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NBC Sports
16-05-2025
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- NBC Sports
Margie's Intention storms to Black-Eyed Susan win
Brad Cox's three-year-old filly Margie's Intention takes the lead down the final stretch to cross the wire first in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.
New York Post
16-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
2025 Black-Eyed Susan odds, preview, picks, and best bets
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. The field for the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday is top-heavy. Journalism is going to go off as a decisive favorite in the second leg of the Triple Crown, which takes some of the fun out of the handicapping. The good news is that the Black-Eyed Susan, the Preakness' answer to the Kentucky Oaks, projects to be wide open thanks to a couple of vulnerable favorites at the top of the board. Overall, this isn't the most spellbinding field, but that doesn't mean it won't be a lot of fun to bet on. 2025 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes odds Post Horse Odds 1 Liam in the Dust 6-1 2 Princess Aliyah 15-1 3 Margie's Intention 3-1 4 Runnin N Gunnin 5-2 5 Kinzie Queen 10-1 6 Paris Lilly 8-1 7 Reply 8-1 8 Amarth 4-1 9 Moon Cache 20-1 No. 4 Runnin N Gunnin was installed as a 5-2 favorite on the morning line, but there are plenty of holes you can poke in this horse at this price. Her last time out, Runnin N Gunnin was soundly beaten by two Kentucky Derby horses, Quietside and Simply Joking, in the Fantasy Stakes at Oaklawn. Finishing third in that race isn't a knock in a vacuum, but it becomes concerning when you see how far back she finished. Runnin N Gunnin won her only other two starts in 2025, but those came at smaller tracks. If the favorite is vulnerable, that means that the contenders behind her will be as well. No. 3 Margie's Intention is the second choice at 3-1, but like Runnin N Gunnin has a lot of things going against her at this kind of price. Most notably, Margie's Intention has only raced in Louisiana, against Louisiana-bred horses in her five career starts. With the two favorites looking very gettable, we'll take a shot on a couple of long shots and try to add some serious upside to our ticket on Friday. 2025 Black-Eyed Susan best bets Top Pick: No. 6 Paris Lilly (8-1) The most important thing to remember about handicapping this race is that there doesn't seem to be a standout horse. It's easy to make arguments against the two favorites, which means you could start your ticket in this range with a contender like Paris Lilly. Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore is the site of the Black-Eyed Susan. Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images This will represent a significant step up in competition for Paris Lilly, but the field isn't unconquerable, and she is improving at the right time. Another step forward, and she will be a contender on Friday. Price to monitor: No. 7 Reply (8-1) This is a tricky one, because there's a chance you'll see this price plummet on Friday. Owned by Mike Repole and trained by Brittany Russell, there is little doubt that Reply will end up being one of the trendiest bets on Friday, and could go off as one of the top choices. Should the price hold close to this number, I'll be throwing Reply in with Paris Lilly and my favorite long shot. Get the lowdown on the Best USA Sports Betting Sites and Apps Long shot to use: No. 9 Moon Cache (20-1) The biggest long shot on the board, Moon Cache has every chance of adding some juice to your exotics in this field. She finished third behind Complexity Jane and Reply in the Weber City Miss Stakes, so another bit of improvement could see her close the gap on Reply, who will be a very popular pick to win on Friday. In this field, it makes a lot of sense to have some exposure to this horse at this price.
