Ponies are back at Pimlico!
Apr 2, 2014 21:06:58 GMT -5
Post by Evelyn on Apr 2, 2014 21:06:58 GMT -5
I think it's positive that tracks are still open. So now that we've "had fun" bashing Pimlico and other tracks................ The bonus for trainers sounds good. Maybe it will draw more "big" names Preakness weekend?
Pimlico Spring Meeting Begins Thursday
Pimlico site press release
BALTIMORE, 04-01-14---Live racing in Maryland shifts to historic Pimlico Race Course Thursday, April 3 for the spring meeting. The headline event of the 35-day stand is the 139th running of the $1.5 million Preakness® Stakes (G1), the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, on May 17.
Live racing takes place four days a week on a Thursday through Sunday schedule prior to Preakness and then Friday, Saturday and Sunday (plus Memorial Day). The meet will end on June 7, Belmont Stakes Day.
The opening day card features nine races, including the first two on the turf this year.
First post is 1:10 p.m.
“There is a special feeling about Pimlico because of Preakness weekend but the entire meet is important to us,” said Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas. “We are excited to use the new and improved turf course on opening day and throughout the meet. Grass racing usually means larger fields and improved handle.”
The marquee meet of the Maryland racing season will feature 25 stakes races for purses totaling $4,680,000.
Preakness day will have nine added money races, including four graded events. In addition to the Preakness, the card features the $400,000 Dixie Handicap (G2) and two Grade 3 races. 2014 Preakness InfieldFest will be headlined by Grammy winner Lorde. Additional information can be found on www.preakness.com.
The Preakness eve card features eight stakes races, headlined by the $500,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) and the $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3). The Ultimate Girls Day Out also includes the $50,000 Xpressbet Hall of Fame Jockey Challenge and the fifth annual Lady Legends For the Cure Race™. Counting Crows and The Fray will headline an afternoon concert in the infield. Additional information can be found at www.blackeyedsusanday.com.
In addition, Pimlico will debut a $100,000 trainer bonus on Preakness weekend. Trainers will earn points based on finishes in 15 stakes races May 16-17.
• May 16---Black-Eyed Susan (G2), Pimlico Special (G3), Miss Preakness, Jim McKay Turf Sprint, Hilltop, Skipat, Rollicking
• May 17---Preakness (G1), Dixie (G2), Maryland Sprint (G3), Gallorette (G3), Chick Lang, James Murphy, Sir Barton, The Very One
Trainers will receive points for finishing first (10 points), second (7), third (5), fourth (3) and starting a horse (1 point) in each race.The winner will earn $50,000. Other prize money: $25,000 (second), $12,000 (third), $7,000 (fourth), $4,000 (fifth) and $2,000 (sixth). Trainers must have started five horses in the stakes combined to be eligible.
Pimlico Spring Meeting Begins Thursday
Pimlico site press release
BALTIMORE, 04-01-14---Live racing in Maryland shifts to historic Pimlico Race Course Thursday, April 3 for the spring meeting. The headline event of the 35-day stand is the 139th running of the $1.5 million Preakness® Stakes (G1), the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, on May 17.
Live racing takes place four days a week on a Thursday through Sunday schedule prior to Preakness and then Friday, Saturday and Sunday (plus Memorial Day). The meet will end on June 7, Belmont Stakes Day.
The opening day card features nine races, including the first two on the turf this year.
First post is 1:10 p.m.
“There is a special feeling about Pimlico because of Preakness weekend but the entire meet is important to us,” said Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas. “We are excited to use the new and improved turf course on opening day and throughout the meet. Grass racing usually means larger fields and improved handle.”
The marquee meet of the Maryland racing season will feature 25 stakes races for purses totaling $4,680,000.
Preakness day will have nine added money races, including four graded events. In addition to the Preakness, the card features the $400,000 Dixie Handicap (G2) and two Grade 3 races. 2014 Preakness InfieldFest will be headlined by Grammy winner Lorde. Additional information can be found on www.preakness.com.
The Preakness eve card features eight stakes races, headlined by the $500,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) and the $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3). The Ultimate Girls Day Out also includes the $50,000 Xpressbet Hall of Fame Jockey Challenge and the fifth annual Lady Legends For the Cure Race™. Counting Crows and The Fray will headline an afternoon concert in the infield. Additional information can be found at www.blackeyedsusanday.com.
In addition, Pimlico will debut a $100,000 trainer bonus on Preakness weekend. Trainers will earn points based on finishes in 15 stakes races May 16-17.
• May 16---Black-Eyed Susan (G2), Pimlico Special (G3), Miss Preakness, Jim McKay Turf Sprint, Hilltop, Skipat, Rollicking
• May 17---Preakness (G1), Dixie (G2), Maryland Sprint (G3), Gallorette (G3), Chick Lang, James Murphy, Sir Barton, The Very One
Trainers will receive points for finishing first (10 points), second (7), third (5), fourth (3) and starting a horse (1 point) in each race.The winner will earn $50,000. Other prize money: $25,000 (second), $12,000 (third), $7,000 (fourth), $4,000 (fifth) and $2,000 (sixth). Trainers must have started five horses in the stakes combined to be eligible.
