Sagamore Spirit to Sponsor Two Pimlico Stakes

Sagamore Spirit will sponsor the $300,000 Pimlico Special (gr. III) May 20 and $150,000 Maryland Sprint (gr. III) May 21, according to the Maryland Jockey Club.

In conjunction with Sagamore Racing, Sagamore Spirit will present a check for $50,000 to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance in the winner's circle Preakness Stakes (gr. I) day at Pimlico Race Course.

The Sagamore Spirit Pimlico Special is for 3-year-olds and up at 1 3/16 mile. The Sagamore Spirit Maryland Sprint is for 3-year-olds and up at six furlongs.

Sagamore Spirit Straight Rye Whiskey is an American whiskey with a unique mash bill and proofing process. The distilling team blends two different straight rye whiskies—a high rye and a low rye—and then adds spring-fed water from Kevin Plank's Sagamore Farm to create an 83 proof Maryland-style rye whiskey.

Sagamore transports the water 22 miles from the limestone spring at Sagamore Farm to its bottling facility at City Garage in Port Covington.

"We are thrilled to be a part Preakness day," said Brian Treacy, president of Sagamore Spirit. "Together with Sagamore Racing, we are fortunate to be able to support the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance and all that they do to help Thoroughbreds as they retire."

"We are honored and humbled at the generosity of Sagamore Spirit, Sagamore Farm, and Kevin Plank," TAA president Jimmy Bell said. "Mr. Plank's continued support of the TAA and the Thoroughbred industry is remarkable, and we're extremely happy to be part of the Maryland Jockey Club's historic Preakness Stakes."

"The Maryland Jockey Club is honored to partner with Sagamore Spirit as sponsor of the historic Sagamore Spirit Pimlico Special and Sagamore Spirit Maryland Sprint," MJC president and general manager Sal Sinatra said.