BALTIMORE — Maryland Jockey Club officials are giving serious consideration to eventually moving the Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, from Pimlico Race Course to what would be a refurbished Laurel Park and to holding the race on a Sunday for the first time in its history.
Timothy Ritvo, chief operating officer of the Stronach Group, which operates Pimlico, said there is a “real good possibility” that the Preakness would be moved to Sunday as early as next year in an effort to increase business.
Sal Sinatra, vice president of the Stronach Group, said an extensive renovation of Laurel Park — near Laurel, Md.