Thoroughbred Racing in Maryland

Maryland is the home of Pimlico Racecourse where the second leg of the world-famous thoroughbred Triple Crown races, the Preakness Stakes, are being held every third weekend of May.

2007 Preakness Stakes 132 Results & Payouts


Preakness Stakes Horse Racing

The Preakness Stakes is the second and shortest leg in thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown race (at 1 3/16 mile), and always attracts Kentucky Derby winners and contenders.

Triple Crown Horse Races Results

Summer Bird becomes the Belmont Stakes winner and spoils jockey Calvin Borel's bid to become the first jockey to win the Triple Crown aboard different horses.

See the 2009 Belmont Stakes Results & Payouts, the Preakness results & payouts and the Kentucky Derby Results and Payouts.

With the Triple Crown races over, horse racing fans can look forward to the summer racing season. Lined up this summer is the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on August 2 and the Travers Stakes at Saratoga on August 29.

2009 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park

The 2009 Breeders' Cup, thoroughbred racing's most prestigious event, consisting of 14 Breeders' Cup races and $25.5 million in purses, will be held on November 6-7, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

Find out the Breeders' Cup schedule, see the 2009 Breeders' Cup odds or take a look back in time in last year's Breeders' Cup entries and the previous Breeders' Cup winners.

Plus get free Breeders' Cup racing picks and betting tips from horse racing handicappers in the forum!

Horses to Watch

Handicapper/racing writer Greg Melikov compiles this list of horses worth watching for their next start. Horses to Watch 2009 »

Get daily racing odds, racing tips, horse betting tips, horse racing news, horse racing analysis from top horse racing handicappers and experts. With race results on all thoroughbred tracks in USA and Canada. Belmont, DelMar, Saratoga, Woodbine and more.

Find out the major thoroughbred horse racing events happening every month. 2009 Horse Racing Calendar »

Bernardini Wins 2006 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico!

Undefeated and heavy favorite horse, Barbaro, was pulled out of the race after suffering injury. His absence allowed Bernardini to take the 132nd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on Saturday. More of Bernardini Wins »


Pimlico Race Course

Home of the prestigious $1 million Preakness Stakes, the race that determines whether the Kentucky Derby winner will have a chance to grab the Triple Crown.

Laurel Park

Laurel horse racing Park covers 360 acres and is located between Baltimore and Washington D.C. The park open for Summer between July and August, and again for Fall in October and runs through to the end of December.

The Maryland Jockey Club

The Maryland Jockey Club is the parent company of Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park. Founded in Annapolis, Md. more than 30 years before the start of the Revolutionary War, the Maryland Jockey Club opened its site at Pimlico in1870. Since 1873, the Preakness have been held at Pimlico and in 1947, the MJC purchased Laurel Park.

Triple Crown Horse Races Results

Summer Bird becomes the Belmont Stakes winner and spoils jockey Calvin Borel's bid to become the first jockey to win the Triple Crown aboard different horses.

See the 2009 Belmont Stakes Results & Payouts, the Preakness results & payouts and the Kentucky Derby Results and Payouts.

With the Triple Crown races over, horse racing fans can look forward to the summer racing season. Lined up this summer is the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on August 2 and the Travers Stakes at Saratoga on August 29.

2009 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park

The 2009 Breeders' Cup, thoroughbred racing's most prestigious event, consisting of 14 Breeders' Cup races and $25.5 million in purses, will be held on November 6-7, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

Find out the Breeders' Cup schedule, see the 2009 Breeders' Cup odds or take a look back in time in last year's Breeders' Cup entries and the previous Breeders' Cup winners.

Plus get free Breeders' Cup racing picks and betting tips from horse racing handicappers in the forum!

Maryland Harness Racing

Harness racing is a form of horse racing restricted to Standarbreds, and usually pull two-wheeled carts called sulkies. Standardbreds have proportionally shorter legs and longer bodies than thoroughbreds. They also are of more placid dispositions, as suits horses whose races involve more strategy and more re-acceleration than do thoroughbred races.

Ocean Downs Racetrack

In addition to live harness racing action from July-August, Ocean Downs also provide full card simulcasting from the best thoroughbred and harness racing tracks in North America.

Rosecroft Raceway

Rosecroft is one of Maryland’s leading harness racing facilities and one of the premier attractions of the charming town of Ft. Washington, located right outside of the nation’s capital. First opened in 1949, it has hosted countless races and has brought excitement to multitudes of horse racing fans and enthusiasts.

Maryland Off-Track Betting (OTB) Stations

Find off track betting (OTB) station locations in the state of Maryland.

Northeast Sports Club, The Cracked Claw, Ocean Downs, Rosecroft Raceway

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Latest Maryland Thoroughbred

The Preakness Stakes 2009 Results & Payouts: Filly Rachel Alexandra Won By 1 Length Kentucky Oaks winner Rachel Alexandra lived up to her star billing, becoming the first filly in 85 years to win the Preakness Stakes 2009 at 1 3/16 miles. With jockey Calvin Borel in the irons, Rache...

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The Preakness Stakes 2009 Web Site Earlier this week, Pimlico Race Course launched a new and improved website for the Preakness Stakes 2009, the middle jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown. The redesigned www.preakness.com site will f...

Musket Man Works For The 2009 Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park Illinois Derby winner Musket Man, who finished third in both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness and will be brought up to the Haskell Invitational on works alone, according to race horse trainer Der...

Filly Rachel Alexandra Wins The Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park June 27 Stonestreet Stables and Harold McCormick's Rachel Alexandra, ridden by jockey Calvin Borel, won the $270,000 Mother Goose Stakes by 19 lengths at Belmont Park on Saturday, June 27. Trained by Steve A...

Filly Rachel Alexandra: On the Road Again in Mother Goose By GREG MELIKOV Filly Rachel Alexandra was among 24 nominations to Saturday's 53rd Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park. But it appears only four fillies will challenge the Preakness champ in the one-...

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The Preakness Stakes 2009 Results & Payouts: Filly Rachel Alexandra Won By 1 Length Kentucky Oaks winner Rachel Alexandra lived up to her star billing, becoming the first filly in 85 years to win the Preakness Stakes 2009 at 1 3/16 miles. With jockey Calvin Borel in the irons, Rache...

The Preakness Stakes 2009: I Call ?em the Way I See ?em By GREG MELIKOV The 134th Preakness Stakes 2009 features 13 Preakness horses going 1 3/16 miles on Saturday. I'm classifying them in several categories from those 3-year-olds that stand little chance...

The Preakness Stakes 2009 Web Site Earlier this week, Pimlico Race Course launched a new and improved website for the Preakness Stakes 2009, the middle jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown. The redesigned www.preakness.com site will f...

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