Textron E-Z-GO LLC has announced that E-Z-GO has been named the official golf car of the 150th Preakness Stakes, the middle jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown.
On Saturday, May 17, racing fans will gather at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course to mark a milestone day of world-class Thoroughbred racing, entertainment and hospitality. To support Preakness 150 and a full slate of races and events at Pimlico that weekend, E-Z-GO will provide 50 E-Z-GO golf cars and Cushman utility vehicles, including four- and six-passenger models and flatbed utility vehicles, to the facility’s operations team. E-Z-GO and Cushman vehicles are designed and manufactured by Textron E-Z-GO LLC, a Textron Inc. company that operates as part of the Textron Specialized Vehicles business.
“E-Z-GO is excited to support the operations at Pimlico Race Course for this historic anniversary of the Preakness Stakes,” vice president and general manager Adam Harris said. “Throughout our 70-year history, E-Z-GO has supported prestigious sporting events, venues, and franchises around the world, and we are honored and humbled to count the 150th Preakness among our stable of events.”
National broadcast coverage of Preakness 150 begins at 2:00 p.m. on Peacock and CNBC, followed by the main event broadcast on NBC from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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