Preakness attendance falls, betting handle grows in 2022 compared to 2019

The crowd at Pimlico Race Course for Saturday’s Preakness Stakes was much smaller than in pre-pandemic years, but organizers won’t say by exactly how much. More than 60,000 people turned out to watch the Triple Crown horse race, according to numbers released Sunday by 1/ST, the track’s Canada-based owner. The attendance estimate is a departure from previous years, when officials have released a specific head count, traditionally on the same day as the race.