The 150th operation of Pre -Rakness Stakes on Saturday, May 17, marked the end of an age in the Baltimore Pimlico Race course, with the aged facilities of the track that were demolished as part of a $ 400 million redevelopment program.
Clark Construction Group will oversee the demolition of the 65 -year -old Pimlico House, the Grans of Horse and other buildings with a guaranteed maximum price contract of $ 14.3 million with the Maryland Stadium Authority. Earlier this year, Clark, packages of commercial offers announced for structural demolition and structural place, reduction of hazmat, erosion control and sediments, electric and water, pest control and other services, with a 35% participation objective. In October 2024, the state hired Clark for about $ 900,000 in pre -construction work.
The demolition activity is scheduled to increase this summer, following the relocation of the remaining horses occupying the existing pimlico stables. Construction will begin on a program that aims to make the track in a destination throughout the year, with more than 100 days of race, including the pre-Fokness signature, the traditional “second joy” of the triple crown of pure race races.
About 40 new buildings will occupy the 117 -hectare pimlic race route, including a new club/event space with a 5,000 -seat seat capacity, and a design inspired by the original Gothic Gothic style club built when Pimlico opened in 1870. The new Pimlico Horse Grangers will take a similar approach, which houses 400 knights and provides space for related space.
A proposal was ruled out to rotate the 30 -degree Pimlico track, a decision that saves about $ 30 million estimated in construction costs and accelerates the construction calendar, setting the stage for the pre -Pimlico in 2027.
First race in Pimlico in 1873, Pre-Rakness has been held annually on the historic court since 1909. This year’s final race provided some additional drama, with journalism that made a dramatic stretch for half. The secretariat maintains the fastest pre-pre-pre-pre-pre-pre-pre-pre-pre-pre-pre-pre-pre-pre-pre-pre-edition, winning the 1-3/16 kilometers race in 1:53:00.
In a related project, Maryland will buy a farm of 328 hectares in Carroll County to support the races extended to Pimlico. An assignment of $ 110 million approved last year by the state legislature will finance the construction of a new state -of -the -art training facility, which will initially host 800 horses, with expansion provisions as needed.
Pimlico joins the renewal programs announced or running on the other two Triple Crown host tracks. In Belmont Park in Long Island, Aecom Tishman is half a three -year reconstruction of $ 455 million, which includes a new five -level complex of 275,000 square meters with a house with modern comforts and 7,500 seats with a canopy. New drainage systems are being installed for the four racing surfaces of the track, one of which will have a new synthetic area. The concrete walls will be covered with resistant surfaces to prevent horse injuries.
Although Belmont Park’s scheduled autumn of the Belmont Park reconstruction program after Belmont Stakes’s scheduled operation, New York Racing Association is looking for the possibility of returning his temporary home to Saratoga Springs should allow conditions.
In the meantime, the owners of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. According to a statement, Churchill Downs will evaluate the economic landscape “in the coming months” to evaluate changes in the calendar and sequencing of multi -year projects.
Two projects for about $ 30 million, renewals at 15 suites and an exclusive area of the club, are in place and are scheduled for April 2026.
