FAQ

Tickets will go on sale October 1, 2009. Click here to view our ticket packages.

1. Call the Preakness Ticket Sales office at:
   • (410) 542-9400 or 1-877-206-8042 ext. 300 (9am-5pm Mon.- Fri., beginning Oct 1, 2009).
   • After 5:00pm please call (410) 542-9400 ext. 4484 and leave a message.
   Your order will be placed and/or your question answered the following business day.
2. Tickets may be purchased online through ticketmaster or by calling:
   1. (410) 547-SEAT in Maryland
   2. (202) 397-SEAT in Washington
   3. (703) 573-SEAT in Virginia

1. Pimlico Area:
   1. Holiday Inn - Timonium (410) 560-1000
   2. Mt. Washington Conf. Center - Baltimore (410) 578-7964
   3. Hampton Inn - Hunt Valley (410) 527-1500
   4. Radisson at the Cross Keys (410) 432-6900
2. Baltimore City:
   1. Harbor Court Hotel - Light Street (410) 234-0550
   2. Hyatt Regency - Light Street (410) 528-1234
   3. Omni Inner Harbor - W. Fayette (410) 752-1100
   4. Renaissance Harborplace - Pratt (410) 547-1200

BWI (Baltimore Washington International) 1-800-435-9294

Yes, parking is available for purchase through the Preakness Ticket Sales office ,Ticketmaster.com or Ticketmaster phone charge by calling:

1. (410) 547-SEAT in Maryland
2. (202) 397-SEAT in Washington
3. (703) 573-SEAT in Virginia

For handicapped parking please call the Preakness Ticket Sales office at (410) 542-9400 or 1-877-206-8042 ext. 300 (9am-5pm Mon.- Fri., beginning Oct 1, 2009).

Taxis are located on the west side of Pimlico Road (off Northern Parkway). This location is subject to change. Please check the FAQ section of this web site for updates.

1. MTA packet will be included with purchased tickets or you may call 1-866-RIDE-MTA or visit www.mtamaryland.com.

2. Public Transportation:

   MTA Bus, Metro Subway, and Light Rail info:
   Baltimore area: (410) 539-5000
   Toll Free: 1-866-RIDE MTA (743-3682)
   TTY: (410) 539-3497
3. Officials at Pimlico suggest that fans arriving at Pimlico by car on Preakness Day allow sufficient time for convenient access in entering the track. Facility admission gates, and the Infield open at 8:00 a.m. on Preakness Day with a first post of 10:30 a.m. The Clubhouse Turn Reserved, and the first crossover to Corporate Village and Turfside Terrace open at 10:00 a.m.

The only authorized seller for Preakness and Black-Eyes Susan Day tickets online is Ticketmaster. There are many websites that may look legitimate but they are not affiliated in any way with Preakness and the Maryland Jockey Club.

Currently there is no limit to the amount of tickets you can purchase for the Preakness.

Yes, you can purchase tickets at Pimlico Race Course and also at the following Ticketmaster locations.

• Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
  1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD 21201
   
• Sound Garden
  1616 Thames St., Baltimore, MD 21231
   
• 8 X 10
  10 East Cross St., Baltimore, MD 21230
   
• 1st Mariner Arena
  201 West Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21201
   
• Lyric Opera House
  110 West Mount Royal Ave.,#101, Baltimore, MD 21201
   
• Hippodrome Theatre
  France-Merrick Performing Arts Ctr.
  12 North Eutaw St., Baltimore, MD 21201
   
• Moragn State University
  1700 East Cold Spring Ln., Room 310, Baltimore, MD 21251
   
• Towson University
  Union Building Ticket Office
  8000 York Rd., Towson, MD 21252
   
• Jamaican Me Tan
  5201 East Dr. Unit B., Arbutus, MD 21227
   
• Michael's 8th. Avenue
  7220 Grayburn Dr., Glen Burnie, MD 21061
   
• Bed And Futon Discounters
  26 Crain Highway., Glen Burnie, MD 21061
   
• Macy's
  Columbia Mall
  10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia, MD 21044
   
• Merriweather Post Pavilion
  10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia, MD 21044

1. Online:
   1. www.ticketmaster.com
2. Phone:
   1. 1-800-551-SEAT or (212) 307-7171 (for International only)
   2. (410) 547-SEAT in Maryland
   3. (202) 397-SEAT in Washington
   4. (703) 573-SEAT in Virginia
3. Outlets:
   1. Infield admission tickets available through all Ticketmaster outlets.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at approximately 5:30 p.m.  Check our broadcast schedule for exact time and date.

Please call the Preakness Sales office: (410) 542-9400 or 1 (877) 206-8042 ext. 300 or sign up on this page.

Yes, Infield tickets only. Ticket booths are located at Rogers Ave & Pimlico Road (Preakness Way Parking Lot).

Reservations for returning guests who wish to purchase their same 2009 seating tickets must be received by January 4, 2010.  Click here  to obtain Ticket Office contact information.

Black-Eyed Susan Day the gates open at 10:00 a.m.

Preakness Day the gates open at 8:00 a.m. for the Infield, Top of the Stretch and the Facility; 10:00 a.m.  for the Village, Turfside Terrace and Clubhouse Turn Reserved.

Please call the Preakness Sales office: (410) 542-9400 or 1 (877) 206-8042 ext. 300.

1. Yes, please visit our Preakness Week Events page.
2. In Addition, Preakness Celebration, Inc. hosts a week long festival including a parade and children's activities.  For full information go to www.preaknesscelebration.com.

Please log onto www.Preakness.com and see the Turfside Terrace menu or call the Preakness Sales office at (410) 542-9400 or 1 (877) 206-8042 ext. 300.

1. Outside food or beverages
2. Coolers
3. Backpacks
4. Thermoses
5. Glass containers of any kind
6. Handcarts or wheeled carts
7. Liquor or drugs of any kind
8. Bulk or oversized carrying devices
9. Weapons of any kind

Visit the First Aid station located on the 1st floor of the Grandstand.

Not unless you pay a $25.00 general admission fee.

1. 95 North:
   I-95 N to 695 W, Take exit 18 Lochearn (Liberty Road), Go down 7 traffic lights and make a Left turn on Northern Parkway, make a Right on Park Heights Ave, follow signs for parking.
   
    
2. New York/Philadelphia/New Jersey/Delaware/Northern/Baltimore County:
   I-95 S to 695 W, take 695 W to I-83 S, take I-83 S to Northern Parkway West and follow signs for parking.
   
    
3. Inner Harbor:
   I-83 N to Northern Parkway West and follow signs for parking.
   
    
4. Frederick:
   I-70 E to 695 W (follow directions for 695 W from 5N).
   
    
5. Harrisburg:
   I-83 S to 695 W (stay on this for a short while before getting back on I-83 S), take Northern Parkway West and follow signs for parking.

There will be no re-entry into the Grandstand/Clubhouse facility, or Infield

18 years of age.

Yes, throughout the facility and outside seating locations.

Report to the security office - 1st floor Grandstand.

To view the complete list of 2009 Security Policies, click here.