Horse Racing
Henderson's Wharf Marina
We rented a car this morning for two weeks. We will leave
Saturday and spend about a week at home. Since we had the car we decided to
drive out to Pimlico Race Course. Pimlico is the second oldest racetrack in the
nation behind Saratoga; it was opened on October 25, 1870 and is home to the
Preakness Stakes. The Preakness is the middle jewel of America’s premier sporting
event, The Triple Crown. It’s traditionally held on the third Saturday in May,
it’s a mile and three sixteenths in length, with a purse of $500,000. Saturday
will be the 137th running of the race. I was less than impressed with the
outside of the racetrack. It seems a little run down for such a famous place.
The track and infield are fixed up for this week’s activities, but the rest of
the facility seems to need a little work. We only placed a bet on the first
race...the rest of the races we just picked horses between ourselves. We didn't
do very well, although we each picked a winner once...unfortunately not when we
had placed our bet. The weather was perfect today, it felt wonderful sitting in
the stands, we even enjoyed sitting in the sun. We had fun getting away from
the water and doing something a little different for the day.
Pictures of the races
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