The following stakes are run at Pimlico (in order of grade, then year inaugurated): Grade 1 Stakes Races: [[Preakness Stakes|The Preakness Stakes]] (1873)Grade 2 Stakes Races: Dinner Party Stakes (1870) {formerly the Dixie Stakes} George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (1919)Grade 3 Stakes Races: Pimlico Special (1937) Gallorette Stakes (1952) Chick Lang Stakes (1975) Miss Preakness Stakes (1986) Maryland Sprint Stakes (1987) Allaire duPont Distaff Stakes (1992)Listed (ungraded) Stakes Races: James A. Murphy Stakes (1966) Hilltop Stakes (1973) Skipat Stakes (1993) Sir Barton Stakes (1999) Jim McKay Turf Sprint (2006) The Very One Stakes (1993)Other notable Stakes Races:' Bowie Handicap (1909) Geisha Stakes (1973) Pimlico Nursery Stakes (1910) Pimlico Spring Handicap (1917) Deputed Testamony Stakes (1986) William Donald Schaefer Handicap (1994) Henry S. Clark Stakes (2001) Shine Again Stakes (2006) Non-racing events Pimlico Race Course was the original US site for Virgin Festival from 2006 through 2008. The first was held on September 23, 2006, featuring bands The Killers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and The Who. In 2007, it was a two-day festival (August 4–5) and featured The Police, the Beastie Boys, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Velvet Revolver. Its name was altered, to Virgin Mobile Festival'', when it returned to Pimlico on August 9–10, 2008, with five headliners: The Foo Fighters, Kanye West, Stone Temple Pilots, Jack Johnson, and Nine Inch Nails. The event moved to Merriweather Post Pavilion in 2009. Since 2014, Pimlico Race Course has been home to Moonrise (festival), an electronic dance music festival featuring artists such as Above & Beyond, Bassnectar, and Kaskade. Transportation Pimlico Race Course has typically accessed from either the Rogers Avenue Metro Station to the east in Park Heights, Baltimore, and to the west by the Mount Washington Light Rail station in Mount Washington. For major events, a shuttle is typically in place by the Maryland Transit Administration going to the race course from light rail and metro stations. References External links Pimlico Race Course Website Pimlico Stronach Group 1870 establishments in Maryland Sports venues completed in 1870