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Legislators Offer Compromise On Maryland Racetrack Funding Bill

April 6, 2019
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A compromise breathed new life into Maryland legislation that would permit The Stronach Group to use state bonds to fund $120 million in improvements to Laurel Park and the Bowie training center, according to a report in the Baltimore Sun.…

Baltimore Mayor Sues Stronach Group In Effort To Block Preakness Move To Laurel

March 19, 2019
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Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh and three residents of the Park Heights neighborhood near Pimlico race course have filed a lawsuit against The Stronach Group, owners of Pimlico and Laurel Park, in an effort to keep the company from moving the…

Baltimore Mayor, Stronach Group Knock Heads Over Future Racetrack Plans

February 20, 2019
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The mayor of Baltimore isn’t going down without a fight in the effort to save Pimlico Race Course. In a letter to Maryland’s governor and state legislative leaders, Catherine Pugh takes aim at a Stronach Group plan to create one…

Report: $424 Million Price Tag To Keep Preakness At Pimlico

December 12, 2018
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Phase 2 of a study by the Maryland Stadium Authority has concluded it will cost $424 million to rebuild Pimlico Race Course in order to keep the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, according to a report in the Baltimore Sun. The…