The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) has announced that Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness Stakes, has earned reaccreditation from the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance.

The 28-day Pimlico spring meeting, which will be conducted through June 28, is highlighted by one of America’s premier racing days on Saturday, May 21, with the 141st running of the $1.5 million Preakness for 3-year-olds, the middle jewel of Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown and the centerpiece of a card featuring eight stakes races.

Pimlico’s reaccreditation the culmination of a lengthy process that began with the track’s completion of an extensive written application and continued as the track hosted several meetings with alliance officials. An on-site review included inspections of all facets of the racing operations. Interviews were conducted with track executives, racetrack personnel, jockeys, owners, trainers, veterinarians, stewards, and regulators.

The inspection team was comprised of Dr. Jennifer Durenberger, veterinary and regulatory consultant with past experience as a state veterinarian, track veterinarian, steward and regulator; Mike Kilpack, security and integrity consultant, past chairman of the Organization of Racetrack Investigators; Steve Koch, executive director of the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance; and Richard Lewis, racetrack operations consultant, a California Horse Racing Board Steward and former longtime California racing executive