Preakness Ticket Sales Sluggish
Last Update: 5/04/2009 5:05 pm
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BALTIMORE (AP) -- Advance ticket sales for the Preakness are
sluggish, but organizers hope Derby winner Mine That Bird's
surprise victory will be a boost.
Maryland Jockey Club officials say advance infield ticket sales
are down about 17 percent compared with this time last year. The
Jockey Club says corporate underwriting revenue is also down about
10 percent.
Former Jockey Club owner Joseph DeFrancis said the big question
this year is whether the new ban on carrying in alcoholic beverages
will turn away the crowds.
Jockey Club President Tom Chuckas says he is cautiously
optimistic, noting that sales have a tendency to pick up after the
Kentucky Derby.
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