140th Preakness Stakes Will Anchor Four-Race Sequence
Preakness Post-Position Draw Set For Wednesday

BALTIMORE, MD., 05/12/15 – Anchored by the 140th running of the Preakness Stakes, the Maryland Jockey Club will offer bettors a guaranteed pool of $1.5 million for the late Pick 4 during Saturday’s 14-race program at Pimlico Race Course.

The late Pick 4 will span races 8 through 13, with entries for all 14 races being taken on Wednesday. Post-position draw for the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown will be at 5 p.m. in Pimlico’s Sports Palace and streamed live on www.drf.com.

Gates open Saturday at 8 a.m. First race post is 10:30 a.m.

On Friday, Black-Eyed Susan Day, the Maryland Jockey Club will offer bettors two special 50-cent Pick 4s and a 50-cent Pick 5 each with guaranteed pools of $250,000 during a 14-race at Pimlico Race Course.

The first $250,000 guaranteed Pick 4 pool will be on races 8 through 11. The Pick 4 will kick off with the $150,000 Adena Springs Miss Preakness (G3) followed by the $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint, $150,000 DuPont Distaff Stakes (G3) and $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2).

The second $250,000 guaranteed Pick 4 pool will start with the Black-Eyed Susan. The remainder of that Pick 4 will be the $100,000 Skipat, a five furlong turf for fillies and mares that drew 13 entries, and the $300,000 The Sagamore Racing Pimlico Special (G3).

The $250,000 guaranteed Pick 5 pool will be on races 7 through 11 and will begin with a 1 1/16-mile turf allowance that drew a field of 17, including three also-eligibles. The Rainbow 6 will begin with race 6, a six-furlong allowance for 3-year-olds.

Bettors will also be able to play the Black-Eyed Susan and Preakness Stakes daily double. Advance wagering on all Preakness Day races will also be available beginning Friday.

Bettors on Black-Eyed Susan Day will have rolling Pick 3s and daily doubles, two other Pick 4s, the 10-cent Rainbow 6 and the 50-cent Pick 5 along with win, place and show, exacta, trifecta and superfectas on every race.

Gates open Friday at 9:30 a.m. First race post is noon.