| Grade II race | |
|---|---|
| Black-Eyed Susan Stakes | |
"the defacto Second Jewel of the Filly Triple Crown" |
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| Location | Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland United States |
| Inaugurated | 1919 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Black-Eyed Susan Day |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) |
| Track | Dirt, left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
| Weight | 122 lb (55.3 kg) |
| Purse | $250,000 |
The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The race is open to three-year-old fillies willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $250,000. The Black-Eyed Susan was given graded stakes race status in 1973 and has been a Grade II event since 1976.
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The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was first run in 1919 as the Pimlico Oaks, in 1952 the name was changed to its present style to compliment the Preakness Stakes and to acknowledge the Maryland State flower. The inaugural edition was won by Milkmaid who went on to earn United States Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly honors. Milkmaid's owner J. K. L. Ross had a very good 1919 racing campaign, also winning the first U.S. Triple Crown with the colt Sir Barton.
In its 88th running in 2012, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is one of three races that are the de facto distaff counterparts to the Triple Crown races, along with the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs and the Acorn Stakes at Belmont Park. They have not, however, been officially referred to as the "Filly Triple Crown." That distinction goes to three races run at Belmont and Saratoga Race Course in New York, now officially called the Triple Tiara to avoid trademark conflicts. However, consideration has been given within the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), the sport's governing body in the United States, to change the Triple Tiara series to the Kentucky Oaks, Black-Eyed Susan and Acorn.[1]
Sixteen fillies that won The Black-Eyed Susan went on to be named a Champion according to the Maryland Jockey Club, those fillies include; Silverbulletday, Serena's Song, Davona Dale, Office Queen, Airmans Guide, Real Delight, Wistful III, But Why Not, Gallorette, Twilight Tear, Vagrancy, Fairy Chant, Nellie Morse, Maid at Arms, Cleopatra and Milkmaid.[2]
Davona Dale is the only filly to win the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, Kentucky Oaks, Acorn Stakes, Mother Goose Stakes, and Coaching Club American Oaks. Nellie Morse is the only winner to also win the Preakness Stakes.
The Kentucky Oaks, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, and the Acorn Stakes are the counterparts to the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, held at Churchill Downs, Pimlico Race Course and Belmont Park, respectively. The "Filly Triple Crown", known as the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, is a series of three races at the Belmont Park. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) has considered changing the Triple Tiara series to the three counterparts of the Triple Crown.
Speed record:
Most wins by a jockey:
Most wins by a trainer:
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Purse |
Grade |
| 2011 | Royal Delta | 3 | Jose Lezcano | William I. Mott | Palides Investments | 1-1/8 | 1:49.60 | $250,000 | II |
