May 11th, 2018 by WCBC Radio
The Baltimore Sun reports the owners of the 148-year-old Pimlico Race Course say they’re committed to holding the Preakness Stakes — Maryland’s largest and splashiest sporting event — at the faded Baltimore horse track for one more year.
After that, all bets are off.
The uncertainty leaves The Stronach Group in the unusual position of promoting tony upgrades at Pimlico for the May 19 race while acknowledging, in the words of top executive Tim Ritvo, that “we can’t continue to operate in a facility that was built in 1870. It doesn’t give the customer experience.”
Stronach hopes that new amenities this year — including elevated chalets with glass walls and front porches for VIP guests — will help sell guests on coming back next year.
But beyond that, company officials say, it would be premature to speculate where the prestigious Triple Crown race will be held as they await the critical second phase of a $600,000 Maryland Stadium Authority study on options for Pimlico’s future.
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