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32-736: Dannelly was born in Würzburg, Germany then moved with his family to Baltimore, Maryland at age 11. He was raised Catholic; he attended a Catholic elementary school, Arlington Baptist High School in Baltimore, and a Jewish summer camp . He was expelled from first grade for hitting a nun, and later expelled from high school—which he describes as "one of the strictest schools in the nation"—for excessive demerits. He started questioning his sexuality in high school, saying "I remember I'd pray every night that I wasn't gay, and please God, please God, anything I could do—just don't make this happen." He came out at

64-542: A Christian school" and having visions of Jesus. He said "In the Baptist school there was the one Jewish girl that everyone was trying to save, there was a girl who got pregnant, there was a gay kid"—all principal characters in Saved! He claims that nothing in the film came from his imagination: "Everything in the movie comes from either something I experienced, or something I witnessed, or something I researched." After Saved!

96-609: A crowd of 43,000. The capacity of the stadium is 98,983. The most notable architectural feature of the original racetrack was the members' Clubhouse, located on the first turn. A "steamboat Gothic-era" design, the Clubhouse was topped by a weathervane that was repainted each year in the colors of the winner of the Preakness. The old Clubhouse was restored in 1956, with private rooms on the third floor named after Triple Crown winners. The President's room contained racing archives, while

128-623: Is a thoroughbred horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland , most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes . Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London . The racetrack is nicknamed "Old Hilltop" after a small rise in the infield that became a favorite gathering place for thoroughbred trainers and race enthusiasts. Pimlico

160-510: Is held by Farma Way , who set it while winning the Pimlico Special in 1991. In the century and more since its opening, Pimlico Race Track has weathered much outside history including the 1904 Great Fire of Baltimore , Great Depression of the 1930s, and several notable Baltimore riots. Pimlico also survived Prohibition and even an anti-gambling movement in 1910. A bill sponsored by the state racing commission in 1949 to abandon

192-657: Is located just outside the Beltway in Baltimore, Maryland. The name "Arlington" comes from the original area where the church was founded - near the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The mascot for the school is the eagle . Arlington was one of the first Christian high schools in the region to achieve Middle States Accreditation in the early 1980s as well as the Excellence In Education award from then Secretary of Education, William Bennett. From

224-486: Is used as a training facility. The Stronach Group is owned by Canadian horse breeder and owner Frank Stronach, who also was MI Development's chairman and chief executive, a position he gave up in order to run Maryland's racetracks. Penn National bought a 49% stake in the Jockey Club in 2010 in hopes of securing a slots license at Laurel Park. In 2018, the track began using a GPS-based timing system. In February 2017,

256-767: The Maryland General Assembly in May 2020, allowed the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue $ 375 million in bonds for the renovation of both Stronach Group tracks. On March 14, 2024, the Stronach Group announced that it had reached a deal with the Maryland state government to transfer ownership of Pimlico to the new Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority (MTROA), allowing for a multi-million dollar renovation project of

288-563: The Saved! script after the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, which he claims took him "back to [his] roots" in a Christian high school. He and Urban began writing the script while attending the American Film Institute Conservatory . Much of the story was drawn from his own experiences with "conservative Christian subculture", including Christian rock concerts, being "this gay kid in

320-592: The Maryland Jockey Club. Penn National, which began in 1973, operating the Penn National Race Course near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , has grown to become the largest racetrack operator in the country. In June 2011, The Stronach Group took control of the tracks when MI Development bought out Penn National Gaming's minority stake in the Maryland Jockey Club, which owned Laurel Park Racecourse , Pimlico, and Bowie Race Track which

352-465: The Maryland Stadium Authority released the first phase of a study saying that Pimlico needed $ 250 million in renovations. In January 2018 it was reported that Pimlico renovation studies were continuing. A report issued on December 14, 2018 suggested the existing buildings be demolished and rebuilt. In a meeting held in June 2018 by the Maryland Stadium Authority, locals "overwhelmingly supported upgrading

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384-550: The Mid-Atlantic region. In 2007, the official attendance was 121,263 for the Preakness, the most people to watch a sporting event in Maryland history. More than $ 87.2 million in bets were made. On March 23, 2010, an agreement was reached to sell the two Maryland Jockey Club tracks (Pimlico and Laurel Park) from Magna Entertainment Corporation to its parent company, MI Development. On May 7, Penn National Gaming , with MI Development, announced they would jointly own and operate