| 2010 | Acting Happy | 3 | Jose Lezcano | Richard Dutrow | Jay Em Ess Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:50.00 | $200,000 | II |
| 2009 | Payton d'Oro | 3 | Terry Thompson | J. Larry Jones | John Ferris/ Mike Presley |
1-1/8 | 1:49.75 | $150,000 | II |
| 2008 | Sweet Vendetta | 3 | Channing Hill | Gary C. Contessa | Team Penney Racing | 1-1/8 | 1:49:60 | $250,000 | II |
| 2007 | Panty Raid | 3 | Edgar Prado | Todd Pletcher | Glencrest Farm LLC | 1-1/8 | 1:50.07 | $250,000 | II |
| 2006 | Regal Engagement* | 3 | Ramon Dominguez | Thomas M. Bush | Mark D. Spitzer | 1-1/8 | 1:50.11 | $250,000 | II |
| 2005 | Spun Sugar | 3 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Frank Stronach | 1-1/8 | 1:53.27 | $200,000 | II |
| 2004 | Yearly Report | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Bob Baffert | Golden Eagle Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:52.65 | $200,000 | II |
| 2003 | Roar Emotion | 3 | John Velazquez | Carlos Martin | H. Joseph Allen | 1-1/8 | 1:52.33 | $200,000 | II |
| 2002 | Chamrousse | 3 | Jerry Bailey | Niall O'Callaghan | Hancock & James Stone | 1-1/8 | 1:51.61 | $200,000 | II |
| 2001 | Two Item Limit | 3 | Richard Migliore | Stephen L. DiMauro | Joseph F. Graffeo | 1-1/8 | 1:50.84 | $200,000 | II |
| 2000 | Jostle | 3 | Kent Desormeaux | John Servis | Fox Hill Farms | 1-1/8 | 1:52.56 | $200,000 | II |
| 1999 | Silverbulletday | 3 | Gary L. Stevens | Bob Baffert | Michael E. Pegram | 1-1/8 | 1:47.83 | $200,000 | II |
| 1998 | Added Gold | 3 | John Velazquez | John P. Campo | Stonerside Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:49.75 | $200,000 | II |
| 1997 | Salt It | 3 | Carlos Marquez, Jr. | Deborah Bodner | Deborah Bodner | 1-1/8 | 1:50.52 | $200,000 | II |
| 1996 | Mesabi Maiden | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Gary C. Contessa | Stuart Janney III | 1-1/8 | 1:51.00 | $200,000 | II |
| 1995 | Serena's Song | 3 | Gary L. Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Robert & Beverly Lewis | 1-1/8 | 1:48.45 | $200,000 | II |
| 1994 | Calipha | 3 | Rick Wilson | Bud Delp | Nancy Bayard | 1-1/8 | 1:51.12 | $200,000 | II |
| 1993 | Aztec Hill | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Tom Bohannan | Loblolly Stable | 1-1/8 | 1:49.78 | $200,000 | II |
| 1992 | Miss Legality | 3 | Chris McCarron | Sonny Hine | Norton Waltuch | 1-1/8 | 1:51.11 | $250,000 | II |
| 1991 | Wide Country | 3 | Santos Chavez | Robert W. Camac | Tommy Tanner | 1-1/8 | 1:51.26 | $250,000 | II |
| 1990 | Charon | 3 | Craig Perret | Eugene Navarro | Stanley M. Ersoff | 1-1/8 | 1:48.40 | $250,000 | II |
| 1989 | Imaginary Lady | 3 | Gary L. Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | Joe & Marion Conrad | 1-1/8 | 1:48.20 | $250,000 | II |
| 1988 | Costly Shoes | 3 | Pat Day | Ross Pearce | Buckland Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:44.80 | $150,000 | II |
| 1987 | Grecian Flight | 3 | Craig Perret | Joseph H. Pierce | Henry C. B. Lindh | 1-1/16 | 1:44.20 | $150,000 | II |
| 1986 | Family Style | 3 | Chris McCarron | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | 1-1/16 | 1:44.60 | $150,000 | II |
| 1985 | Koluctoos Jill | 3 | Chris McCarron | Bruce N. Levine | Brandy Hills Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:43.00 | $150,000 | II |
| 1984 | Lucky Lucky Lucky | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Leslie Combs III | 1-1/16 | 1:41.20 | $150,000 | II |
| 1983 | Batna | 3 | Lisa D. Ruch | Glenn L. Ballenger | Not Found | 1-1/16 | 1:42.40 | $125,000 | II |
