Preakness

PREAKNESS 148 PARTNERS WITH BALTIMORE'S GUINNESS OPEN GATE BREWERY ON LIMITED EDITION ALE

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

BALTIMORE, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Preakness 148 announces a unique partnership with Baltimore's Guinness Open Gate Brewery to launch a first-of-its-kind "Preakness Ale". The limited edition collaboration beer brewed with blood orange and hibiscus will debut on May 11 on draft and in cans to-go at Guinness Open Gate Brewery, at select Baltimore area bars while supplies last and at 1/ST's Pimlico Race Course during Preakness 148 weekend.

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  • Exclusive "Preakness Ale" Beer will be available at Preakness 148, Guinness Open Gate Brewery and Select Baltimore Area Locations
    BALTIMORE, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Preakness 148 announces a unique partnership with Baltimore's Guinness Open Gate Brewery to launch a first-of-its-kind "Preakness Ale".
  • In honor of Preakness 148, the "Preakness Ale" was brewed exclusively at Guinness Open Gate Brewery in their 10-barrel innovation brewery, where Irish brewing experience meets American beer creativity.
  • The Guinness Open Gate Brewery will also serve a special beer cocktail inspired by the iconic Black-Eyed Susan incorporating Preakness Ale and a fresh pineapple-based mixer.
  • On Monday, May 15, the Guinness Open Gate Brewery will open with special hours to host the Preakness 148 Post-Position Draw, which will be free and open to the public from 5:30pm-7:30pm.

BRUNO MARS TO HEADLINE PREAKNESS LIVE TO CAP OFF PREAKNESS 148 CELEBRATIONS ON SATURDAY, MAY 20

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

BALTIMORE, April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Preakness 148, one of Thoroughbred horse racing's most prestigious events, returns to Pimlico Race Course featuring a weekend of world-class racing, entertainment and hospitality. Preakness 148 celebrations include Maryland's best infield experience - Preakness LIVE featuring fourteen-time GRAMMY Award-winner Bruno Mars, who will headline Preakness LIVE immediately following the races on Saturday, May 20.

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  • Preakness 148 celebrations include Maryland's best infield experience - Preakness LIVE featuring fourteen-time GRAMMY Award-winner Bruno Mars, who will headline Preakness LIVE immediately following the races on Saturday, May 20.
  • Preakness LIVE announces Bruno Mars as headliner to cap off Preakness 148 celebrations.
  • This year Preakness LIVE will take over the Pimlico infield evolving the Infield Fest experience to usher in a new era for live music, entertainment, arts and culture on Preakness day.
  • This year, I look forward to building on that ideal, and welcome my good friend Bruno Mars to the Preakness LIVE stage."

Ragged Branch Distillery Celebrates 50 Years Since Secretariat's Historic Racing Victory With Limited-Edition Bourbon

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Monday, March 20, 2023

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ragged Branch Distillery, a farm-to-glass whiskey distillery in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, announces the launch of a special bourbon celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Secretariat's historic Triple Crown win.

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  • CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ragged Branch Distillery, a farm-to-glass whiskey distillery in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, announces the launch of a special bourbon celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Secretariat's historic Triple Crown win.
  • "A lot of people think that Secretariat was a Kentucky horse because he won the Kentucky Derby, but he was actually from Virginia," says Alex Toomy, founding partner and head distiller at Ragged Branch Distillery.
  • In honor of this hometown hero, Ragged Branch Distillery used corn grown on the farm where Secretariat was born, earmarking it for a special bourbon to honor "Big Red."
  • Ragged Branch Secretariat Reserve was made from a mash bill of corn, rye, and malted barley.

Buscemi Selections and Melville Winery create a rare blend

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Friday, February 3, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Melville owner/winemaker Chad Melville and Jon Buscemi met through mutual friends in 2019 and connected off the bat. They brainstormed over barrel samples of Melville's 100% estate Pinot Noir, and the resulting expression is now available.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Melville owner/winemaker Chad Melville and Jon Buscemi met through mutual friends in 2019 and connected off the bat.
  • The blend is a combination of notable blocks within Melville's 120acre estate, including Block M, Terraces, Anna's and Sandy's, creating a unique combination that has never happened before.
  • The Melville family has been growing premium wine grapes since the mid 80's, with roots in Sonoma County's Knights Valley.
  • In 1996, Ron Melville's desire to plant cold-climate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah brought Melville Vineyards to Santa Barbara County's Sta.

Paterson All-City Festival Marks Paterson Music Project's 10th Anniversary

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Friday, January 27, 2023

PATERSON, N.J., Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first All-City Festival since 2007, the Paterson Music Project (PMP) is excited to collaborate with Paterson Public Schools to co-host over 250 students from 28 Paterson schools on Saturday, January 28 at John F. Kennedy High School, 61-127 Preakness Ave, Paterson. Thirty teaching artists and teachers from PMP and the Paterson Public Schools will instruct students in large ensemble rehearsals, sectionals, and collective composition. A free concert open to the public at 4:00 p.m. will feature all participating students performing in choir, band and orchestra, ending with a combined performance of the student-generated collective composition. This event is supported by PNC Bank.

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  • PATERSON, N.J., Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first All-City Festival since 2007, the Paterson Music Project (PMP) is excited to collaborate with Paterson Public Schools to co-host over 250 students from 28 Paterson schools on Saturday, January 28 at John F. Kennedy High School, 61-127 Preakness Ave, Paterson.
  • Thirty teaching artists and teachers from PMP and the Paterson Public Schools will instruct students in large ensemble rehearsals, sectionals, and collective composition.
  • The Paterson All-City Festival is especially meaningful as it marks the tenth anniversary of music-making at the Paterson Music Project.
  • In 2013, PMP started at the Community Charter School of Paterson with 32 second graders and 3 teaching artists.

