Pimlico Racecourse Details

• Pimlico racecourse has a 1-mile loam oval; six-furlong and 1 1/4 mile chutes

• The track is 70 feet wide

• The length of stretch from last turn to finish line is 1,152 feet;

• The turf course measures 7/8 of a mile and is inside the main loam track;

• The track has an aluminum inner rail;

• There is also a grass course, which is a mixture of sandy clay loam, 65% turf type tall fescue, 25% turf type perennial ryegrass, 10% blue grass.

Other Pimlico Racecourse Details

Spectator Capacity

• Total Daily Seating Capacity : 13,047 people
• Standing Room (estimated) : 22,000 people
• Infield Capacity (estimated) : 60,000 people

Stable Area Capacity

• 800 horses, plus tack, feed and sleeping rooms

Parking Capacity

• General Spaces : 2,100 cars
• Clubhouse Preferred Spaces : 1,500 cars
• Valet Spaces :300 cars
• Hayward Preferred Spaces : 320
• Press Parking Spaces : 162

Number of Betting Windows

• 750 (including temporary windows on Preakness Day) and automated betting machines.

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