| 1982 | Delicate Ice | 3 | Don Brumfield | James W. Murphy | Stephen N. Connor | 1-1/16 | 1:44.60 | $125,000 | II |
| 1981 | Dame Mysterieuse | 3 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Hickory Tree Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:44.20 | $125,000 | II |
| 1980 | Weber City Miss | 3 | Vincent Bracciale | Howard M. Tesher | H. Joseph Allen | 1-1/16 | 1:44.40 | $125,000 | II |
| 1979 | Davona Dale | 3 | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:42.60 | $125,000 | II |
| 1978 | Caesars Wish | 3 | Danny Ray Wright | Richard W. Small | Sally M. Gibson | 1-1/16 | 1:44.20 | $91,850 | II |
| 1977 | Small Raja | 3 | Angel Cordero, Jr. | Thomas J. Kelly | David P. Reynolds | 1-1/16 | 1:42.80 | $91,850 | II |
| 1976 | What A Summer | 3 | Chris McCarron | Bud Delp | Milton Polinger | 1-1/16 | 1:42.40 | $63,150 | II |
| 1975 | My Juliet | 3 | Alan Hill | Eugene Euster | George Weasel, Jr. | 1-1/16 | 1:44.00 | $63,150 | II |
| 1974 | Blowing Rock | 3 | Anthony Agnello | Woody Stephens | Edward Fanning | 1-1/16 | 1:43.00 | $39,600 | III |
| 1973 | Fish Wife | 3 | Dan Gargan | George Poole | C. V. Whitney | 1-1/16 | 1:44.00 | $39,600 | III |
| 1972 | Summer Guest | 3 | Ron Turcotte | Lucien Laurin | Rokeby Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:44.00 | $37,800 | |
| 1971 | At Arm's Length | 3 | Ronnie Barnes | Ned Allard | not found | 1-1/16 | 1:43.20 | $37,800 | |
| 1970 | Office Queen | 3 | Carlos Marquez | Budd Lepman | Stephen A. Calder | 1-1/16 | 1:43.40 | $37,800 | |
| 1969 | Process Shot | 3 | Chuck Baltazar | J. Bowes Bond | Elberon Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:44.00 | $37,800 | |
| 1968 | Singing Rain | 3 | Garth B. Patterson | Oscar White | Walter M. Jeffords, Jr. | 1-1/16 | 1:44.20 | $37,800 | |
| 1967 | Farest Nan | 3 | Oswaldo Rosado | E. Giuffra | June M. Benson | 1-1/16 | 1:44.00 | $31,500 | |
| 1966 | Holly - O | 3 | Joe Culmone | Robert W. Camac | Guy H. Burt | 1-1/16 | 1:44.80 | $31,500 | |
| 1965 | Sue Baru | 3 | Ronnie Witmer | John D. Boruff | Mrs. Donel. Christmas | 1-1/16 | 1:48.40 | $26,000 | |
| 1964 | Bold Queen | 3 | Tommy Lee | William C. Winfrey | Wheatley Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:47.00 | $26,650 | |
| 1963 | Nalee | 3 | Wayne Chambers | Horatio Luro | Vernon G. Cardy | 1-1/16 | 1:46.80 | $26,650 | |
| 1962 | Batter Up | 3 | Larry Adams | Not Found | Wheatley Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:45.80 | $27,000 | |
| 1961 | Funloving | 3 | Bobby Ussery | Jim Fitzsimmons | Ogden Phipps | 1-1/16 | 1:45.80 | $26,650 | |
| 1960 | Airmans Guide | 3 | Willie Harmatz | Burton B. Williams | Hugh A. Grant, Sr. | 1-1/16 | 1:46.20 | $24,750 | |
| 1959 | Toluene | 3 | Karl Korte | Yevgeni Gottlieb | Elmendorf Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:48.80 | $25,000 | |
| 1958 | Daumay | 3 | Chris Rogers | Jimmy Irrud | Howard Jones | 1-1/16 | 1:46.60 | $27,000 | |
| 1957 | Pillow Talk | 3 | Bill Hartack | Not Found | Hal Price Headley | 1-1/16 | 1:45.00 | $29,000 | |
| 1956 | Princess Turia | 3 | Bill Hartack | Jimmy Jones | Calumet Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:45.60 | $25,800 | |
| 1955 | High Voltage | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | Jim Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | 1-1/16 | 1:46.20 | $28,500 | |
| 1954 | Queen Hopeful | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | Harry Trotsek | Hasty House Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:45.80 | $27,500 | |
