The old Pimlico — some writers have called it America’s worst major sporting event venue — will take its final bow at the 2025 Preakness.

The second jewel of the Triple Crown shines with traditions. Don't miss the 2025 Preakness Stakes, this Saturday, May 17, at 2:30 PM ET on Peacock.

The wrecking ball is just about hovering over Pimlico Race Course, with a complete knockdown and rebuild of the grandstand and other facilities coming.

Deputed Testamony lived to be 32 years old. He died in 2012 and his final resting place is at Bonita Farm in Harford County, where Boniface continues to train more horses. His team is working hard ahead of the 150th running of the Preakness.

From the schedule to the history to what to wear, here’s everything you need to know ahead of the 150th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.

Saturday will come soon enough. The horses are not the only game in town. The Orioles, for example, are well toward the rear of the American League East, but there is still enough time to rally and get nose-to-nose and belly-to-belly against the two cities Baltimore loves to put in its place: New York and Boston.

Final preparations for the long-planned demolition of the Pimlico racetrack this summer will begin soon after next week’s Preakness Stakes, state officials said ahead of a Wednesday vote by the Maryland Board of Public Works to approve the demolition ...

As part of Maryland’s agreement with 1/ST, which owns the Preakness, the nonprofit will pay $3 million annually for the rights to Preakness, plus 2% of the total money wagered over Preakness weekend (a figure that will likely be about $2 million, based upon recent handle).