Pimlico, Laurel to host Belmont Stakes parties

The Maryland Jockey Club will host two Belmont Stakes parties Saturday when Preakness winner American Pharoah attempts to make history by becoming the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years. Gates will open at 10:45 a.m. at Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park. Belmont’s first race is scheduled for 11:45 a.m., and Pimlico’s final live racing program of 2015 will begin at12:45 p.m. Pimlico’s final live program of the season will feature a mandatory payout of the 10- cent Rainbow 6. American Pharoah T-shirts will be given free to the first 2,200 fans at Pimlico and the first 1,800 at Laurel with paid