Pimlico Race Course News

News brief: A federal bankruptcy judge approved Wednesday a plan to auction Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park early next year.

News brief: Pennsylvania horse tracks might be benefiting from Maryland's inability to attract top-notch horses, but that could change in the next year or two.

News Brief: Horse racing's problem is obvious: a decades-long slump in attendance and wagering at the track.

News Brief: The average total daily handle at the recently concluded Pimlico Race Course summer race meet declined 10.3% compared with last year’s summer meet at Laurel Park with betting on live racing dropping 5.5%.

News Brief: The Maryland Jockey Club reported slight increases in total handle and on-track handle for the 48-day spring meet at Pimlico Race Course, which concluded on Sunday.

News Brief: Maryland Jockey Club officials are looking to capitalize on the craze over Smarty Jones and expect a record crowd to pack Pimlico Race Course when the colt goes for the second leg of the Triple Crown in the 129th running of the Preakness Stakes.

News Brief: Punters that want to bet on the Preakness will need to open an account with XpressBet, the wagering platform of Pimlico Race Course owner Magna Entertainment Corp.

News Brief: The Baltimore City Council has approved a new development plan sought by owners of Pimlico Race Course, who plan to spend $400 million to expand the 140-acre site.

News Brief: The massive overhaul planned for Pimlico Race Course faced a cloud of doubt when Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich Jr. expressed his support for a slot machine plan that would limit gambling licenses to one per company.