| 1953 | Spinning Top | 3 | Charlie Burr | J. Bowes Bond | John S. Phipps | 1-1/16 | 1:47.20 | $30,000 | |
| 1952 | Real Delight | 3 | Eddie Arcaro | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:51.40 | $27,500 | |
| 1951 | Discreet | 3 | George Hettinger | J. D. Puckett | George D. Widener | 1-3/16 | 2:01.20 | $14,000 | |
| 1950 | No Race | - | No Race | No Race | No Race | no race | 0:00.00 | no race | |
| 1949 | Wistful | 3 | Steve Brooks | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:44.20 | $17,000 | |
| 1948 | Scattered | 3 | Warren Mehrtens | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 1-1/16 | 1:50.60 | $18,000 | |
| 1947 | But Why Not | 3 | Warren Mehrtens | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | 1-1/16 | 1:46.40 | $24,250 | |
| 1946 | Red Shoes | 3 | Carson Kirk | Not Found | Not Found | 1-1/16 | 1:49.40 | $32,650 | |
| 1945 | Gallorette | 3 | George Woolf | Edward Christmas | William L. Brann | 1-1/16 | 1:44.20 | $33,500 | |
| 1944 | Twilight Tear | 3 | Conn McCreary | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:45.20 | $27,350 | |
| 1943 | Askmenow | 3 | Carroll Bierman | Warren Wright | Hal Price Headley | 1-1/16 | 1:45.80 | $17,000 | |
| 1942 | Vagrancy | 3 | Thomas Malley | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:45.20 | $16,300 | |
| 1941 | Cis Marion | 3 | G. Smith | R. Thomas Smith | Mrs. Ella K. Bryson | 1-1/16 | 1:45.60 | $16,300 | |
| 1940 | Fairy Chant | 3 | Ralph Neves | Richard E. Handlen | Foxcatcher Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:49.80 | $19,200 | |
| 1939 | Alms | 3 | Charley Stevenson | Anthony Pelleteri | Mrs. Anthony Pelleteri | 1-1/16 | 1:47.80 | $17,000 | |
| 1938 | Sketchbook | 3 | Nick Wall | Jules Wessler | William J. Hlrsch | 1-1/16 | 1:45.20 | $14,000 | |
| 1937 | Sweet Desire | 3 | Willie Saunders | George Conway | Glen Riddle Farm | 1-1/8 | 1:54.80 | $3,875 | |
| 1932 | -1937 | - | No Races | No Races | No Races | no races | 0:00.00 | no races | |
| 1931 | Dark Magnet | 3 | Alfred Robertson | Andy Schuttinger | Willis Sharpe Kilmer | 1-1/16 | 1:47.00 | $4,650 | |
| 1930 | Flimsy | 3 | Alfred Robertson | Fred Hopkins | Harry Payne Whitney | 1-70 yds. | 1:49.60 | $8,300 | |
| 1929 | Altitude | 3 | George Fields | Thomas J. Healey | Audley Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:49.60 | $7,950 | |
| 1928 | Princess Tina | 3 | George Fields | Thomas J. Healey | Audley Farm | 1-1/16 | 1:46.40 | $7,000 | |
| 1927 | Pandera | 3 | Albert "Whitey" Abel | Fred Hopkins | Harry Payne Whitney | 1-1/16 | 1:48.40 | $7,415 | |
| 1926 | Rapture | 3 | George Ellis | James G. Rowe, Sr. | Harry Payne Whitney | 1-1/16 | 1:45.80 | $7,380 | |
| 1925 | Maid at Arms | 3 | Albert Johnson | George Conway | Samuel Riddle | 1-1/16 | 1:46.00 | $7,380 | |
| 1924 | Nellie Morse | 3 | John Merimee | Albert B. Gordon | Bud Fisher | 1-1/16 | 1:48.00 | $6,250 | |
| 1923 | Gadfly | 3 | Linus McAtee | James G. Rowe, Sr. | Harry Payne Whitney | 1-1/16 | 1:46.60 | $8,085 | |
| 1922 | Dinahmeur | 3 | Albert Johnson | Not Found | Willis Sharpe Kilmer | 1-1/16 | 1:47.00 | $6,425 | |
| 1921 | Careful | 3 | Frank Keogh | Not Found | Walter J. Salmon, Sr. | 1-1/16 | 1:49.80 | $6,000 | |
| 1920 | Cleopatra | 3 | Linus McAtee | James G. Rowe, Sr. | William R. Coe | 1-1/16 | 1:53.00 | $6,100 | |
| 1919 | Milkmaid | 3 | Earl Sande | John E. Madden | J.K.L. Ross | 1-1/16 | 1:51.40 | $6,100 |
* Smart N Pretty won the 2006 race but was disqualified from first place for interference.
