The 150th Preakness is the last at old Pimlico before demolition. Winners share their top memories

Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course was once the place to be, and be seen

The big Pimlico Race Course tear down begins for the barns, clubhouse and grandstands after the running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The old place has enjoyed a fabulous and sentimental run. Like so much in Baltimore, it was just comfortable, familiar and patched up. The people who loved the place only wanted more of it. It was a badge of honor to have been trapped in its temperamental elevator. The wooden barns looked highly authentic, …

One Last Trip To Pimlico, A Dead And Damned Racetrack

Pimlico Race Course, the second-oldest racetrack in the country, will close after Saturday’s 150th running of the Preakness Stakes. Last week, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed off on a plan to demolish the Baltimore track beginning this spring. That's the first step in what’s being billed as a two-year, $400 million publicly funded project to rebuild the historic but decayed racing compound. I worked at Pimlico for several years in the late 1990s …

Remembering the first Preakness Stakes (and the horse it’s named after)

Ahead of the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes, here’s the origin story of the second jewel in horse racing’s Triple Crown. It starts at a dinner party.

The 150th Preakness Stakes: Thanks for nothing, Bill Mott

You have to feel for the folks at the Maryland Jockey Club, Pimlico Race Course and Baltimore in general.

Preakness Stakes 2025: 150th race will be last at old Pimlico before demolition

Pimlico Race Course, the historic Baltimore racetrack that has hosted the Preakness Stakes since 1873, is set for demolition following the 150th running on Saturday.

Old Pimlico nears demolition

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