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Track Overview
Daily Racing Information
2008 Race Dates: Apr. 17 - Jun. 7
Post Time - 1:10 p.m.
Ky Derby Day (May 3) @ 12:45pm
BES Day (May 16) @ 12:15pm
Preakness Day (May 17) @ 10:30am
Belmont Day (June 7) @ 12:45pm
Doors Open 11:30am
Simulcasting Daily
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Telephone Number: (410) 542-9400 |
Mailing Address: Pimlico Race Course
5201 Park Heights Ave.,
Baltimore, MD 21215
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Public Transportation - Bus service is available for Pimlico. For more information contact the MTA. |
| Simulcast: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. |
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Admission
- Grandstand & Clubhouse $3.00*
Sports Palace $5.00 ($2.00 admission $3.00 F&B coupon) $2.00 admission after 7:30PM.
Pimlico for Laurel Live Racing -
Grandstand & Sports Palace - $3.00.
Simulcast Sports Palace - $2.00. Nights Free.
*Active & retired military personnel are admitted free with military I.D. Local police and firemen are admitted free with proper I.D. |
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Seating - Grandstand: Inside Box Seats (2 seats per box) $2.50 per seat.
Outside Box Seats (4 seats per box) $2.50 per seat.
Pimlico at Laurel Live Racing -
Seats on Weekdays are Free with the following exceptions:
Sports Palace $0.50 seating charge, $5.00 food and beverage minimum, $3.00 seating charge after 6:00PM.
Black Eyed-Susan Day and Preakness Day:
Please go to our Preakness.com website for all our current seating information. |
Hours of Operation - Doors open at 11:30AM unless otherwise stated.
We close at approximately 8:30PM on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays.
We close at 12 midnight on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
We close at 1:00AM Fridays. We close at 12:30AM Saturdays.
Days and hours of operation are subject to change.
(Preakness Saturday, Pimlico closes at 7:00PM) |
Parking - General Parking is free (Preakness Way and Rogers Avenue)
Except Preakness Day
Clubhouse Official (Maple and Belvedere Avenue) $2, Valet additional $2.
VIP (Hayward Preferred) $3
Pimlico at Laurel Live Racing
Clubhouse Free, Hayward VIP Preferred $3.00
Preakness Parking - Please go to our Preakness.com website for parking information.
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Parking Capacity - 12 parking lots with a total of 7,522 parking spaces. |
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Handicapping Materials
Programs - Live Racing -
Pimlico Live only $1.50.
Daytime Simulcast $3.75 (All Thoroughbred & Harness day races)
Thoroughbred $3.75 (Late afternoon & night races).
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Track -
Dirt:
Turf Course:
Area - 140 acres, entirely within Baltimore City limits. |
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Stable Area - 500 horses, plus tack, feed and sleeping rooms.
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Mechanical-Electronic Equipment - United Starting Gate; American Totalisator; Photo Finish/Camera; American Teletimer Corp. timing system; International Sound Corp., Video tape patrol closed circuit television; LumatronX Board.
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Police - Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau; Office on main floor of grandstand.
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First Aid - Doctor and Nurse in attendance; Office located next to racing office.
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Track Kitchen - Located behind grandstand.
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Jockeys' Quarters - Men’s in rear of paddock; Women’s, near paddock.
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Betting Windows - 750 (including temporary windows on Preakness Day), and automated betting machines.
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| Capacity |
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Main Grandstand
Old Grandstand
Clubhouse
Sports Palace
Dining |
5,691
5,926
1,269
160
1,806 |
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Total Daily Seating Capacity |
14,852 |
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Additional |
Preakness Day Seating |
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Terrace Box Seats
Top of the Stretch
Turfside Terrace
Clubhouse Turn Reserved
Clubhouse Turn Suites
Village Sky Chalets
Corporate Village
Standing Room (estimated)
Infield Capacity (estimated) |
4,000
1,194
1,500
642
290
240
5,000
22,000
60,000 |
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Total |
94,896 |
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Grand Total |
109,748 |
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