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The Maryland Jockey Club is a sporting organization dedicated to horse racing, founded in Annapolis in 1743. It is chartered as the oldest sporting organization and is currently the corporate name of the company that operates Laurel Park Racecourse in Laurel, Maryland and Bowie Race Track in Bowie, Maryland, the latter of which ceased operations as a track in 1985 and now serves as a training ...
On January 1, 2025, management of Laurel Park changed from the former Maryland Jockey Club (part of the for-profit Stronach Group) to the new Maryland Jockey Club, which operates as a non-profit entity of the state-run Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority. The Stronach Group continues to own the Laurel Park property.
The race was moved to the fall by Maryland Jockey Club Chief Operating Officer Lou Raffetto in 2001 with instant success. Taking advantage of a deep sprinting field three weeks after the Breeders' Cup Sprint, the De Francis Dash attracted a strong field of seven, including four of the top Breeder's Cup finishers with visions of an Eclipse Award.
The Preakness Stakes embodies a rich tradition of horseracing in Maryland. Mike Rogers, from the Maryland Jockey Club, explains what makes the race so important to Baltimore.
The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 97,641, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1993. [ 2 ] Union City, who did not finish this race due to injury, was euthanized as a result.
The Maryland Jockey Club reported total attendance of 100,818, this is recorded as second highest on the list of American thoroughbred racing top attended events for North America in 1995. [2] This was the first time in history that Preakness attendance exceeded 100,000.
In 2010, and the Maryland Jockey Club responded with a new event called "InfieldFest" with performances by musical acts, the "Mug Club", which included an infield ticket and an unlimited-refill beer mug, and a mascot named "Kegasus", a play on keg and pegasus (though actually a centaur). [35] The much-derided Kegasus was retired in 2013. [37]
The race is named in honor of the former Pimlico General Manager who was known to Marylanders as "Mr. Preakness." Charles John (Chick) Lang died March 18, 2010, of natural causes at the age of 83. The Maryland Jockey Club made the name change shortly after his death. [1]