History edit
Both Pimlico and the Maryland Jockey Club ran into sudden financial difficulties in 1889, in part due to competition with the nearby Benning Race Track in Washington, D.C., and in 1890, the Preakness was run at Morris Park Racecourse.[1]
References edit
- ^ Maryland Jockey Club (April 29, 1999). "The Preakness story began in 1873". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 1, 2021.