The 16 fillies whose name appear in Bold were named either (14) American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly or
(8) American Champion Older Female Horse and in (6) cases they were named Champion in both divisions.
On September 7, 2010, Pimlico's corporate owner MI Developments Inc., in conjunction with MID’s premier racing properties, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Pimlico Race Course, XpressBet Inc. and AmTote International Inc., announced the introduction of the BLACK-EYED SUSAN 2.2, a significant bonus program for fillies which could award $2,200,000.00 or 2.2 million in bonuses ($2 million to the owner and $200,000 to the trainer) to the winner of the 2011 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.
The Black-Eyed Susan 2.2 is designed to allow both east and west coast based three-year-old fillies to qualify by having the preliminary races at Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park, Golden Gate Fields and Portland Meadows. To qualify for the Black-Eyed Susan 2.2, a three-year-old filly must first win the requisite qualifying races, plus the Gulfstream Park Oaks. MID also announced that it will pay all reasonable shipping costs for any west coast-based three-year-old filly eligible for either the Black-Eyed Susan 2.2 or the XpressBet Consolation Prize to compete in the Gulfstream Park Oaks and/or the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.
In addition, there will be an AmTote Jockey Bonus worth $50,000 to the winning jockey of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes who also rode the winner of one of the qualifying races and competed in at least one other qualifying race. To qualify for the Black-Eyed Susan 2.2 at Gulfstream Park, a horse must win the Forward Gal Stakes on Saturday, January 29, 2011 plus win the Davona Dale on Saturday, February 26, 2011 and then win the Gulfstream Park Oaks on Saturday, April 2, 2011. To qualify for the Black-Eyed Susan 2.2 at Santa Anita Park, a horse must win the Las Virgenes on Saturday, February 5, 2011 plus win the Santa Anita Oaks on Saturday, March 5, 2011 and then win the Gulfstream Park Oaks on Saturday, April 2, 2011. To qualify for the bonus from Golden Gate Fields a filly must win the California Oaks, which is scheduled to be run on Saturday, January 1, 2011 and goes on to win the Santa Anita Oaks and then wins the Gulfstream Park Oaks. The winner of the Portland Meadows Oaks, which is scheduled to be run on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Portland Meadows, will also qualify for the Black-Eyed Susan 2.2 if it goes on to win the Santa Anita Oaks and then the Gulfstream Park Oaks.
The XpressBet Consolation Prize will be awarded to a runner in the California Oaks, Forward Gal, Portland Meadows Oaks, Las Virgenes or Davona Dale; plus finished first, second or third in the Santa Anita Oaks or the Gulfstream Park Oaks if it wins the Black-Eyed Susan, provided that horse was not eligible for the Black-Eyed Susan 2.2. The XpressBet Consolation Prize of $220,000 will be awarded $200,000 to the owner and $20,000 to the trainer.
Paths to the $2,200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Bonus
1) win Forward Gal Stakes + win Davona Dale Stakes + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
2) win Las Virgenes Stakes + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
3) win California Oaks + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
4) win Portland Meadows Oaks + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
Paths to the $220,000 XpressBet Bonus
1) run in Forward Gal Stakes + win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
2) run in Davona Dale Stakes + win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks or win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
2) run in Las Virgenes Stakes + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
3) run in California Oaks + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
4) run in Portland Meadows Oaks + win, place or show in the Santa Anita Oaks or win, place or show in the Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes