Pimlico

The Preakness Festival will be spread through the city and state. It will feature months of activities, including family-friendly events, the races themselves and a headline concert.

Both M&T Bank Stadium and Oriole Park at Camden Yards are getting publicly-funded facelifts. We discuss the economics of sports stadiums with former Baltimore Sun reporter Jon Morgan and Dr. Dennis Coates, a UMBC professor of sports economics.

For the Friday News Wrap, host Tom Hall discusses the state taking control of Pimlico with a $400 million pledge to rebuild the racecourse.

We go On the Record with WYPR’s News Director Matt Bush and Baltimore Banner politics reporter Pamela Wood to recap the 446th session of the Maryland General Assembly.

“Everything that needed to pass today passed,” said Senate President Bill Ferguson

Laurel Park will temporarily host racing — including the 2026 Preakness Stakes — while Pimlico is rebuilt as part of a $400 million plan.

A new plan for reviving thoroughbred horse racing in Maryland would center the industry around a revitalized Pimlico Race Course in Park Heights that would be owned by a new state entity.

Pimlico Track veterinarian puts horse's health and safety first.

“Fashion Police” find the best dressed at the racetrack.

Do lifelong horse bettors believe in following the technology?