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  "path": "/2026/04/21/churchill-downs-buys-rights-to-preakness-black-eyed-susan-stakes/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T22:59:54.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Gov & Politics",
    "Churchill Downs",
    "Gov. Wes Moore",
    "Laurel Park",
    "Maryland Stadium Authority",
    "Pimlico Race Course",
    "Preakness Stakes",
    "Shamrock Farm",
    "The Stronach Group"
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  "textContent": "Owners of the Triple Crown's first leg now own property rights to the second. Churchill Downs Inc. has reached an agreement with 1/ST Maryland LLC to buy the intellectual property rights for the Preakness Stakes and Black-Eyed Susan Stakes for $85 million.",
  "title": "Churchill Downs buys rights to Preakness, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes"
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