Pimlico
 

The Hollywood park thread had me thinking.... How do they manage to keep Pimlico going? Every year I walk out of there after the Preakness wondering if this is the last Preakness Ill see in Pimlico...

In the past I had heard of rumors of moving the Preakness to Monmouth Park.. Which Id actually be OK with since thats 15 mins me and Pimlico is 3 plus hours. But that Preakness trip I make every year is a great one. Love the Baltimore inner harbor...

On a side note the Derby has a great undercard, the Belmont has a great undercard, the Preakness has a terrible undercard.. There needs to be some revamping there...

With stability in S. Florida, Stronach Group seeks momentum in Maryland
By Karen M. Johnson

https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/a...entum-maryland

With the new racing model in South Florida off to a flying start, TSG is also looking to improve operations at their two Maryland tracks, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course.

To that end, TSG’s chief operating officer, Tim Ritvo, has spent a considerable amount of time in Maryland in recent months. Among the projects Ritvo has overseen is the ongoing construction of 300 new stalls on Laurel’s backstretch. Also part of the $7 million investment by TSG at Laurel is the building of new lavatories for men and women on the backstretch, and the installation of security cameras, both on the backside and frontside.

Other enhancements and renovations extend to both the grandstand at Laurel and Pimlico. The first floor at Laurel has been outfitted with more than 150 new flat-screen televisions and betting carrels. At Pimlico’s Sports Palace bar, walls were removed to afford customers better views of the racetrack.

Ritvo is also looking at the bigger picture and is aiming to strengthen the racing product in Maryland, making it more attractive to bettors. Ritvo said he is in talks with horsemen and management from neighboring states, Delaware and Virginia, in an endeavor to create a unified racing circuit with tracks there and in Maryland. The concept is for a coordinated year-round racing schedule in the Mid-Atlantic, under one racing office, that will bolster field size.

Pimlico
 

What's so bad about the place, sure it's old but what's wrong with that.
As far as the triple crown goes they put on the best show of the three.

Pimlico is like a haunted house on Coney island. I have a good time at the preakness every year but it offers nothing in comparison to alot of other tracks. Its lower level..closer to a mountaineer then a keeneland. I'm pretty sure they haven't as much as changed a light bulb there in the past decade I've been going

What a novel concept.

In what way?

We have a winner
 

That was cool

I bet the guy in the black t-shirt and he was taken down by DQ :D

What a waste of beer!!

What a waste of Talent...did you see how cleanly that guy unscrewed his face of that chain link fencing?

That was some **** show for sure lol

The Maryland Jockey Club announced earlier this month that it would offer a Pick 5 with an industry-low 12-percent takeout during the Pimlico meet,:tro:

Thanks for the heads up Benny. That's awesome news.

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are they dumping the previous jackpot 5? I hit it when I'll have another won and also chrome last year. Was a mandatory payout on preakness day which was cool

I won't bet Pimlico because I heard the turns are really tight.

I may be a little biased but the first time I went I had seen an advert in the DRF for a contest for kids to the cup.I had my son enter the contest which involved writing an essay. He won tickets for the preakness the year Smarty Jones won and they showed myself and my family a great time.

I have been back three times since on Preakness day we get seats in the grandstand which are not too expensive decent food and drink at the seats and just an overall decent vibe.

The Maryland Jockey Club announced earlier this month that it would offer a Pick 5 with an industry-low 12-percent takeout during the Pimlico meet, as well as a 10-cent Rainbow 6.

The Rainbow 6 will be offered on the last six races of each race day. The Rainbow 6 carryover jackpot is paid out only when there is a single ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 60 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 40 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.
http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/edito...ll_edition.cgi

Pick 5 handled $21,199 including my measly $24. Hopefully that will rise as more people become aware of the takeout.