Author: Frank Vespe

Preakness: Pay Billy could pay off in a big way

Nearly three dozen Minnesotans will head to Pimlico Saturday to cheer on Minnesota-owned Pay Billy, his owners’ first horse.

Journalism, beaten favorite in the Kentucky Derby, has been installed as the 8-5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s 150th Preakness Stakes.

Eight-year-old Benny Havens snapped a 39-race losing streak to win Pimlico’s allowance feature Saturday.

The board of directors that will govern the new Maryland Jockey Club was chosen by the Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority Friday.

Maryland’s Board of Public Works approved nearly $19 million in expenditures to advance the Pimlico Plus plan – but not without trepidation.

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