Gov. Wes Moore promises ‘a new Pimlico’ as changes loom for Preakness

Gov. Wes Moore faced a television camera on Saturday ahead of the 149th Preakness Stakes and promised not only a bright future for Pimlico Race Course but that the blighted Park Heights neighborhood next to it would no longer be ignored. Moore, attending his second Preakness as governor, assured WBAL-TV’s Deborah Weiner and Gerry Sandusky that the “Pimlico Plus” plan he OK’d this month would enable the state to spend millions to take ownership of the track, redevelop it and revive both Park Heights and the sagging horse racing industry in Maryland.