Royal Delta wins Pimlico's Black-Eyed Susan
May 20, 2011BALTIMORE (AP) - Royal Delta rallied to beat Buster's Ready by 21/2 lengths in the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes on Friday at Pimlico.
The Black-Eyed Susan for 3-year-old fillies is the companion event to the Preakness on Saturday, and kicks off the biggest weekend in Maryland racing.
Jose Lezcano was aboard for trainer Bill Mott as Royal Delta got her third win in four starts. The time was 1:49.60 for the 1 1-8 miles on the fast track.
Royal Delta paid $5.60, $3.80 and $2.60. Buster's Ready returned $5.20 and $2.60. Hot Summer paid $2.80 to show.