Pimlico to allow 10,000 fans for 2021 Preakness
A limited crowd of 10,000 will be allowed for the 2021 Preakness Stakes, to be run at Pimlico Race Course on May 15.
1/ST and the Maryland Jockey Club said in a news release that the decision to include fans was made in consultation with local and state health and governmental authorities. A limited number of fans also will be allowed for the track's Black-Eyed Susan Day on Friday, May 14.
Tickets for both days will go on sale to the public on Monday, April 5, at www.preakness.com, by emailing tix@preakness.com or by calling the Preakness 146 box office at 877 206-8042, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT.
As a result of the enhanced health protocols and required social distancing guidelines, seating plans include changes to ticket options and viewing locations. Ticket holders who opted to carry over their tickets from Preakness 145 because of COVID restrictions, will have the opportunity to relocate to the nearest equivalent seating area for this year’s event, beginning Friday, March 24.
Seating options will include indoor dining in the Grandstand and premium outdoor viewing from the 1/ST Turn Suites and the Turfside Terrace. Corporate Village Suites will offer open air cabanas and lounge seating from a new spot on the home stretch. Individual tickets range in price from $150 to $500, with pricing available on request for suites.
Because of COVID restrictions, changes also are planned for InfieldFest, the annual music festival tradition at the Preakness. 1/ST Experience will introduce a socially distant live component, Preakness Live, that will run concurrently with the NBC broadcast and will be live-streamed. It will feature musical entertainment that will celebrate Baltimore’s richness and diversity. Tickets for Preakness Live will be announced in the coming weeks.
COVID protocols for Preakness 146 will include non-invasive thermal temperature scans on guest arrival, expedited entry for fully vaccinated guests, enforced physical distancing and queue line markers, increased sanitation throughout the facility, hand sanitization stations and a mandatory masking policy.