Churchill Downs para adquirir a Preakness IP por $85 milhões, unindo as corridas da Triple Crown. Churchill Downs to acquire Preakness IP for $85M, uniting Triple Crown races.

A Churchill Downs Inc. concordou em adquirir a propriedade intelectual para o Preakness Stakes por $85 milhões, unindo a segunda etapa da Triple Crown com o Kentucky Derby sob uma única propriedades. Churchill Downs Inc. agreed to buy the Preakness Stakes and Black-Eyed Susan Stakes for $85 million, uniting the events with the Kentucky Derby under one owner. O acordo, que deve ser fechado após o Preakness de 2026, inclui a Black-Eyed Susan Stakes e verá Churchill Downs licenciando os direitos para Maryland para sediar as corridas, que devem retornar a Pimlico assim que as renovações estiverem concluídas. The deal, expected to close after the 2026 race, allows Churchill Downs to license the rights to Maryland annually, though immediate changes to the race's location or format have not been announced.