Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted February 20, 2022 Journalists Posted February 20, 2022 The Pimlico Spring Meet, highlighted by the GI Preakness S., will offer 16 stakes–10 graded–worth $3.8 million in purses. The $1.5-million Preakness anchors a program of 10 stakes, six graded, worth $2.75 million May 20. Leading the undercard stakes on Preakness Day is the $250,000 GII Dinner Party S. for 3-year-olds and up going 1 1/16 miles on the turf. To be run for the 121st time, the Dinner Party is Pimlico's oldest race and the eighth-oldest in the country, first run in 1870. Other graded supporting stakes are the $200,000 GIII Chick Lang S. for 3-year-olds sprinting six furlongs, $150,000 GIII Gallorette S. for fillies and mares three and up going 1 1/16 miles on the grass, and the $150,000 GIII Maryland Sprint S. at six furlongs for 3-year-olds and up. The 98th running of the $250,000 GII Black-Eyed Susan S. will once again be in its traditional spot as the feature of the Preakness Eve card May 20. The Friday card boasts six stakes, four graded, worth $1.05 million in purses, including the $300,000 GIII Pimlico Special, $150,000 GIII Miss Preakness S. and $150,000 GIII Allaire du Pont S. The Pimlico spring meet is scheduled to open May 12 and run through May 31. The post Pimlico Spring Stakes Worth $3.8 Million appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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