Follett Higher Education and Dyehard Fan Supply Launch Partnership to Expand Preeminent Retail Solutions for College Athletics

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Monday, January 9, 2023

WESTCHESTER, Ill., Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Follett Higher Education, North America's largest campus retailer, and Dyehard Fan Supply, the premier retail solutions provider for America's top sporting events, venues, and teams, today announced a new partnership to create the preeminent fan retail experience in collegiate athletics.

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  • WESTCHESTER, Ill., Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Follett Higher Education, North America's largest campus retailer, and Dyehard Fan Supply, the premier retail solutions provider for America's top sporting events, venues, and teams, today announced a new partnership to create the preeminent fan retail experience in collegiate athletics.
  • "We're thrilled to team up with Dyehard to enhance fan shop retail experiences," said Follett Higher Education CEO Emmanuel Kolady.
  • Dyehard Fan Supply and Follett Higher Education will maintain a strategic focus on college athletics while also exploring select partnerships in the broader sports and entertainment space.
  • Dyehard Fan Supply is part of Teall Sports & Entertainment, a holding company of sports and entertainment brands based in Winston-Salem, NC.

Fractional Interest in Flightline Is Up for Auction

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lane's End, one of the world's premier Thoroughbred farms, and Keeneland, the historic Thoroughbred race course and auction house, have joined forces ahead of the 2022 Breeders' Cup World Championships to offer a pair of innovative firsts for the Thoroughbred horse racing industry: an immersive Metaverse experience and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a percentage of Flightline, currently the world's highest-rated Thoroughbred according to the World's Best Racehorse Rankings for 2022.

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  • On Monday, Nov. 7 at the start of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, a 2.5% fractional interest in Flightline will be auctioned, subject to Keeneland's Conditions of Sale.
  • Qualified bidders may bid on the fractional interest in-person at Keeneland, via Keeneland's online auction platform, or by phone.
  • The fractional interest is offered by West Point Thoroughbreds, one of five ownership groups in Flightline.
  • Should Flightline continue to race beyond the Breeders' Cup, the purchaser of the fractional interest will also be a part of his racing ownership.

Descrypto Holdings’ OpenStable Platform Celebrates Epicenter’s Win in the Travers Stakes

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Monday, August 29, 2022

West Palm Beach, FL, Aug. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OpenLocker Inc. a subsidiary of Descrypto Holdings, Inc., (Descrypto or the Company OTC: DSRO) is excited to celebrate the Travers Stakes win by Epicenter, who was runner up in this years Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.

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  • West Palm Beach, FL, Aug. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OpenLocker Inc. a subsidiary of Descrypto Holdings, Inc., (Descrypto or the Company OTC: DSRO) is excited to celebrate the Travers Stakes win by Epicenter, who was runner up in this years Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.
  • Platinum cards featuring Epicenter are signed by one of Epicenters connections: Ron Winchell, owner, Steve Asmussen, trainer or Joel Rosario, jockey.
  • OpenLocker randomly selected one Epicenter NFT owner, Randy McLeod from Pittsfield, MA, to be an invited guest in the paddock before the Travers Stakes.
  • Howard Gostfrand, CEO of Descrypto stated, I had the incredible opportunity to be in Saratoga to witness Epicenter win the historic Travers Stakes.

PREAKNESS 147 ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF PREAKNESS LIVE CULINARY, ART & MUSIC FESTIVAL CELEBRATING THE BEST OF BALTIMORE ON BLACK-EYED SUSAN DAY AS PART OF PREAKNESS WEEKEND MAY 20 & MAY 21

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

BALTIMORE, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 1/ST EXPERIENCE, curators of world-class entertainment and hometown hospitality for Preakness 147, announces a collaboration with Baltimore's own Kevin Liles, CEO and Chairman of 300 Entertainment and Elektra Music Group, to launch Preakness LIVE Culinary, Art & Music Festival as part of an expanded Preakness entertainment and cultural celebration set to take place on Black-Eyed Susan Day, Friday, May 20. The festival is just one part of 1/ST's new long-term campaign, Baltimore 1/ST, kicking off this year.

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  • The festival is just one part of 1/ST's new long-term campaign, Baltimore 1/ST, kicking off this year.
  • "I am incredibly excited about this new collaboration being led by a true son of Baltimore.
  • This will not only improve the Preakness experience, but also support and elevate Baltimore culture through art, sports, fashion, and food year-round,"said Mayor Brandon M. Scott.
  • "I look forward to the profound impact this new focus on Baltimore art and culture will have on our city's next generation of creative minds.

Maryland Racing Commission Officially Suspends Bob Baffert, Making Trainer Ineligible for Preakness Stakes

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Monday, April 11, 2022

Towson, Maryland, April 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Maryland Racing Commission responded to calls from the Center for a Humane Economy, Animal Wellness Action, and the Animal Wellness Foundation by suspending embattled horse trainer Bob Baffert in Maryland.

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  • Towson, Maryland, April 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Maryland Racing Commission responded to calls from the Center for a Humane Economy, Animal Wellness Action, and the Animal Wellness Foundation by suspending embattled horse trainer Bob Baffert in Maryland.
  • The move bars Baffert from running horses in the upcoming 147th Preakness Stakes in Baltimore.
  • Baffert was recentlysuspendedfor 90 days by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, California Horse Racing Board, and the New York State Gaming Commission for drug violations in the 2021 Kentucky Derby with the late Medina Spirit.
  • The Maryland Racing Commission relies on its reciprocity, wrote J. Michael Hopkins, executive director at the Maryland Racing Commission.