But how much is the state willing to pay to keep the Preakness Stakes not just in Maryland but at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course? The Stronach Group, which owns not just Pimlico but the nicer and better situated Laurel Park, keeps hinting it would like to move the famed race to the latter venue. Or, to be more accurate, the owners hint they may have no choice but to move the Preakness if the state doesn't make a huge investment in overhauling Pimlico.