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Some Fact about Pimlico Race track
Pimlico Race Track
Hayward and Winner Avenues Baltimore, Maryland 21215
Post Times
First Race: 10:30 a.m.
Preakness: 6:05 p.m
Directions - From south of Baltimore, take 95 North to 695 West (Baltimore Beltway). Take Exit 18 East, Lochearn (Liberty Rd.) Make a left turn at the 7th traffic light, Northern Parkway. Make a right turn on Park Heights Ave., make a left turn on Hayward Ave. and proceed straight into the track.
From north of Baltimore, take 95 South to 695 West (Baltimore Beltway.) Take exit 83 South and follow to Northern Parkway West and follow the signs. Turn left on Winner Ave. Pimlico is the 2nd street on the right. Map
Bet on the Preakness Stakes "Here"
The Pimlico Race Track is home of the Preakness Stakes, the Pimlico first opened its doors on October 25, 1870. It is the second oldest racetrack in the U.S. The first was Saratoga, upstate New York in 1864. The Pimlico racetrack was engineered by General John Ellicott and has hosted legendary horses such as Man O' War, Sir Barton, Sea Biscuit, War Admiral, Citation, Secretariat, Cigar and Silver Charm. The Pimlico is constructed on 70 acres overlooking the Jones Falls, the Maryland Jockey Club purchased the land for $23,500, and built the racetrack for $25,000 Still today the Maryland Jockey Club is dedicated to presenting the great sport of Thoroughbred racing as the centerpiece of a high-quality entertainment experience providing fun and excitement in an inviting and friendly atmosphere for people of all ages.
The Woodlawn Vase and the Preakness Stakes
The Woodlawn Vase, 34 inches in height and weighing 29 pounds, 12 ounces, was created by Tiffany and Company in 1860 for R. Aitcheson Alexander as a trophy for the now defunct Woodlawn Racing Association in Louisville, Kentucky. Created as a challenge cup, the Woodlawn Vase was first awarded to Captain R.G. Moore's mare, Mollie Jackson, in 1861. The same owner retained possession the following year through the victory of the mare Idlewind.
The outbreak of the Civil War prevented further competition until 1866, and the vase in the meantime was buried for safe keeping so that it would not be turned into shot for the war. After passing through many hands in a number of races in Louisville, Kentucky, Elizabeth, New Jersey, and the Coney Island Jockey Club, in 1917, Mr. Thomas C. Clyde presented the vase to the Maryland Jockey Club, of which he was a director. That year, it was added to the Preakness and Edward R. Bradley's Kalitan was the first winner of the vase at Pimlico. A half-sized reproduction, which requires
eight weeks' execution by the Kirk-Stieff Company in Baltimore, is now awarded to the owner of the Preakness winner on a permanent basis.
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