The state said Thursday it is exercising its option to match an $85 million offer to retain the intellectual property rights to the Preakness Stakes and the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, which were on the verge of being sold to the owners of the Kentucky Derby. Money for the deal will come from tax-exempt revenue bonds to be issued by MEDCO, the Maryland Economic Development Corp., and repaid with revenues from the two signature races, “including wag…
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