NBC Sports
15-05-2025
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- NBC Sports
Give Amarth a long look in Black-Eyed Susan
Drew Dinsick handicaps a 'wide-open' Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, believing Amarth could be the filly to beat at Pimlico Race Course.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Lukas looks to 'turn the page' on American Promise in the Preakness after a troubled Derby trip
Preakness Stakes entrant American Promise, right, works out next to Black-Eyed Susan Stakes entrant Princess Aliyah, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) Trainer D. Wayne Lukas sits atop a horse during morning workouts ahead of the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) Preakness Stakes entrant American Promise, right, works out next to Black-Eyed Susan Stakes entrant Princess Aliyah, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) Preakness Stakes entrant American Promise, right, works out next to Black-Eyed Susan Stakes entrant Princess Aliyah, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) Preakness Stakes entrant American Promise, right, works out next to Black-Eyed Susan Stakes entrant Princess Aliyah, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) Trainer D. Wayne Lukas sits atop a horse during morning workouts ahead of the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) Preakness Stakes entrant American Promise, right, works out next to Black-Eyed Susan Stakes entrant Princess Aliyah, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) BALTIMORE (AP) — American Promise got cut off at the start of the Kentucky Derby, then couldn't get the room to squeeze between horses down the stretch. It added up to a 16th-place finish. 'He's a big horse,' trainer D. Wayne Lukas said. 'He can't stop and start like that. It just won't work.' Advertisement Lukas is hoping things will work out better in the Preakness Stakes this Saturday, bringing American Promise back to race two weeks after the troubled trip in the Derby. No one has saddled more horses in the second leg of the Triple Crown than the 89-year-old Hall of Famer, who is looking to become the first to win the Preakness back to back since good friend Bob Baffert in 2001 and '02. 'When you have a trip that you could analyze and overanalyze or whatever you want to do, I turn the page and concentrate on this here and what we can get done,' Lukas said Tuesday after overseeing American Promise jog a couple of miles in the rain at Pimlico Race Course. 'He did really well. He had good energy and everything.' American Promise is set to be Lukas' 49th Preakness horse over 34 renditions of the race since winning his first try back in 1980 with Codex. If American Promise gets the job done, it will give Lukas an eighth Preakness victory and tie Baffert for the record. Opening at odds of 15-1 — third-longest in the field of nine — he's a long shot to do so. But a deluge of rain this week could factor in, like the muddy track did at Churchill Downs when Sovereignty outdueled Journalism, who is the Preakness favorite with the Derby winner not running. Advertisement Lukas said Journalism 'jumps off the page" and is a worthwhile favorite, but he has reason to believe American Promise could thrive with room to run, even if the surface is a little sloppy. 'I got a hunch that he'll be able to manage it,' Lukas said. Dual-citizen horse Heart of Honor is in a barn by himself this week at Pimlico because he will soon be returning to England, where he was born in 2022. But rather than being an international entrant in the Preakness, the colt is actually more American than British-bred. 'He ended up in the U.K. by accident,' said Jimmy McCarthy, chief operating officer for Jamie Osborne's stable based in Hungerford. Advertisement That is because David Redvers bought his mare, Chilean champion Ruby Love, in November 2021 at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky, when she was in foal with him, then shipped her to England. In addition to her name, Heart of Honor got his moniker from the white mark on his face that looks a little like a heart. On the track, he has shown some heart, finishing second in his past three races in Dubai at Meydan Racecourse, most recently the Grade 2 UAE Derby on April 5. The Preakness is a step up from that, not to mention an ordeal involving flying the horse first to Louisville, Kentucky, and then to Baltimore for a shot in the $2 million race. Heart of Honor opened at 12-1. 'It's a big risk, and it's a big undertaking,' McCarthy said. 'It is a bit of an adventure. It's something they're willing to take a risk, so we'll see what happens.' Advertisement Local Billy Pay Billy is the Maryland local long shot, an automatic qualifier from winning the Federico Tesio Stakes at nearby Laurel Park last month. Neither jockey Raul Mena nor trainer Billy Gorham has ever had a horse in a Triple Crown race before. "Everyone in the barn's all excited," Gorham said. 'A lot of the guys that work for me have been with me a long time. Everyone's worked hard through the years with just claiming horses and a few stakes horses here and there basically everyday horses. Now we get a chance to go in the Preakness, it's a big deal.' Mena, a 33-year-old from Chile who has been riding in the U.S. for nearly a decade, called it a 'very special moment' for himself professionally, and because few expect Pay Billy at 20-1 to pull off an upset, he's enjoying the experience. Advertisement 'He's not going to be the favorite,' Mena said. 'I don't got the pressure in the race. I know my horse: He's got the talent to be competing with those horses. ... If we win the race, it's going to be awesome. If he doesn't win, I'm still happy.' ___ AP horse racing:
