The Preakness on Wednesday became the first horse racing event to put up for auction digital souvenirs known as nonfungible tokens, or NFTs. Making available 17 items ranging from full race videos to the trophy and a special Preakness horse for the digital racing game Zed Run is another way officials hope to market an old sport to a younger audience.
BALTIMORE, MD – John and Diane Fradkin’s Rombauer staged a powerful rally through the stretch of Pimlico Race Course to register an 11-1 upset victory in Saturday’s 146th Preakness Stakes (G1).
The $1 million Preakness Stakes, renewed under sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s, highlighted a 14-race program with 10 stakes, six graded, worth $2.25 million.
BALTIMORE, MD - “Integrity in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing is the ultimate priority for 1/ST RACING and the Maryland Jockey Club (MJC). 1/ST RACING has been an industry leader instituting processes and protocols that have led to nationwide medication reform and increased accountability. We are committed to achieving the highest level of horse care and safety standards, and we have a proven track record of pushing those standards forward.
1/ST EXPERIENCE Celebrates the Return of Live Music with New Entertainment Experience Boasting a World-Class Lineup of Artists & Performers to Broadcast Live In Part on NBC During The Race Day Broadcast and on D-Nice’s #ClubQuarantine
D-Nice’s #ClubQuarantine to Live Stream Second Screen JockeyCam Experience as Part of Preakness LIVE
To all of the hard-working individuals who make up the Thoroughbred community and the fans who share in our love for the horses that set our sport apart from all others:
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - 1/ST CONTENT, the innovative operating group for all of 1/ST’s media and content companies, announced today the appointment of respected industry executive Jason Wilson as Chief Operating Officer.