Preakness, Pimlico Must Look Past 'Temporary Fix'
Thanks heavily to intervention by Gov. Martin O'Malley and the Maryland legislature, the Preakness will remain a fixture at Old Hilltop for years to come. The financially strapped horse racing industry, which was in danger of collapsing from lack of interest, will be subsidized over the next three years by money made from state slot machines, according to legislation signed by the governor Thursday.