Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes is Saturday at 6:18 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. This event routinely draws over 100,000 people, and so there is plenty to monitor. Most of the frequencies used by Pimlico are under a license for the Maryland Jockey Club.

In 2009, 162.6125 [127.3] (S) was active for the congressional security detail, and 453.3500 [118.8] (S) was active for the governor's security detail.

Baltimore Police and Fire used the city's Project 16 trunked system in 2009, but this year they'll be using the Project 25 trunked system. Look for the the Fire "Event" talkgroups to be active, as well as the Police "Special Events" talkgroups.

Here are the conventional frequencies monitored in 2009:

451.3000 [179.9] Baltimore Police?
452.1250 [ d223] Facilities (R)
452.8000 [179.9] "Security 2"
452.9750 [ d174] (R)
456.3000 [179.9] Food
457.8000 [179.9] Food
461.6250 [ d174] SAFE?
462.3250 [ d174] Betting Operations (tickets, totes, programs, etc.)
463.4250 [ d174] Ticketing/Track Access?
463.8000 [141.3] Audio/Visual
464.3750 [ d174] Preakness Organizers?
464.4750 [179.9] Housekeeping (R)
464.7250 [ d174] Parking
464.9750 [ d174] Security
469.3750 [ d174] First Aid
469.7250 [ d174] "Lifestar"
469.9750 [179.9] Horse Operations