The Preakness Stakes would be run four weeks after the Kentucky Derby, instead of the traditional two, under a plan being floated by the CEO of 1/ST Racing, which owns and operates Pimlico Race Course, home to the second jewel in the Triple Crown series.
The proposal by Aidan Butler could fundamentally change the most important annual stretch in American horse racing and even threaten the existence of the Triple Crown if officials in Maryland and New York cannot agree on a coordinated calendar.
“Discussion around spacing out the schedule of the Triple Crown is nothing new, and we believe the time has come to advance those discussions to the next step,” Butler said in a statement Thursday.
