Preakness Shifting Back to Three Weeks and a Day After the Kentucky Derby, to Be Run on a Sunday
Maryland says the Preakness remains essential to the Triple Crown as the state seeks to protect a $2 billion horse industry.
- Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced Wednesday the Preakness Stakes will move to a Sunday slot, three weeks after the Kentucky Derby, following its exclusion from a new six-race championship series organized by Churchill Downs and the New York Racing Association.
- Churchill Downs and the New York Racing Association unveiled the $5 million Thoroughbred Championship Series, which includes the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes but excludes the Preakness, creating uncertainty for the Triple Crown.
- Maryland Jockey Club CEO Bill Knauf said the new schedule "opens the Preakness to potential participants who use modern training methods," aiming to attract more Derby horses to the second leg of the Triple Crown.
- Governor Moore recently secured the race's intellectual property rights for $85 million, emphasizing the event remains vital to Maryland's $2 billion horse racing industry and its $500 million Pimlico Race Course renovation.
- Beginning in 2028, the race moves to Sunday, though some lawmakers questioned whether the new championship series could impact Preakness attendance and leave taxpayers responsible for the $85 million in revenue bonds.
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The Southern Maryland ChronicleMoore: New deal allows state to direct the future of Preakness
Jon Miller, president of acquisitions and partnerships at NBC Sports, and Gov. Wes Moore (D) announce a new six-year network television deal to broadcast the Preakness and other thoroughbred horse racing in Maryland. (Photo Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters)Changes lie ahead for Maryland’s signature thoroughbred horse race, including a new, later race day and a new, expanded network television contract. Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced the changes Wed…
Preakness shifting back to three weeks and a day after the Kentucky Derby, to be run on a Sunday - WXXV News 25
By STEPHEN WHYNO A big change is coming to horse racing’s Triple Crown, with the Preakness Stakes moving to three weeks and a day after the Kentucky Derby and being run on Sunday for the first time. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and the Maryland Jockey Club announced the decision Wednesday. No Triple Crown race has ever taken place on a Sunday in the century-plus-old history of the series. The shift marks a major change on the horse racing calendar,…
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