
Main Track: One Mile, oval.
Turf Course: Seven Furlongs.
Distance from last turn to finish line: 1,152 Feet.
Post Times
1:10 p.m.
Exotic Wagering Format
$1. Daily Double on 1st, 2nd and last two races.
$1. Exactas on all races.
$1. Superfectas on 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th and last race. (8th on 8 race cards)
$1. Trifectas on all races.
$1. Pick-3 on race 2-4, 4-6, and 8-10 (10 and 11 race cards).
$1. Pick Four on races 4-7.
Contact Information
Mailing Address:
Maryland Jockey Club
Pimlico Race Course
Baltimore, Maryland 21215
Street Address:
Hayward and Winner Avenues
Baltimore, Maryland 21215
Telephone: (410) 542-9400
Fax: (410) 466-2521; Media Relations (410) 466-5622; Simulcasting (410) 664-0970
PIMLICO Racecourse, in Baltimore, is one of the oldest racetracks in the U.S. and is also known as Old Hilltop. It is best known as the site of the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown, which is held the third Saturday in May.
Track - 1 mile loam oval; Six-furlong and 1 1/4 mile chutes;
Length of stretch from last turn to finish line = 1,152 feet;
Track = 70 feet wide;
Turf Course = 7/8 of a mile inside main track; Aluminum inner rail; Grass Course, is a mixture of sandy clay loam, 65% turf type tall fescue, 25% turf type perennial ryegrass, 10% Blue Grass.
Grass height is maintained at four to five inches during racing season.
Notable Races:
Preakness Stakes (GI)
Pimlico Special Handicap (GI)
Dixie Stakes (GII)
Black- Eyes Susan Stakes (GII)