Preakness dates not changing anytime soon

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Last year at this time, officials of Pimlico Race Course were openly discussing the possibility of moving the Preakness Stakes from its traditional Saturday date two weeks after the Kentucky Derby to the next day, a Sunday, generating intense debate over what the move would mean to the Triple Crown.

Those discussions are no longer taking place, said Tim Ritvo, the chief operating officer of The Stronach Group, the parent company of Pimlico and its sister track in Maryland, Laurel Park.

“We’re always receptive …

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