Officiated by 1/ST Racing under a new deal which was struck last year with the Maryland Racetrack Operating Authority, this year's 150th running of the GI Preakness Stakes is featured alongside 15 stakes–seven of them graded races–which will be worth $4.3 million in purse money on Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17 at Pimlico Race Course, the Stronach Group said via a Thursday release.
The second oldest of the Triple Crown races, the Preakness will anchor a May 17 program of 10 stakes worth $3.25 million in purses including the GIII Dinner Party Stakes, the GIII Gallorette Stakes and GIII Maryland Sprint Stakes.
Other supporting stakes on Preakness Day are the Chick Lang, the Sir Barton, the James Murphy, the Skipat and Jim McKay Turf Sprint.
Returning the lineup will also be the GI UAE President Cup for 3-year-old Arabian horses, run at 1 1/16 miles.
The 101st running of the GII George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes tops six stakes, three graded, worth $1.05 million in purses on Friday, May 16. The Black-Eyed Susan is joined by the GIII Pimlico Special Stakes and the GIII Miss Preakness Stakes.
Also on the traditional Preakness Eve program are the Allaire du Pont Stakes, the Hilltop Stakes, and The Very One Stakes.
At the conclusion of Preakness Day, Pimlico will officially close for renovations with the grandstand set to be demolished. The 151st running of the Preakness will take place at Laurel Park in 2026.
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