Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
| Grade II race | |
|
"the defacto Second Jewel of the Filly Triple Crown" | |
| Location |
Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland  United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1919 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website |
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| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | 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 as a Grade II event and has been ever since.
History
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 complement 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 93rd running in 2017, 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. These races have been unofficially referred to as the "Filly Triple Crown." Three races run at Belmont and Saratoga Race Course in New York are also 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, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and the Mother Goose Stakes.[1]
Twenty-three fillies that won The Black-Eyed Susan went on to be named a Champion according to the Maryland Jockey Club, those fillies include; Royal Delta, Silverbulletday, Serena's Song, Family Style, Davona Dale, What a Summer, My Juliet, Office Queen, Process Shot, Airmans Guide, High Voltage, Real Delight, Wistful III, But Why Not, Gallorette, Twilight Tear, Vagrancy, Fairy Chant, Nellie Morse, Maid at Arms, Careful, 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.
Records
Speed record:
- 1- 1⁄8 miles - 1:47.83 - Silverbulletday (1999)
- 1- 1⁄16 miles - 1:41 2/5 - Lucky Lucky Lucky (1984)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 - Chris McCarron (1976, 1985, 1986 & 1992)
- 4 - John Velazquez (1998, 2003, 2005 & 2012)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 - D. Wayne Lukas (1984, 1986, 1989 & 1995)
- 4 - Todd Pletcher (2005, 2007, 2012 & 2014)
Winners of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes since 1919
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Distance (Miles) |
Time |
Purse |
Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 BES | Go Maggie Go | 3 | Luis Saez | Dale L. Romans | Mike Tarp | 1- 1⁄8 | 1:51.81 | $250,000 | II |
| 2015 BES | Keen Pauline | 3 | Javier Castellano | Dale L. Romans | Stonestreet Stables | 1- 1⁄8 | 1:50.46 | $250,000 | II |
| 2014 BES | Stopchargingmaria | 3 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Mike Repole | 1- 1⁄8 | 1:51.79 | $500,000 | II |
| 2013 BES | Fiftyshadesofhay | 3 | Joel Rosario | Bob Baffert | Mike Pegram & Karl Watson |
1- 1⁄8 | 1:52.73 | $500,000 | II |
| 2012 BES | In Lingerie | 3 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Eclipse Thoroughbred | 1- 1⁄8 | 1:52.07 | $300,000 | II |
| 2011 BES | Royal Delta | 3 | Jose Lezcano | William I. Mott | Palides Investments | 1- 1⁄8 | 1:49.60 | $250,000 | II |
| 2010 BES | Acting Happy | 3 | Jose Lezcano | Richard Dutrow | Jay Em Ess Stable | 1- 1⁄8 | 1:50.00 | $200,000 | II |
| 2009 BES | Payton d'Oro | 3 | Terry Thompson | J. Larry Jones | John Ferris/ Mike Presley |
1- 1⁄8 | 1:49.75 | $150,000 | II |
| 2008 BES | Sweet Vendetta | 3 | Channing Hill | Gary C. Contessa | Team Penney Racing | 1- 1⁄8 | 1:49:60 | $150,000 | II |
| 2007 BES | Panty Raid | 3 | Edgar Prado | Todd Pletcher | Glencrest Farm LLC | 1- 1⁄8 | 1:50.07 | $250,000 | II |
| 2006 BES | Regal Engagement* | 3 | Ramon Dominguez | Thomas M. Bush | Mark D. Spitzer | 1- 1⁄8 | 1:50.11 | $250,000 | II |
| 2005 BES | Spun Sugar | 3 | John Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Frank Stronach | 1- 1⁄8 | 1:53.27 | $200,000 | II |
| 2004 BES | 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 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 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 | Deborah Bodner | Deborah Bodner | 1- 1⁄8 | 1:50.52 | $200,000 | II |
| 1996 | Mesabi Maiden | 3 | Mike E. Smith | Shug McGaughey | Stuart Janney III | 1- 1⁄8 | 1:51.00 | $200,000 | II |
| 1995 | Serena's Song | 3 | Gary 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 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 | Gordon Grayson | 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 | II |
| 1973 | Fish Wife | 3 | Dan Gargan | George Poole | C. V. Whitney | 1- 1⁄16 | 1:44.00 | $39,600 | II |
| 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 Mérimée | 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 | |
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.
See also
Special Bonus
Paths to the $2,200,000 Black-Eyed Susan Bonus
- win Forward Gal Stakes + win Davona Dale Stakes + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- win Las Virgenes Stakes + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- win California Oaks + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
- win Portland Meadows Oaks + win Santa Anita Oaks + win Gulfstream Park Oaks + win Black-Eyed Susan Stakes