Crown of Thoroughbred Races The track is also noted as the home for the match race in which Seabiscuit beat War Admiral in the second Pimlico Special in 1938 before a crowd of 43 000 The Preakness Stakes and the Pimlico Special are run at a distance of 1 3 16 miles The Pimlico track record for that distance is held by Farma Way who set it while winning the Pimlico