BALTIMORE, 04-04-14---The Maryland Jockey Club today announced The Bridge will headline a kickoff concert at Rams Head Live! in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Saturday, May 10. The 139^th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1), the middle jewel of racing’s Triple Crown, will be held at historic Pimlico Race Course the following Saturday.

One of Baltimore’s most successful bands, The Bridge has released five studio albums and has toured much of the United States and parts of western Europe since 2001. The band was named Baltimore’s Best Band and Best Album (Cross Street Market) by the City Paper’s reader poll. Additional information can be found at https://twitter.com/TheBridgeMusic.

Tickets are $25 and are available at https://www.ramsheadlive.com/event/543891.

“The Rams Head Live! concert is a great way to kick off the Preakness concert series,” said Maryland Jockey Club president Tom Chuckas. “The Maryland Jockey Club is pleased to partner with Rams Head Live! and we look forward to a long relationship. We expect this to become a marquee event in Baltimore.”

The Bridge concert is one of three musical events during an eight-day stretch surrounding the Preakness experience. Grammy winner Lorde will headline the main stage in the public infield at Preakness InfieldFest (May 17). Switchfoot, Eli Young Band, Sundy Best and Go Go Gadjet will perform on the Jägermeister stage. Additional information can be found on www.preakness.com.

Counting Crows, The Fray and Annie Bosko will provide entertainment at Pimlico on Black-Eyed Susan Day Friday, May 16. Additional information can be found at www.blackeyedsusanday.com.

Blonde Marketing, an independent event management and production company, in conjunction with Rams Head Live!, booked the band. The company has also booked and produced the Jägermeister stage bands and activities since its inception in 2009.

About Pimlico Race Course

Historic Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness® Stakes, the middle jewel in horse racing's famed Triple Crown, first opened its doors on October 25, 1870, and is the second oldest racetrack in the United States. Pimlico has played host to racing icons and Baltimoreans have seen the likes of legendary horses such as Man o’ War, Seabiscuit, Secretariat, Affirmed and Cigar thunder down the stretch in thrilling and memorable competition. For more information on Pimlico, visit www.pimlico.com.

Pimlico Race Course is a Stronach Group company, North America’s leading Thoroughbred racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida and is one of North America's top race horse breeders through its award-winning Adena Springs operation. The Stronach Group is one of the world's largest suppliers of pari-mutuel wagering systems, technologies and services. Its companies include AmTote, a global leader in wagering technology; Xpressbet, an Internet and telephone account wagering service; and Monarch Content Management, which acts as a simulcast purchase and sales agent of horseracing content for numerous North American racetracks and wagering outlets. The Stronach Group is also a major producer of televised horse racing programming through its HRTV cable and satellite network and is North America's premier supplier of virtual online horse racing games, as well as a leading producer of social media content for the horseracing industry.