Horse racing
Pimlico Race Course is full of artifacts. Where will they go when it is razed?
Meet the archivists charged with preserving Maryland's racing history.
Pimlico Race Course is dilapidated, but it’s ours. And some people — even visitors — love it.
It might be the homeliest venue anywhere hosting a major sporting event. But there's much to love about Pimlico.
Jockey who broke 24 bones and spent 5 weeks in a coma from a 2011 fall to ride in Preakness
Mena will be aboard local long shot Pay Billy in the 150th Preakness Stakes on Saturday.
Why are Preakness racehorses such good athletes? Their ancestors didn’t want to get eaten.
A Johns Hopkins ophthalmologist has identified a gene mutation in horses that suggests why they became such good racehorses.
Preakness weather forecast: Showers with a chance of storms
The forecast for Preakness Stakes 2025? Showers and a chance of storms on the day of the big race.
Meet the field of the 150th Preakness Stakes
Journalism is the favorite in a nine-horse field that will bring many of thoroughbred racing’s most famous trainers to Pimlico Race Course on Saturday.
The price of Preakness: a $500 million state infusion, a $5 million annual fee
Despite public subsidies, Maryland horse racing is furlongs away from its 20th century heyday.
Derby runner-up Journalism is 8-5 favorite for Preakness
Derby winner Sovereignty, who outdueled Journalism to win the Run for the Roses by 1 1/2 lengths, is not making the trip to Baltimore for the final Preakness at historic Pimlico.
The history of Preakness party debauchery (and what to expect now)
Once one of the most debaucherous day-drinking parties in the mid-Atlantic, the Preakness Stakes’ infield has evolved into an increasingly tamer event.
Six history lessons as the original Pimlico prepares for its final Preakness
Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course, which opened its doors in 1870, is filled with history. Here are some highlights as the original venue prepares for its final Preakness.
Enter Sandman! Arkansas Derby champion to race in 150th Preakness
The Tapit colt and Arkansas Derby champion Sandman will enter to race in the 150th Preakness Stakes on May 17.
Historic Pimlico Race Course is going to be razed. Go now while you still can.
For anyone who has never been to the track, there’s no better time than the lead-up to the 150th Preakness Stakes.
Here’s what the rebuilt Pimlico Race Course could look like
After this year’s Preakness Stakes, the historic Pimlico Race Course will be torn down to make way for a reimagined and rebuilt center for thoroughbred horse racing.
Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty to skip Preakness Stakes
The Derby champion will instead point to the Belmont in June.
Plans are unclear for Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty and others with Preakness 2 weeks away
The Preakness Stakes is the shortest race at 1 3/16 mile, but its quick two-week turnaround from the 1 1/4-mile Derby often gives pause to trainers and ownership groups.
Sovereignty outduels 3-1 favorite Journalism in stretch to win 151st Kentucky Derby in the slop
The second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes, will be May 17 at Pimlico Race Course.
Horses with local ties to watch at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby weekend
Maryland-bred horses and local trainers to watch for in the graded-stakes races before the Derby
T-Pain, Wyclef Jean to headline slimmed-down Preakness Stakes
Without the usual infield music festival, Preakness 150 is calling on Wyclef Jean and T-Pain to entertain music fans at Baltimore’s annual Triple Crown race.
7 (or so) things to do in Baltimore County, from bluegrass to mining history
It’s a good time to start getting out of the house and enjoying all Baltimore County has to offer outdoors.