Pimlico Race Course
- proper noun
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Pimlico Race Course
- Thousands of fans gathered at the Pimlico Race Course to watch the annual Preakness Stakes.
Examples
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Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado, the winner of 24 riding titles at Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park, is returning to ride the Maryland circuit beginning this week at Pimlico.
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She always dreamed of seeing a race at the legendary Pimlico Race Course one day.
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The historic Pimlico Race Course has been a staple of the Baltimore sporting scene for over a century.
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The Pimlico Race Course is famous for the Preakness Stakes.
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Have you ever been to the Pimlico Race Course?
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He will aim for the second part of the crown next Saturday when he runs in the Preakness at Pimlico Race Course in Maryland.
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Crews have repaired a water main that broke outside the Pimlico Race Course entrance Tuesday, days before Preakness crowds descend upon the track for Baltimore's largest sporting event of the year.
Synonyms
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A horse racing track in Baltimore that hosts the Preakness Stakes
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositional: 'Pimlico' is a place name and 'race course' transparently denotes a racetrack (race + course). A B1 learner who knows the constituents can therefore infer this refers to the racetrack at Pimlico, so the meaning is directly derivable from its parts.
Etymology
Pimlico Race Course takes its name from the local area called Pimlico, a name people brought from a place in London, and one popular story says it came from a London tavern owner named Ben Pimlico. So Pimlico Race Course simply means the famous Baltimore race track where the Preakness Stakes is run.