Nominations open for Preakness with foreign entries eyed
Baltimore AP reports nominations for the $150,000-added Preakness close at midnight Monday. Pimlico officials expect about 200 entries due to the May 16 classic and a $50,000 bike win, with 178 nominations in 1957 the record for the mile and three sixteenths for three-year-olds. Nomination and entry fees may push the pool near $180,000 with the winner’s share around $127,000. Thirteen Frederick County 4H Clubs collected over 34,000 pounds of scrap Saturday. proceeds will be split, half to the county 4H fund and the rest to other uses.