Preakness purse will rise to $1.5 million
The Maryland Jockey Club today announced it has increased the purse for the Preakness Stakes (G1) from $1 million to $1.5 million.
The Maryland Jockey Club today announced it has increased the purse for the Preakness Stakes (G1) from $1 million to $1.5 million.
It was a busy agenda for the Maryland Racing Commission meeting, which adopted a new void-claim rule and declined to reconsider medication rules, among other actions.
In a reprise of efforts over the summer, the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association has again endorsed a rule voiding claims in certain circumstances.
Preakness tickets go on sale on Tuesday, October 1.
Top rider Ramon Dominguez, now retired, will attend opening Saturday at Laurel Park, participating in a special ceremony and autograph session.
The Maryland Racing Commission today gave conditional approval to a rule that would void claims of horses who suffer catastrophic breakdowns — another step, it said, to protect horse safety.
Getting new fans to an old sport conducted in an old facility — Pimlico — is a challenge Tom Chuckas faces every spring. Fortunately, an old race, the Preakness, gives him a head start.
Linemaker and on-air handicapper Frank Carulli’s leaving with laughter as he heads for Las Vegas after a dozen years at Laurel and Pimlico.