416-489: The Peter & John Trustworthy Bookstore, a radio station - WRBS-FM 95.1, and River Valley Ranch (a Western-themed Christian summer camp and conference center). When dramatic increases in medical care occurred in the early 1980s, the nursing home was sold. The film Saved! was based on director and writer Brian Dannelly 's experiences at various schools in the Baltimore area, including Arlington. Arlington Baptist School

448-462: The Pimlico property on July 1, 2024. On the same date, the Maryland Jockey Club announced that the entire Pimlico property would close on September 1, 2024 to begin the reconstruction project, with Laurel Park hosting day-to-day thoroughbred racing and training in Maryland until renovations are completed. Pimlico is expected to temporarily reopen in May 2025 to host the 150th Preakness Stakes, while

480-606: The Preakness in 2026 would be held at Laurel. On October 24, 1877, the United States Congress shut down for a day so its members could attend a horse race at Pimlico. The event was a 2½-mile match race run by a trio of champions: Ten Broeck , Tom Ochiltree , and Parole . Ten Broeck, the Kentucky champion, was owned by F. B. Harper. Tom Ochiltree, the Eastern champion and winner of the 1875 Preakness Stakes,

512-461: The age of 17 and was thrown out of his house by his parents, who eventually came to accept his sexuality. Dannelly graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a degree in visual arts in 1997. Dannelly wrote and directed the short film "He Bop" in 2000, and in 2004, he made the feature film Saved! , which he directed and co-wrote with Michael Urban. He had begun to write

544-578: The colt Preakness winning the first running of the Dinner Party Stakes . Approximately 12,000 people attended, many taking special race trains arranged by the Northern Central Railway. Three years later the horse would have the 1873 Preakness Stakes named in his honor. The track is also noted as the home for the match race in which Seabiscuit beat War Admiral in the second Pimlico Special , on November 1, 1938, before

576-458: The event. The event is depicted in a four-ton stone bas relief—copied from a Currier & Ives print and sculpted in stone by Bernard Zuckerman—hanging over the clubhouse entrance at Pimlico. It is 30 feet (9.1 m) long and 10 feet (3.0 m) high and is gilded in 24-karat gold leaf. The track has a one-mile dirt oval, surrounding a seven- furlong (7/8 mile) turf oval. There are stables for about 1,000 horses. Pimlico's capacity, including

608-725: The infield, is over 120,000 people. The track area is bounded by Park Heights and Winner Avenues to the west, West Rogers Avenue and West Northern Parkway to the north, Preakness Way to the east, and West Belvedere Avenue to the south. (Its namesake street, Pimlico Road, runs from the city line near Greenspring Avenue to Park Heights Avenue south of Cold Spring Lane, but is rendered discontinuous to through traffic between Northern Parkway and Belvedere Avenue.) The following stakes are run at Pimlico (in order of grade, then year inaugurated): Grade 1 Stakes Races: Grade 2 Stakes Races: Grade 3 Stakes Races: Listed (ungraded) Stakes Races: Other notable Stakes Races: Pimlico Race Course

640-538: The mid-1990s until 2004, Arlington participated in the MIAA and IAAM athletic conferences in the Baltimore/Washington metro area, with certain teams such as the men's and women's basketball teams winning the state championship for their conference several times. This Maryland school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pimlico Race Course Pimlico Race Course

672-484: The project was shelved. He has written the spec script titled Army Geek . In 2017, Dannelly worked as a director on two episodes of the second season of the Netflix series Haters Back Off , starring Colleen Ballinger ( Miranda Sings ), Angela Kinsey and Erik Stocklin . Arlington Baptist High School Arlington Baptist School is a private Christian high school located in Baltimore, Maryland . It

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704-469: The properties, with Stronach licensed to conduct the race meets. Pimlico's grandstand would be demolished and replaced with a smaller structure, and temporary seating would be added to handle the attendance during Preakness week. The race track itself would be rotated 30 degrees in order to create nine parcels of land that could be sold for private development, and new barns for horses would be constructed. The Racing and Community Development Act, approved by

