Everything you need to know about the Preakness Stakes
A section of the grandstand at Pimlico Race Course is closed off for the Preakness Stakes. By Liz Clarke and Liz Clarke Reporter covering the Washington Redskins Email Bio Follow Washington Post Staff May 18 at 5:00 PM BALTIMORE — The dire need of repair and renovation at 149-year-old Pimlico Race Course was clear as Preakness Day got underway on Saturday.
Asked Saturday afternoon about the myriad ways in which the facility seemed to be falling apart, Tim Ritvo, chief operating officer for racing and gaming for the Stronach Group, which owns Pimlico, said: “It gets tougher every year to give the experience that the customer deserves for an event like this. A pipe broke about two days before the race out front. We had one break two years ago.
In April, the track closed the Old Grandstand, taking roughly 6,700 seats out of commission for this year’s Preakness Stakes, after engineers concluded it could not bear the weight of so many spectators.A pall was cast over the 144th Preakness Stakes on Friday. Congrats Gal, a 3-year-old filly, collapsed on the Baltimore track and died after finishing the eighth race, the traditional Black-Eye Susan Day of Preakness prep races .
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