The man who put the Hi Ho in Pimlico
Nearly 50 years ago, an ad agency approached Steve Karmen to write a jingle for Pimlico. Legions of racing fans still say, “Hi ho, Pimlico!”
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Jun 3, 2025 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Features, Maryland, MD Business | 0 |
Nearly 50 years ago, an ad agency approached Steve Karmen to write a jingle for Pimlico. Legions of racing fans still say, “Hi ho, Pimlico!”
Read Moreby Press Release | May 28, 2025 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, Press release other | 0 |
The De Francis Dash and three other stakes contested on the same day will receive $25,000 purse bumps, the Maryland Jockey Club announced.
Read MoreTrainer Rodolfo Sanchez-Salomon has been hit by HIWU, HISA’s drug-testing partner, with a 60-day suspension for three violations in two years.
Read MoreAn auction currently underway is selling off a wide variety of items from the soon-to-be-demolished Pimlico Race Course. Act fast!
Read Moreby Press Release | May 23, 2025 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, Press release other | 0 |
Bloodstock agent David Ingordo will serve as judge for this year’s 91st annual MHBA Yearling Show June 29.
Read Moreby Jennifer Kelly | May 11, 2025 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Maryland, MD Business, Preakness weekend, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |
Pimlico, a one-mile dirt oval bounded by generations of our collective memory, serves as the final home for racetrackers, bettors, even a dog.
Read Moreby Gary Quill | May 9, 2025 | Breaking, Bylined Other, Maryland, MD Business, Opinion, Preakness weekend, Triple Crown Trail | 2 |
Longtime handicapper Gary Quill has been going to Pimlico for more than 60 years. Here’s what he’ll remember as a new facility replaces the old.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | May 9, 2025 | Breaking, Business, Bylined Other, Maryland, MD Business | 0 |
The board of directors that will govern the new Maryland Jockey Club was chosen by the Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority Friday.
Read Moreby Press Release | May 8, 2025 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Business, Preakness weekend, Press release other, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |
Longtime Pimlico and Laurel track announcer Dave Rodman will receive the Special Award of Merit at this year’s Preakness Alibi Breakfast.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | May 8, 2025 | Breaking, Business, Bylined Other, Maryland, MD Business | 0 |
Maryland’s Board of Public Works approved nearly $19 million in expenditures to advance the Pimlico Plus plan – but not without trepidation.
Read Moreby Press Release | May 6, 2025 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, Preakness weekend, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |
For a ninth straight year, $100,000 in bonus money is on the table for trainers that run at least five horses in stakes races Preakness weekend.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Apr 25, 2025 | Breaking, Business, Bylined Other, Maryland, MD Business | 0 |
In its first public meeting since the state legislature voted for its demise, members of Maryland’s MTROA sparred as frustrations were laid bare.
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