736-509: The race course's track to begin and for the construction of a new training center at a separate location. The deal would also consolidate thoroughbred racing in Maryland to Pimlico and have the Maryland state government assume responsibility over racing operations. The General Assembly passed a bill ratifying the deal in April 2024, which provided for $ 400 million in state bonds to be used for renovations to Pimlico. The MTROA assumed ownership of

768-771: The race track also use Pimlico Race Course to burn their chametz every year. Pimlico Race Course has typically accessed from either the Rogers Avenue Metro Station to the east in Park Heights, Baltimore , and to the west by the Mount Washington Light Rail station in Mount Washington . For major events, a shuttle is typically in place by the Maryland Transit Administration going to

800-523: The second floor contained the Jockey's Hall of Fame. The building was richly decorated and housed a notable collection of racing art. The building burned down when a fire started in the front rooms on June 17, 1966. The only item salvaged was the weathervane, which was relocated to a replica Victorian cupola in the infield. The Preakness Stakes and the Pimlico Special are run at a distance of 1-3/16 miles (9½ furlongs). The Pimlico track record for that distance

832-513: The track property." The Preakness Stakes took place at Pimlico in May 2019, with media reports suggesting that future Preakness races could be moved to Laurel Park . In October 2019, The Stronach Group reached an agreement in principle with the city of Baltimore and groups representing Maryland horsemen that would permanently keep the Preakness at Pimlico. As part of the agreement, The Stronach Group would donate both Pimlico and Laurel Park to newly established government entities that would oversee

864-424: The track was originally supported by Governor William Preston Lane Jr. , who reversed his position in late March. As Alfred G. Vanderbilt said, "Pimlico is more than a dirt track bounded by four streets. It is an accepted American institution, devoted to the best interests of a great sport, graced by time, respected for its honorable past." The races held at Pimlico, especially the Preakness, draw spectators from

896-546: Was established in 1975, with the first seniors graduating in 1976 and is an extension of Arlington Baptist Church which was founded in 1947 by Peter Bisset. As the ministry grew (it reached its peak in the early 1980s), a lower school was added in 1969 and the High School in 1975. During this time, expansion of the ministry took place and a nursing home, retirement complex and a cemetery were added. Although not directly affiliated, there were other "sister ministries" such as

928-469: Was owned by George L. Lorillard , an heir to the Lorillard tobacco fortune. Parole, a gelding, was owned by Pierre Lorillard IV . Parole, with William Barrett up, prevailed with a late run, crossing the finish line three lengths ahead of Ten Broeck and six ahead of Tom Ochiltree, which had helped to set the early pace with Barbee in the irons. An estimated 20,000 people crowded into Pimlico to witness

960-578: Was owned by the Stronach Group from 2011 until 2024, when ownership transferred to the state-run Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority (MTROA). Pimlico closed for renovations in September 2024, with all of Pimlico's racing dates except for the 2025 Preakness Stakes transferred to Laurel Park until the project is completed. Pimlico officially opened in the October 25, 1870, with

992-426: Was released, Dannelly became a regular series director on the television show Weeds . He also directed the 2006 pilot episode of Help Me Help You and Pushing Daisies ' 2007 episode "Corpsicle". His most recent film, Runner Up , about a beauty pageant queen who organizes a pageant in a women's prison, is currently in production. He was set to direct a film based on The Guided Man by L. Sprague de Camp , but

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1024-1016: Was the original US site for Virgin Festival from 2006 through 2008. The first was held on September 23, 2006, featuring bands The Killers , Red Hot Chili Peppers , and The Who . In 2007, it was a two-day festival (August 4–5) and featured The Police , the Beastie Boys , The Smashing Pumpkins , and Velvet Revolver . Its name was altered, to Virgin Mobile Festival , when it returned to Pimlico on August 9–10, 2008, with five headliners: The Foo Fighters , Kanye West , Stone Temple Pilots , Jack Johnson , and Nine Inch Nails . The event moved to Merriweather Post Pavilion in 2009. Since 2014, Pimlico Race Course has been home to Moonrise (festival) , an electronic dance music festival featuring artists such as Above & Beyond , Bassnectar , and Kaskade . The Orthodox Jewish community nearby to

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