The Black-Eyed Susan Stakes is a race for
thoroughbred horses run at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland
each year. The race is open to three-year-old fillies willing to race
one and one-eighth miles on the dirt and offers a purse of $250,000.
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.
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.