter Laurel Park, except those brought in from the Bowie Training Center in special shuttles, while a case of equine herpesvirus at the racetrack continues to be investigated. An effect of the restriction is that race...Tags: Advanced Training
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Filly with equine virus euthanized
A two-year filly stabled at Laurel Park that had tested posited for equine herpesvirus last week was euthanized over the weekend, the Maryland Department of Agriculture announced. No other horses in Barn 1, where the filly was stabled, have tested... -
More than 50 horses at Laurel test negative for herpesvirus, Md. says
Although the Laurel Park filly that had tested positive for equine herpesvirus last week was euthanized over the weekend, more than four dozen other horses tested have come back negative for the disease, according to the Maryland Department of...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Agriculture, Animals, Agricultural Research and Technology
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MRC: Races could decline in 2009
The Maryland Racing Commission approved a 2009 race schedule yesterday that includes as many dates through April as this year's slate. But officials warned that races could be dropped during the year if the industry's economic woes continue. Total purses...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, Casino and Gambling, Dining and Drinking
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Laurel filly has equine virus
A 2-year-old filly stabled at Laurel Park has tested positive for equine herpesvirus, the Maryland Department of Agriculture announced yesterday. The filly, Nin, trained by King Leatherbury, was unable to stand Wednesday but was sitting up and eating well...Tags: Advanced Training, Laurel, Agriculture, Kent County, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Laurel Park filly tests positive for equine herpesvirus
A 2-year-old filly stabled at Laurel Park has tested positive for equine herpesvirus, the Maryland Department of Agriculture announced today. The filly, Nin, trained by King Leatherbury, was unable to stand yesterday but was sitting up and eating well...Tags: Kent County, Agricultural Research and Technology, Agriculture
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Tech entrepreneur seeks Magna debt
Halsey Minor, a technology entrepreneur with ties to Baltimore, wants to get into the horse racing business. Minor, the son of a Baltimore native, made public last week a proposal he submitted to the board of MI Developments, the parent of Magna...Tags: Magna Entertainment Corporation, MI Developments Incorporated
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Magna's third quarter similar to that in 2007
Magna Entertainment Corp., the Canadian-based owner of Pimlico Race Course, Laurel Park and other racetracks in North America, reported third-quarter revenues and net losses similar to the corresponding quarter a year ago. In the most recent quarter...Tags: Sales, Magna Entertainment Corporation, Real Estate Sellers, Equestrian
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If the shoe fits ...
Special to The Baltimore SunSalary: $60,000 Age: 53 Years on the job: 30 How he got started Johnson grew up around Maryland racing because his father was a horse trainer. Working as a farrier gave him the opportunity to be around horses, which is something he loves. After...Tags: Labor Legislation, Pets and Pet Supplies, Pet Services
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