Pimlico Race Course is typically abuzz in May to welcome horseracing fans for the Preakness Stakes. Today, it's a construction zone. Demolition started in July 2025, and crews have bulldozed historic pieces of the racetrack as Maryland officials look ahead to its future.

Pimlico Race Course is typically abuzz in May to welcome horseracing fans for the Preakness Stakes. Today, it's a construction zone. Demolition started in July 2025, and crews have bulldozed historic

The 151st running of the Preakness, the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown is this weekend. But it’s going to be a little different because of ongoing renovations at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

Maryland is committing more than half a billion dollars to rebuild Pimlico Race Course and try to preserve its horse racing industry, a gamble made as the project’s costs balloon and its expected returns remain uncertain as the sport shrinks.

The 151st running of the Preakness Stakes will take place on Saturday, May 16, from Laurel Park amid ongoing renovations at Pimlico Race Course, the normal home of the annual race.