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I was really surprised to learn that Pimlico will actually be renovated and revitalized as part of a $400 million dollar project
the track has been turned over to the city
there has been talk of this for at least 25 years but nothing has ever happened
now, it looks like it actually is going to happen
currently Pimlico is a very run down facility
it would be an interesting story to know how Maryland and Baltimore became so important to racing in the past
Baltimore is a smallish city compared to New York, Chicago or L.A. or Detroit in its prime
I live in Maryland and have been a patron of both Laurel and Pimlico but I don't really know how this came about
Maryland was very proud of its racing tradition - that's why the NFL team was named the Colts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...f65_story.html
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