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{{Short description|American thoroughbred horse racetrack}} {{Infobox racecourse | name = Pimlico Race Course | logo = Pimlico_Race_Course_logo.svg | logo_size = 200 | logo_caption =<!-- Pimlico Race Course logo--> | image = 147th Preakness Stakes (52093518043).jpg | image_size = 240px | caption = Preakness in May [[2022 Preakness Stakes|2022]] | location = 5201 Park Heights Avenue<br />[[Baltimore, Maryland]], [[United States|U.S.]] | owner = Maryland Jockey Club (Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority) | opened = {{start date and age|1870}} | channel = [[NBC Sports|NBC]] (Preakness Stakes) | coursetype = Flat | website = http://www.pimlico.com | notableraces = [[Preakness Stakes]] (G1)<br />[[Black-Eyed Susan Stakes]] (G2)<br />[[Dinner Party Stakes]] (G3)<br />[[Pimlico Special]] (G3)<br />[[James W. Murphy Stakes]] | handle = {{Increase}} $181,000,000 (2014){{Update inline|date=March 2019}}<ref name="2014report">{{cite report|author=The Racing Biz|year=2014|url=http://www.theracingbiz.com/2014/06/10/pimlico-spring-meet-shows-small-gains/|title=Pimlico Spring Meet Shows Gains|publisher=The Racing Biz|page=12|access-date=June 18, 2014}}</ref> | attendance = {{Increase}} 351,146 (2014){{Update inline|date=March 2019}} <ref name="2014report" /> }} '''Pimlico Race Course''' is a [[thoroughbred horse race]]track in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], most famous for hosting the [[Preakness Stakes]]. Its name is derived from the 1660s when [[England|English]] settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in [[London]]. The racetrack is [[nickname]]d "Old Hilltop" after a small rise in the [[infield]] that became a favorite gathering place for [[thoroughbred]] trainers and race enthusiasts.<ref name="history">{{cite web | url=http://www.pimlico.com/about/history | title=History | publisher=Pimlico Race Course | access-date=July 14, 2012}}</ref> Pimlico was owned by the [[Stronach Group]] from 2011 until 2024, when ownership transferred to the state-run Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority (MTROA). Pimlico closed for renovations in September 2024, with all of Pimlico's racing dates except for the 2025 Preakness Stakes transferred to [[Laurel Park (race track)|Laurel Park]] until the project is completed.<ref name=bh010724/><ref name=bh190324/>
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